Check-In - March 2024

Welcome to the first edition of our Business Travel Check-In! This monthly newsletter will be your go-to destination for the latest travel news, tips, insights and offer in the world of business travel.

We’ll cut to the chase — business travel has really shifted gears this month. We’re talking more competition, hotel expansions, exciting reports and sweet business travel deals.

Hang tight for February’s Check-In as we cover:

• Domestic airfares take a dive
• The savviest cost-saving travel hacks
• TFE Hotel expansions & Australia’s top regional hotels
• Massive rewards with Singapore Airlines
• FCTG FY24 H1 Results

Happy reading!

Corporate Traveller Team

Domestic airfares are decreasing in price according to new data from Corporate Traveller, with business travellers seeing an average savings of 10% for flights across all routes and carriers around Australia. This comes as welcome news to businesses who rely on frequent travel to win new business, attend meetings, events and conferences, and retain staff. For more info on price drops on different routes.

Looking to cut your business travel costs? In this blog, we reveal 7 tactics used by savvy business customers, saving over 30% on corporate travel in 2023.?Check out our tips below

Opening in late 2024, The Eve Surry Hills, Sydney will offer 102 rooms nestled in a thoughtfully curated new lifestyle precinct, Wunderlich Lane, at the centre of TOGA Group’s Surry Hills Village. A short distance to Central Station, Sydney Light Rail and Disney Studios, the boutique hotel brings peak convenience and luxury for business travellers.?

Additionally in 2025 Adina Apartment Hotel is coming soon to Chermside, Brisbane, the heart of one of Brisbane’s most vibrant and fastest-growing suburbs! The 148-key hotel will cater to business and leisure travellers as well as longer stay hospital guests with great access to public transport, retail amenities and health and research services?on its doorstep.

International trips just got better with 新加坡航空 HighFlyer! Corporate Traveller customers can unlock a world of rewards for their business by joining the HighFlyer program before March 29th, 2024. Earn a massive 5,000 BONUS points just for signing up! ?If that’s not enough, book and travel a round trip from Australia by May 31st, 2024 to score an ?????????? ????,?????? ?????????? ????????????!!

Qantas is considering introducing a low-cost ‘subscription payment’ model for its airport lounges based on monthly rather than yearly payments.?Under the proposal, travellers would be able to visit Qantas Club lounges and international Qantas Business lounges for a reduced monthly fee.?

With regional corporate travel on the rise, prioritise comfort at these regional escapes that will steal your heart. In no particular order, and by no means a complete list, here are some of the wonderful hotels, resorts and estates that will make your next regional business trip a memorable one.

On 28 February, our parent group, Flight Centre Travel Group, announced its half-year results to the Australian Securities Exchange. During the half year to December 31, 2023, the group achieved an underlying profit before tax (PBT) of AUD$106million. ?

Flight Centre Corporate ANZ Managing Director, Mellisa Elf commented regarding the results, "the volume of traveller across Flight Centre Corporate increased by 21 per cent in H1 FY24, compared to H1 FY23, across all businesses including Corporate Traveller."?

"We’ve made a conscious commitment to consistency in productive operations, delivering a blend of touch and tech, in response to what corporate travellers are seeking, and this is driving significant new business wins for us across the corporate arm."?

If your organisation is looking to gain that competitive edge in 2024, contact us to discover how a travel management company can take your business to new heights.