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After-Hours Support Coordinators

Travel-trained coordinators who monitor urgent requests, schedule changes and traveller disruptions outside your normal Australian operating hours, following your escalation and approval rules.

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Indicative cost comparison

A specialist seat.
Without the local overhead.

Indicative starting rateFrom AUD $18 per hour + GST

A transparent starting point for an experienced managed resource.

Included in the relationshipOne managed specialist

Travel-specific screening, contracting, onboarding and ongoing team support.

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Starting rates are indicative total client rates in AUD plus GST. Final pricing depends on experience, tenure, GDS expertise, coverage hours and role complexity.

What they do

The work they
take ownership of.

  1. 01

    Monitor urgent email, phone and booking queues during agreed coverage windows

  2. 02

    Support travellers affected by delays, cancellations and missed connections

  3. 03

    Action permitted changes or escalate decisions under your authority matrix

  4. 04

    Liaise with airlines, hotels, suppliers and local contacts

  5. 05

    Record every action and maintain clear handover notes for the Australian team

  6. 06

    Prioritise travellers in transit and time-sensitive departures

  7. 07

    Follow emergency, duty-of-care and data-handling procedures

How they help

More capacity.
Less operational drag.

01

Extend service hours

Give clients a real response beyond the local workday without building an Australian overnight roster around penalty rates.

02

Protect traveller confidence

Disruptions are acknowledged, triaged and progressed while travellers need help, rather than waiting for the next business morning.

03

Start each day cleanly

Your local team receives a documented handover showing what happened, what was resolved and what still requires attention.

A typical day

Embedded in
your workflow.

The exact rhythm is shaped around your business, priorities, systems and service levels.

Receive handover

Review in-travel clients, known disruptions and authority limits.

Monitor and triage

Prioritise urgent departures, cancellations and traveller requests.

Resolve disruptions

Work with suppliers, update PNRs and communicate approved options.

Prepare handover

Document outcomes, open items, costs and recommended next actions.

The right profile

Travel experience
that fits the work.

Experience we look for

  • 3–5+ years in travel operations or consulting
  • Strong disruption-management judgement
  • Confidence working independently within defined authority
  • Excellent written handover and escalation discipline

Typical systems

  • GDS queues and PNR servicing
  • Shared inbox and telephony platforms
  • Airline and hotel portals
  • CRM, duty-of-care or incident tools

Best suited to

  • Corporate travel managers
  • Agencies with clients travelling globally
  • Wholesalers with urgent supplier issues
  • Businesses wanting evening or overnight coverage

Build the role around your agency

Need this person
behind your team?

Tell us where the pressure is. We will shape the brief, shortlist experienced travel people and stay involved after they start.

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