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Laura Van Haren

Customer, Travel & Hospitality Specialist

€500/day
's-Hertogenbosch, NL
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Laura


TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY SPECIALIST | EXPERT IN CUSTOMER SERVICE & GUEST RELATIONS | SKILLED OFFICE MANAGER
Extensive experience in the travel industry, office management, guest experience, and hospitality.
Entrepreneurial, versatile, energetic, multi-deployable, strong communicator, flexible,
problem-solver.
  • Dutch

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • German

    Conversational

Can work on-site
's-Hertogenbosch (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Eclect,
    Senior Reservations Employee
    TRAVEL AND TOURISM
    September 2024 - May 2025 (8 months)
    As a Senior Reservations Employee, I am the first point of contact for guests wishing to book a stay in one of the unique hotels. I ensure a warm welcome from the first moment of contact and guide the booking process from A to Z.
    • Advising guests about the different hotels, rooms, and packages.
    • Ensuring flawless administrative processing of reservations.i
    • Identifying commercial opportunities and contributing to optimizing occupancy rates.
    • Collaborating with hotel teams to ensure a smooth guest experience.
  • Traveltastic
    Independent Travel Agent, Entrepreneur
    June 2015 - Today (11 years)
    • Providing travel advice to customers;
    • Preparing quotes and booking trips for both private and business customers;
    • Office Management: full responsibility for customers regarding file creation & all kinds of administration, payments from customer and to supplier;
    • Financial administration;
    • Performing all common administrative and commercial tasks involved in running a travel agency;
    • Maintaining contact with customers before, during, and after the trip, handling complaints, after-sales.
    • Website management, marketing activities
    • Maintaining external communication via Social media.
  • Foodtastic Events B.V. / Smakenrad,
    Manager (Front) Office / Guest Relations / Customer Experience
    June 2020 - January 2024 (3 years and 7 months)
    GreenSite HQ, JU, Peru
    Together with the service employees, I am the first point of contact for customers and the internal (administrative) process. I ensure the smooth running of the department. I thrive in a hectic environment where collegiality is highly valued. Service is my middle name and I often radiate it. Activities:
    • First point of contact for customer inquiries
    • The face / contact person for events

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Education

  • IATA UFTAA standard
    2012
    IATA UFTAA standard
  • (International Air Transport Association) SEPR II
    1997
    (International Air Transport Association) SEPR II

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