Career opportunities with STA Travel

What skills do you need to have?

We believe international travel is the best education. There’s nothing like travel to open the eyes, mind and heart. Our staff work for STA Travel because they love what they do, and if they weren’t in the office, they’d be travelling too. STA Travel is growing fast and we’re continually on the lookout for bright, honest, passionate travellers to share the love of travel and overseas experiences with our valued travellers.  Essentially we are looking for great sales people, so it’s essential that you come to us with a solid background in sales.

You may have seen our new motto - Face to face with the world.  We want our customers to get out and experience the world, so its important you have a wealth of personal international travel experience to help customers decide where to go on their adventure.  Generally we would expect that you have travelled through at least two continents (excluding Australasia).  Previous experience in the Travel and Tourism industry and/or a qualification in Travel and Tourism is also a bonus.

Got what it takes?  Apply for a Travel Adviser position now.
More experienced?  Apply for a Branch Sales Manager position now.

Find out more about the job, training, and travel careers with STA.

If your application meets our selection criteria you can expect to be contacted about available positions anywhere from one day up to three months after submitting your application.  Our recruitment process consists of two main components, telephone interview followed by a branch interview.

About STA Travel

STA Travel is a global travel agency with 30 years experience helping travellers get face to face with the world - especially students, teachers and young professionals.  We offer a unique range of products with exclusive discounts on airfares, accommodation, tours, round the world travel, OE adventures and more. Globally we are present in 90 countries with 400 retail locations, sending over 6 million travellers away each year.  STA Travel is the world leader in young adult and student travel – don’t just take our word for it, we were voted Australasia’s leading travel agency for 2007 at the World Travel Awards.

STA Travel New Zealand currently operates 16 branches nationwide including a Telesales branch open 6 days a week plus a dedicated online team dealing with website enquiries.  We also have a specialised branch dealing with group travel and working holidays.

What our staff say about working at STA Travel

Sylvia - Branch Sales Manager, Courtenay Central 'Working at STA Travel gives me the opportunity to work with like-minded people on a daily basis. I love the laid back casual feel to STA Travel...cool music, marketing material and no uniforms...yippee!!  The majority of my co-workers have undertaken their OE and are of the same mindset as myself, having experienced similar life experiences. Also the obvious reason is for my love of travel and the opportunity to expand on my declinational to-do list through my work. In addition there are definitely good prospects for career progression for those who want it'.