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Makereta Naliva

Enoggera,Queensland

Summary

Resourceful Travel Consultant experienced managing travel plans and organizing tasks effectively. Researches travel options and presents best deals, processes bookings and reservations and maintains payment records and transactions. First-rate marketing and research talents with extensive knowledge of passports, visa requirements, currency, time zones and tourist destinations.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Hospitality and Service

Pinnacle People Canberra
02.2023 - 12.2023
  • Shift work on banquet dinners at Parliament House in Canberra, catering assistant, Universities dinners, Aged Care home kitchen aid, and cleaning.
  • Supported other departments such as production or quality control as needed, fostering collaborative working environment focused on shared success.

Senior Travel Consultant/Branch Manager

Discount Flight Centre (Amadeus)
01.2015 - 12.2022
  • Professionalism and Integrity: Willingness to work late hours and during weekends when required
  • Demonstrate duties with minimal supervision
  • Punctuality Demonstrate strong people management Demonstrate effective personal, team & time management Exhibit effective leadership and supervision Acknowledge accountability within the scope of the position Customer Service, Sales and Marketing: Assist in development and implementation of the company’s strategic and operational plans Assist in development, implementation, training and management of standardized policies and best practices throughout the company
  • Punctuality Demonstrate strong people management Demonstrate effective personal, team & time management Exhibit effective leadership nd supervision Acknowledge accountability within the scope of the position Customer Service, Sales and Marketing: Assist in development and implementation of the company’s strategic and operational plans Assist in development, implementation, training and management of standardized policies and best practices throughout the company
  • Conduct weekly and monthly staff meetings to gather and share information openly
  • Build relationship/rapport with corporate clients and other working customers to retain clients for repeated business
  • Provide excellent customer service both in person and by phone/email
  • Meet Sales and targets as set out by Management
  • Invoicing/Refunds: Booking/Refund procedures must be adhered and any related airline issues must be directed to Office authority and management
  • All Invoices should be checked 100% and signed before forwarding to Customers and Finance Department
  • For refunds, obtain relevant details from customers as per their request and apply refunds on timely manner
  • Coordinate with Finance/Customer to pay refunds without delay
  • Debtors Collection/Cash/ADM: Obtain relevant ADM details from finance before it gets charged to the company
  • Action all ADM notifications
  • Follow up with respective airline until it is all resolved
  • Coordinate with Finance team to ensure that customer statements are delivered to respective customers on timely manner
  • Follow up Debtors with help of Finance team
  • Personal cheque should not be accepted unless authorized by Management
  • Also prior approval should be obtained to accept any cheque from the customer who does not have an account with the company
  • Staff handling cash must be responsible for collecting cash from customers and bear cost immediately if money goes missing
  • Ensure that required forms are filled for any credit card payment
  • Also check whether airline accept credit card or not
  • Ensure that all customers holding account are within their credit limit and credit period.

Travel Consultant

Discount Flight Centre (Sabre and Amadeus)
09.2009 - 01.2015
  • Providing fare quotes to corporate and walk in clients on various routes to meet needs and demands of travelers by checking system fares on Sabre system or Market Fares or airlines
  • Ensure that quotations with alternative options are to be provided to customers at least within 2 hours from customers request
  • At all times when providing quotes always give advice on travel itinerary details such at departure and arrival times, information on visas, baggage allowance, ticketing deadline and conditions of fares quoted
  • Offer consistent high level customer service to ALL customers throughout day (working hours and outside of working hours)
  • Deal with complicated customer itineraries and provide best possible solutions to customers
  • Keep tabs on competition and obtain market intelligence and report to immediate supervisor/branch manager
  • Work with colleagues to supply flight itineraries to both corporate and walk-in clients
  • Confirm and issue tickets for sub-agents who are non-IATA
  • Issuing of tickets for confirmed bookings either Domestic or International
  • Issue instant Invoices for all tickets issued
  • Prepare daily banking and daily banking report.
  • Organized trips for individual, family and business travelers.
  • Built strong relationships with clients through exceptional communication and personalized service.
  • Worked closely with clients to understand unique needs and meet specific travel desires.
  • Maintained accurate records of bookings, payments, and client information for smooth operations and future reference.

Traffic Officer [Casual]

Air Pacific Limited
07.2009 - 09.2009

Ensure efficient check-in is carried out at check-in counter before passengers board their respective flights

  • Ensure disrupted passengers are accommodated and sorted
  • Collect and sort flight documents after each flight and forward them to Revenue Accounting
  • Prepare sales and close banking at the end of each assigned shift
  • Dispatch Rush tag bags to owner’s residence
  • Bookings and ticketing at the check-in counter
  • Collect and tally boarding passes at boarding gate.
  • Improved traffic flow by analyzing and adjusting signal timings at busy intersections.

Passenger Sales and Reservations Officer

Air Fiji Limited
08.2006 - 05.2009
  • Ensure customers general needs are met i.e
  • Reservations, Ticketing, PTA and Medical Evacuation
  • Ensure all emails are acknowledged
  • Reply promptly to all requests
  • Prepare business itineraries
  • Issue Proforma Invoices Prepare authorized rebate and normal travel tickets
  • Prepare PTA’s
  • Carry out check in for passengers travelling from Nausori to other Domestic routes at check in counter at Nausori airport
  • Deal with customer complaints
  • Assist general operations like ensuring switchboard operations are maintained and distribute calls to staff members accordingly.

Data Processor Auditor

Affiliated Compter Services
07.2004 - 08.2006
  • Compile daily opening and closing reports for ALD, MTM & PNK processes
  • Assign batches to keyers using citrix software
  • Audit flight coupons, excess baggage, MCO’s, Match to manifest list and Passenger Name Keying Compile production for the keyers and auditor
  • Filing of keyers and auditors production sheets
  • Correspond with clients and other supervisors on any work process issues
  • Relieving Supervisor on his absence.
  • Adhered to strict deadlines for completing assigned tasks while maintaining a high degree of accuracy in all work performed.
  • Utilized established methods for data processing and analysis for consistency and accuracy.
  • Applied data validation procedures to support and enforce data integrity.
  • Identified data errors and discrepancies and implemented swift corrections.
  • Located and corrected data entry errors and reported to management.
  • Improved data accuracy by implementing quality control measures and verifying entered information.

Senior Computer Operator

Wormald (a division of Tyco Fiji Limited)
01.1998 - 01.2002
  • Inputting, editing and processing of all data via batches for Tyco Fiji Limited’s four (4) divisions being Guardforce (Fiji), Armourguard (Fiji), ADT Security and Wormald on a monthly basis
  • Posting of all batches for debtors sub-ledger to ensure sales and invoicing figures are processed and produced in line with Tyco International’s strict reporting deadlines
  • Posting and processing of all standing ledger journals entries
  • Posting and processing of payroll on a weekly basis for over 800 employees
  • Inputting of all divisional budgets for the financial year
  • Overseeing the maintenance and running of the current accounting system (includes monthly reconciling/updating and balancing of all parameter files) Ensuring all management reports are circulated to relevant personnel on a timely basis.

Trainee

Home Finance Company
01.1998 - 05.1998

Batching and entering of data for posting

  • Registering files for clients Processing of payments
  • Assist in maintenance of front desk and switchboard

Education

Introduction to Management - Management

University of The South Pacific
Suva, Fiji

Professional Diploma In Business Management (PDBM) - Business Management

University of The South Pacific (USP)
Suva, Fiji
05.2024

Fare and Ticketing Module I, II and III -

TPAF
Suva, Fiji
01.2006

Diploma in Applied Computing -

Fiji Institute of Technology
Suva, Fiji
01.1998

Fiji Seventh Form Examination (FSFE) – Form 7 -

Suva Grammar School
Suva, Fiji
01.1994

Fiji Junior Certificate Examination (FJC) – Form 4 -

Lelean Memorial School
Suva, Fiji
01.1990

Bucalevu Secondary School
Taveuni, Fiji
01.1988

Somosomo District School
Taveuni, Fiji
01.1986

Niusawa Primary School
Taveuni, Fiji
01.1984

Skills

  • Customer Focus
  • Call center experience
  • Building rapport
  • Live chat support
  • Child care support
  • Domestic care support
  • Travel Consultancy work
  • Customer Service support
  • Military Wives care and support

Area Code

4051

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 07/10/75
  • Marital Status: Married

Awards

  • 2000, Tyco Fiji Limited, Olympic Gold Winner for an Incentive Program that runs within the Tyco Group of Companies, the prize of which was a trip for two (2) to watch the Sydney Olympic Games.
  • 2002, Tyco Fiji Limited, Silver Winner for the same Incentive program in 2000, the prize of which was a men’s Oroton watch.
  • 2019, Macquarie Travelworld, Highest sales figures – awarded a trip to Japan

References

  • Mrs Angela Narayan, Business Development and Marketing Executive, Macquarie Travelworld, +6799992704, angela.narayan@macquarie.com.fj
  • Mr Adrian Ali, Air Chathams Limited, adrian.ali@airchathams.co.nz
  • Mr Wah Kwong, Chief Operating Officer, Narhari Electrical Co Pte Ld, +6799991800, wkwong@narhari.com.fj
  • Felicia Verma, Business Development Manager, Fiji Airways, 021840260, felicia.verma@fijiairways.com

Hobbies and Interests

  • Interior design
  • Organising and planning events
  • Travelling to new places
  • Meeting people
  • Assisting the elderly and vulnerable

Social work

Sunday School teachers at my local Church in Suva, Fiji. Tasks including teaching and reading bible stories to children between the age of 4years old to 6years old using the workbook. Accompanying them to Sunday school rallies and supplying resources.

Additional Information

Ran as President of the RFMF (Republic of Fiji Millitary Forces) Wives and Mothers Club for the year 2017 to 2019. Overseeing the club's monthly activities which includes visitation to the sick members, organising monthly church service and prayer breakfast, providing care and support to the patients of Lancaster Ward at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, running of Tutorial classes for the children of RFMF personnel who sits for external examination at the end of the year and planning the Wives and Mothers games tournament with a management team of ladies from the nine (9) different core units that make up the club.

Timeline

Hospitality and Service

Pinnacle People Canberra
02.2023 - 12.2023

Senior Travel Consultant/Branch Manager

Discount Flight Centre (Amadeus)
01.2015 - 12.2022

Travel Consultant

Discount Flight Centre (Sabre and Amadeus)
09.2009 - 01.2015

Traffic Officer [Casual]

Air Pacific Limited
07.2009 - 09.2009

Passenger Sales and Reservations Officer

Air Fiji Limited
08.2006 - 05.2009

Data Processor Auditor

Affiliated Compter Services
07.2004 - 08.2006

Trainee

Home Finance Company
01.1998 - 05.1998

Senior Computer Operator

Wormald (a division of Tyco Fiji Limited)
01.1998 - 01.2002

Introduction to Management - Management

University of The South Pacific

Professional Diploma In Business Management (PDBM) - Business Management

University of The South Pacific (USP)

Fare and Ticketing Module I, II and III -

TPAF

Diploma in Applied Computing -

Fiji Institute of Technology

Fiji Seventh Form Examination (FSFE) – Form 7 -

Suva Grammar School

Fiji Junior Certificate Examination (FJC) – Form 4 -

Lelean Memorial School

Bucalevu Secondary School

Somosomo District School

Niusawa Primary School
Makereta Naliva