Senior Travel and Events Advisor

LONDON — HYBRID | 3 DAYS OFFICE, 2 DAYS HOME

GREAT BASIC SALARY + UNCAPPED COMMISSION

Senior Travel & Events Advisor job in London within the luxury travel and events sector, offering a great basic salary plus uncapped commission. This is a senior advisory role spanning UHNW client travel, group travel and luxury event delivery, covering venue sourcing, guest management and full project ownership.

Do you thrive at the intersection of luxury travel and high-end events, bringing an experiential mindset to everything you plan?

Do you have the destination knowledge and hospitality instinct to source venues, manage guest journeys and deliver flawless group travel for the most discerning clients?

Are you confident managing multiple complex projects at once — juggling timelines, budgets, suppliers and last-minute changes without losing sight of the detail?

And importantly, do you bring the calm, ownership mindset needed to represent a prestigious global brand at the highest level?

Our Customer

Ambitions Travel Recruitment is recruiting for a British heritage business that offers an ultra-high-net-worth travel service from offices around the world. Their exclusive membership model delivers a highly personalised and private luxury experience — and their client base represents some of the most discerning travellers globally.

They are now looking to appoint a Senior Travel & Events Advisor to join their team, working hybrid in London — someone who brings deep tailor‑made travel expertise alongside experience of luxury events and group travel, exceptional destination knowledge and the professionalism to represent their brand at the highest level. This is a role for someone who takes genuine pride in the detail and understands that for UHNW clients, the quality of the experience is everything.

The Role

In this role, you will take ownership of key elements of the guest journey across events, group travel and private client work — bringing a luxury travel mindset to everything you plan and deliver.

• Plan and execute complex travel, event and group requirements globally, from initial brief through to delivery
• Manage the wider guest journey, including accommodation, group bookings, rooming lists and transportation
• Support global venue and hotel searches, with a strong understanding of event spaces, room inventory and buyout potential
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining control of timelines, budgets and suppliers
• Bring a luxury travel perspective to events and group programmes, shaping the wider guest experience
• Work directly with private clients, corporate clients and senior stakeholders
• Develop compelling client-facing proposals and itineraries
• Build destination, hotel and product knowledge across the business
• Take responsibility for the financial and administrative elements of relevant projects and bookings

Experience Required

• 5+ years’ experience within luxury travel, experiential travel, UHNW travel or a similarly high-touch environment
• Significant experience managing complex travel arrangements, itineraries and projects directly for clients
• Strong global hotel and destination knowledge, particularly for groups, events and corporate programmes
• Experience working with HNW/UHNW clients, C-suite executives or similarly demanding stakeholders
• Experience managing group travel or working alongside events teams is advantageous
• Exceptional project management and organisational skills, with an outstanding eye for detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, confident working with clients, guests and suppliers
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience managing project budgets and booking finances
• Hybrid working — 3 days in the London office, 2 days from home
• Great basic salary plus uncapped commission
• Bonus and commission structure applicable
• Full time, permanent basis
• Development and training allowance

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the salary for a Senior Travel & Events Advisor in luxury travel in London?

This role offers a great basic salary plus uncapped commission. Ambitions Travel Recruitment will share full package details with shortlisted candidates.

What does hybrid working look like in this role?

Three days in the London office, two days from home — structured and specific, not subject to change at short notice.

Is luxury travel or events experience required?

Yes — this role requires significant experience in luxury or experiential travel, ideally alongside exposure to events or group travel. Ambitions Travel Recruitment will fully brief all shortlisted candidates before interview.

What does a Senior Travel & Events Advisor role involve?

A senior role sitting at the intersection of travel and events, owning the guest journey — from venue and hotel sourcing through to accommodation, group bookings and travel logistics — for luxury and UHNW clients.

Who are Ambitions Travel Recruitment?

Ambitions Travel Recruitment is a specialist leisure travel recruitment agency placing professionals across all areas of leisure travel — including, but not limited to, tour operators, tailor‑made travel, safari companies, expedition and adventure travel, ocean and river cruise lines, ski operators, and UHNW concierge businesses — in the UK, South Africa, GCC, Asia, and North America. Founded by Fi Morrison‑Arnthal with 35+ years’ experience.

Ambitions Travel Recruitment places professionals across all areas of leisure travel, including tour operators, tailor‑made travel, safari companies, expedition and adventure travel, ocean and river cruise lines, ski operators, and UHNW concierge businesses, in the UK, South Africa, GCC, Asia, and North America. With over 100 combined years of industry experience, we are trusted by global corporations, independent travel businesses, and growing operators to source hard‑to‑find specialists through a headhunting approach that reaches candidates who never appear on job boards.