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SMEs still have time to apply for a Corporate Travel Grant to propel their business forward and maximise growth and development opportunities.
Applications are open until Monday 18th March 2024 for a Corporate Travel Grant with Flight Centre Business Travel, where there are over $40,000 in travel grant prizes available to successful grant applicants.
Flight Centre Business Travel’s Global Leader Cameron Harris said, “We know just how beneficial grants of this size can be for SMEs.
“There’s still time to get your entries in and enjoy increased travel in 2024 with more face-to-face contact with customers and business partners.
Learn more and enter for your chance to win a Corporate Travel Grant
“We are once again awarding one business a Corporate Travel Grant, valued at over $30,000 to help support their growth and success, whilst four runners-up will share in $10,000 worth of travel credit.
“Once our top five applicants are determined, we look forward to them presenting their pitch in person to our judges in Brisbane and bringing their passion in demonstrating how a travel grant can assist them reach their business goals.”
Last year, social change and anti-bullying advocate Project Rockit was named the major Corporate Travel Grant winner for 2023.
“It’s so incredible to pull your head out of the mixing bowl as a business owner, and to hear from some awesome organisations,” said Lucy Thomas, Co-Founder and CEO of Project Rockit.
“Winning the grant has given our team a huge vote of confidence and galvanised morale knowing that we have such strong advocates in Flight Centre Business Travel.”
One of the 2023 Corporate Travel Grant runners up, Emily Bobis from Compass IoT, said being a 2023 Corporate Travel Grant finalist has made an impact on them in terms of using their runners-up prize for travel.
“It’s been great! It’s meant we were able to take up a few more opportunities for travel, for more people in the team, more often,” Bobis said.
Compass IoT also found great value in partnering with Flight Centre Business Travel as a result of the grant application.
“Having a reliable travel management agency has saved us countless hours trying to coordinate trips and multi-person bookings. It’s removed the internal booking burden so that we have more time to focus on the things that move the needle for our customers,” Emily Bobis said.
Paul Gamble, Managing Director of food safety technology business, Monika, said being one of the five finalists in the 2023 Corporate Travel Grant was a fun experience and recommends business owners to apply this year.
“I got to meet some great people up in Brisbane,” Gamble said.
“I one hundred percent recommend anybody, as a small to medium enterprise, enters. Even if you don’t win it, join in.”
Project Rockit’s Lucy Thomas pitches to the 2023 Corporate Travel Grant judging panel, Candice Marsh, regional general manager, Flight Centre Business Travel, Clinton Hearne, global head of marketing, Flight Centre and Henry Coles, head of alliances, Virgin Australia. Source: Supplied.
To apply and be in the running to take their business places with a $30,000 Corporate Travel Grant, businesses need to answer three questions online and ensure they’re signed up to Virgin Australia’s Business Flyer program.
Flight Centre Business Travel will then fly two representatives from the top five applicants to its Global Head Office in Brisbane, to present their pitch in person to the selection panel.
Four runners up will win a share of $10,000 in Virgin Australia travel credit and two Velocity Gold memberships each.
Flight Centre Business Travel Grant
- To enter, simply complete the online application form by answering the following three questions, and sign up (for free) to Virgin Australian Business Flyer:
Q1. Your business story – tell us who you are, what you do and what makes your company great!
Q2. Business travel impact – how does corporate travel fit into your overall strategy and shape the bigger picture of your business?
Q3. Travel grant triumph – imagine the corporate travel grant in hand, what exciting doors do you see opening for your business, and how do you plan to make the most of this opportunity?
- First prize worth $30,000 includes $20,000 travel credit with Virgin Australia; two Platinum Velocity memberships; $5,000 IHG Hotels & Resorts accommodation credit; and $3,000 Hertz car hire credit.
- Four runners up will win a share of $10,000 in Virgin Australia travel credit and two Velocity Gold memberships each
- Entries close 5pm AEST, Monday 18 March 2024.
For full details, terms and conditions please visit here.
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At Flight Centre Business Travel we recognise the pressures that are placed on business people every day. When you work with us you can take off with the confidence that you’ve got a dedicated Travel Manager working behind the scenes to get you the best corporate fares and rates on your flights and accommodation, saving you both time and money.
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