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Senior Tour Developer - Manchester @ Travel Trade Recruitment Limited

Manchester, England, GBOnsiteFull-time
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About this role

Salary: £30,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements

  • Proven experience in tour development, escorted touring, or cruise-and-tour product creation
  • Strong international destination and itinerary knowledge
  • Confident supplier negotiation skills and excellent commercial awareness
  • Skills in costing, pricing, budgeting, and margin management
  • Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects
  • Creative, proactive, and passionate about developing standout holidays
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
  • Experience with a tour operator or cruise specialist is highly desirable

Responsibilities

  • Develop innovative escorted tours and cruise-and-tour itineraries
  • Research new destinations, trends, and distinctive customer experiences
  • Build relationships with international suppliers, DMCs, hotels, and cruise lines
  • Negotiate competitive rates, exclusive experiences, and added-value inclusions
  • Manage product costing, pricing, budgets, and profit margins
  • Coordinate product delivery, ensuring accuracy, quality, and deadlines are met
  • Work with our Marketing team to develop engaging product content and key selling points
  • Review sales performance and customer feedback to improve existing products
  • Support and train our sales team on new and existing products

Technologies

  • Excel
  • Support
  • Marketing

More

We are an ambitious, growing travel business seeking a Senior Tour Developer to join our Product team. The role offers the opportunity to shape our product portfolio, build international partnerships, and bring distinctive escorted tours and cruise-and-tour holidays to market. You will take ownership of products from initial concept to launch.

last updated 44 week of 2026

Skills

tour developmentSupplier NegotiationCostingpricingBudgetingmargins managementExcel

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