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Turn Your Passion for Travel into a Career!
Looking for a travel career where your passion actually pays off? At Willamette International Travel, we turn wanderlust into a craft. For more than 47 years, our Portland-based team has designed unforgettable journeys for clients who trust us with the trip of a lifetime. If you want a travel career with real purpose, keep reading.
We’re a tight-knit group of travel advisors who genuinely love what we do, and we’re always glad to meet people who feel the same way. The right person doesn’t just sell trips. They build relationships, solve problems, and send clients home with stories they’ll tell for years.
Why Build Your Travel Career at WIT
A career at WIT is different from a desk job with a travel theme. Here’s what sets us apart:
- Independence with support. You’ll build your own client base and design your own itineraries, backed by decades of supplier relationships and a team that always has your back.
- Real expertise, real impact. Our advisors specialize in the destinations they know best, from African safaris to European river cruises, so clients get advice you can’t find on a booking site.
- A name clients trust. Nearly five decades in business, plus proud membership in CLIA, IATA, ARTA, and Travel Leaders Network.
- Portland roots. We work out of the Pearl District, close to the food, coffee, and culture that make this city worth coming into the office for.
What We Look For
A great travel advisor is part designer, part problem-solver, and part storyteller. You’ll thrive in this career if you:
- Have a real passion for travel and for helping people see the world
- Love creative problem-solving and sweating the small stuff
- Communicate warmly and build relationships that last
- Stay organized while juggling several trips at once
- Want to grow something long-term, not just clock in
No two days look alike here, and that’s the whole point.
Life at WIT
There’s a particular kind of satisfaction in watching a client come home glowing from a trip you designed. That’s the everyday payoff of a travel career with us. You’ll work in-office, next to people who trade destination tips over coffee, cheer each other’s wins, and treat clients like friends rather than transactions.
We celebrate the big bookings, but we also celebrate the small moments: the repeat client who asks for you by name, the honeymoon that goes off without a hitch, the first-time cruiser who comes back hooked. Curious who you’d be working with? Meet our advisors and get a feel for the team.
The Perks of a Travel Career
This work comes with adventure built in. Our advisors enjoy:
- Familiarization trips and supplier events that take you around the globe
- Ongoing industry training and certifications to sharpen your craft
- A collaborative office in the heart of Portland
We’ll round out the specifics with you during the interview, because the right fit matters more than a checklist.
How to Apply
Ready to turn your passion into a travel career? Here’s how to get started:
- Browse current openings at our Career Center.
- Submit your resume and application through the portal.
- If it looks like a match, we’ll reach out to start the conversation.
Don’t see your perfect role posted yet? We still want to hear from you. Contact us and introduce yourself, and tell us why a travel career at WIT is the one for you.
Start Your Travel Career Today
Your next chapter could start right here in Portland. Take a look at our open roles and take the first step toward a travel career that’s anything but ordinary.
Please check our Career Center for current job openings.
