GTA Reviews
49% would recommend to a friend
(118 total reviews)
Ivan Walter
59% approve of CEO
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- "There are ample opportunities for those prepared to put the effort in and who are genuinely determined to work hard to make the company succeed." (in 4 reviews)
- "Average salary, fun market management team, manager is amazing, one conference per year you get to travel to, will learn another side of an industry that isn't well known" (in 3 reviews)
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- 5.0Mar 8, 2017reservations team leadCurrent Employee, more than 10 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Best company I ever worked for. Great people skills. Great environment. Equal opportunity.
Cons
cant think of anything negative other than sad that my position is being outsourced.
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GTA Response7yThank you, we are glad to hear that you are enjoying your time working at GTA. Togetherness is one of our company behaviours, so it is great to hear that strong and happy relationships are being built across the business.
- 3.0Jun 7, 2022Administrative AssistantFormer Employee
Pros
pleasant environment with access to grow
Cons
work conflict between management staff
- 3.0May 15, 2018Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
Pros
The best part of working for GTA was my co-workers. We were like family. I had great managers. Customer service week was fun. Fun office atmosphere.
Cons
Well there are quite a few: - First the fact that they outsourced the call center overseas just to save money as usual. From what i am hearing, that is not going to well.. but as we all know it is all about saving $$$. - Bi-Monthly pay was awful. Only done so the company can save $$$ not paying employees 3 times in a month twice a year. But it was brutal for us employees, especially when the starting salary was low. - Way too much Favoritism in the office. - Good luck trying to move to another department within the company. I had tried for years only to see people with less travel experience etc getting the position over you. BAFFLING! - Call Monitoring was very stressful. Changed many times throughout the years. Had to follow certain format which was nearly impossible. Once a month you would sit with the person who heard and graded your calls and that person would pretty much tell you how to talk on the phone. Funny part is that person monitoring your calls would never be able to take 80 plus calls a day following their own format! Like we had to do. - Awful IT department
- 2.0Aug 8, 2014Anonymous EmployeeFormer EmployeeNew York, NY
Pros
Depending on what department your in, you might enjoy this company. Great company for people who want to stay and are happy where they are. Great company for entry level position, just to learn and then move on.
Cons
There is no growth potential at all. The managers are really not qualified for their jobs. You get moved up not for your ability, but for who you know. A lot of people are related in this company as well. You can easily do the jobs of three people, but will not receive the pay of three people. The people work hard, but you never get recognition. However, believe me if you do something wrong, everyone will know.
5 - 2.0Dec 8, 2016Market ManagerFormer Employee, more than 5 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Staff is comprised of many well meaning, hardworking people who generally have the best intentions. Midtown location made commuting very accessible. Recognized name in the industry.
Cons
Salaries are very low while the pressure is extremely high. Management does very little to educate exployees in skills needed to succeed in and out of the company. Jobs are filled without being posted, candidates are handpicked in advance by managers based on personal friendships established. Managers do not treat employees equaly and often have "teacher's pets". Extremely slow to adapt to changes and developments within the industry. Prefered treatment given to employees with families.
1 - 2.0Dec 23, 2013Destination ServicesFormer Employee, more than 1 yearNew York, NY
Pros
Working in the travel industry if you love travel
Cons
Disrespectful incredibly moody managers; hr will mess up your pay/benefits/vacation days and then roll their eyes and give you attitude when you ask them to fix it. This happened to almost everyone. Workload is either someone has to much work while other people have no work. It seems if you are moody and Spanish you will be promoted to manager and given a free pass to do what you please.
2 - 5.0Mar 19, 2016F I T ExecutiveCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Great people, leadership and support. Awesome teamwork and leadership very visible to all. Great technology and product. Good opportunity for career growth.
Cons
Surrounded in same office as other divisions undergoing downsizing (groups) and under poor leadership. More travel opportunity. Salaries not highest. Compensation and benefits are good.
- 4.0Aug 12, 2016Customer Service RepresentativeCurrent EmployeeNew York, NY
Pros
Fun working atmosphere. Great supervisors that work with you, listen to you. Good benefits, decent pay.
Cons
The bi monthly pay checks need to go. Not much advancement unless you kiss you know what. Work can be very stressful. No chance to travel
1 - 5.0Dec 7, 2016Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, less than 1 yearPhiladelphia, PA
Pros
Very flexible and understanding when it comes to scheduling, great opportunities, fun work environment with several events and luncheons throughout my time there
Cons
Throughout my time there, there were several outages which caused many problems when trying to do work, call people, pull up reservations, and more
- 3.0Dec 9, 2015Account ManagerFormer Employee, more than 1 yearNew York, NY
Pros
Average salary, fun market management team, manager is amazing, one conference per year you get to travel to, will learn another side of an industry that isn't well known
Cons
No room for upward movement unless you constantly move across the county or internationally, no bonuses or commission, sourcing department works hard while other departments are useless, in a declining industry, way behind in technology, up ossicle goals, tons of politics, do not understand the US hotel business and try to push want works in Europe, everyone you work with is sensitive and gets offended easily and will complain to your manager
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GTA has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 128 reviews left anonymously by employees. 49% of employees would recommend working at GTA to a friend and 24% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
49% of GTA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated GTA 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at GTA to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, compensation, management.
