Job Description
Sales Manager – Malaysia Market
Freedom Holidays | Europe & Scandinavia
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Luxury Travel | Destination Management | B2B Travel
About Freedom Holidays
Freedom Holidays is a specialist Destination Management Company focused on tailor-made, experiential and premium travel across Europe and Scandinavia.
We work with travel agencies, tour operators and travel advisors to create customised FIT, family, private, luxury and group itineraries for discerning travellers.
We are looking for an experienced Sales Manager – Malaysia to develop and grow our B2B business across the Malaysian outbound travel market.
The Role
The Sales Manager will be responsible for developing strong relationships with leading Malaysian travel agencies, tour operators and travel advisors that sell outbound travel to Europe and Scandinavia.
Key responsibilities include:
- Identify and develop relationships with leading outbound travel agencies and tour operators across Malaysia.
- Build a strong pipeline of Europe and Scandinavia business.
- Develop relationships with agency owners, directors, leisure heads and product managers.
- Conduct regular sales visits, presentations and product training for travel partners.
- Promote Freedom Holidays tailor-made Europe and Scandinavia programmes.
- Generate FIT, family, honeymoon, luxury, private and group enquiries.
- Develop new agency partnerships while growing business from existing accounts.
- Organise and participate in B2B workshops, roadshows, travel trade events and networking programmes.
- Represent Freedom Holidays at relevant Malaysian and international travel trade events.
- Work closely with our European operations team to develop products suited to the Malaysian market.
- Follow up on enquiries and convert opportunities into confirmed business.
- Monitor competitor activity, pricing, destinations and market trends.
- Maintain a structured database and regular communication programme with key travel partners.
- Achieve agreed monthly and annual sales targets.
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone with:
- 3–7+ years of experience in B2B outbound travel sales in Malaysia.
- An established network of Malaysian travel agencies and tour operators.
- Experience selling Europe, Scandinavia or other long-haul destinations.
- Existing relationships with travel-industry decision-makers.
- Strong face-to-face sales and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation abilities.
- Willingness to travel within Malaysia and occasionally internationally for sales calls and trade events.
- A commercially driven approach with a clear focus on generating revenue.
- Good understanding of FIT, luxury, family, honeymoon and group outbound travel.
Experience in selling premium/luxury European travel and an established network of high-value travel agencies will be a significant advantage.
Language Skills
Excellent English is essential.
Knowledge of Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and/or other relevant languages would be an advantage, particularly for developing relationships across different segments of the Malaysian outbound market.
What We Offer
- An opportunity to develop the Malaysian market for a specialist European DMC.
- Competitive fixed salary + performance-based incentives.
- Strong product and operational support from our European teams.
- Opportunity to represent Freedom Holidays at major Malaysian and international travel trade events.
- A performance-oriented environment with clear sales targets.
- Opportunity for significant professional and financial growth based on business generated.
How to Apply
Please send your CV along with a brief summary of your existing Malaysian travel-industry network, key agencies/accounts handled, destinations sold and your experience in Europe/Scandinavia outbound travel.
Candidates with an established network of Malaysian outbound travel-agency decision-makers will be given preference.
