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Corporate Traveler and GBTA Release Market Research and Trends Report, Comprehensive Study Examining the SME Business Travel Landscape in the U.S.
Corporate Traveler | September 26, 2024
Traveler safety revealed as the top priority for business travelers, while rising travel costs serve as the biggest pain point, according to new report analyzing the small and midsize enterprise (SME) travel industry Corporate Traveler, the flagship SME corporate travel division of Flight Centre Travel Group, and the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s premier business travel trade organization, announce the release of a new joint research report which offers a detailed look into the key trends, insights, and behaviors that are shaping the small and midsize enterprise (SME) business travel market in the United State...
Five Trends Driving Gen Z’s Travel Choices
StudentUniverse | July 19, 2023
Waltham, Mass. (July 19, 2023) – Using insights from the recent State of Student Travel Report as well as owned data, StudentUniverse, a Flight Centre Travel Group company and the world’s largest student and youth travel marketplace, has outlined travel trends to watch amongst Gen Z travelers. Gen Z Travelers Are Keen On Vocational Travel Insights from the most recent State of Student Travel Report indicated that 87% of travelers aged 18-25 believe that working holidays would improve their career prospects with 78% indicating they would undertake such experiences if presented with the opportunity. With the closure of borders dur...
BHMA Appoints Paul Wilson as Executive Vice President Commercial
BHMA | October 3, 2018
Bangkok, 3 October 2018 - Flight Centre Travel Group's hotels and accommodation business BHMA has announced the appointment of experienced international hotelier Paul Wilson to the position of Executive Vice President Commercial. Offering extensive commercial experience leading major brands across the Asia Pacific, London, South Africa and Australia, Mr. Wilson will oversee sales, revenue, distribution, ecommerce and marketing communications for BHMA. Prior to joining BHMA, Mr. Wilson was vice president of sales, revenue and distribution for Thailand's largest hotel brand, Centara Hotels & Resorts where he was in charge of 16 global...
Flight Centre’s Hotel Management Business BHMA Launches New X2 Vibe Viet Tri Hotel in Vietnam
BHMA | September 6, 2018
Bangkok, 6 September 2018 - Flight Centre Travel Group's hotels and accommodation business BHMA has announced the launch of a new hotel in Vietnam – X2 Vibe Viet Tri Hotel. This property continues the group's strong expansion of managed hotels throughout Southeast Asia. Managing Director of BHMA, Kent Davidson said that our first Vietnam property X2 Vibe Viet Tri Hotel would be the only hotel under international brand in the city of Viet Tri, catering to both the business and leisure market. The hotel is conveniently located 60 km from Hanoi's Noi Bai International airport, in the northeast region of Vietnam. "We will serve the in...
Flight Centre’s Hotel Management Business BHMA Signs Management Agreement for X2 Vibe Phyket Patong
BHMA | September 4, 2018
Flight Centre Travel Group's hotels and accommodation business BHMA has announced a new hotel management agreement in Thailand, the X2 Vibe Phuket Patong. Managing Director of BHMA, Kent Davidson, said the agreement would mark the company's first foray into the popular resort island. "Phuket is an extremely popular travel destination and one of the main growth destinations for FCTG's expansion strategy. This property is a natural fit for the X2 Vibe brand and for BHMA group," Mr. Davidson said. Ideally located only a few short steps from Patong beach and within easy access of the centre of Patong's dining and entertainment district, the...
Flight Centre Travel Group Appoints Peter Lucas as Its New CEO of BHMA
BHMA | July 25, 2018
Bangkok, 25 July 2018 – Peter Lucas has been appointed chief executive officer of the Flight Centre Travel Group's (ASX: FLT) hotel management business, BHMA. Mr. Lucas is a highly experienced hotelier who has an extensive track record of operating hotels across Asia. Before joining BHMA, he was Boutique Corporation's senior vice president of asset operations and oversaw hotel, serviced apartment and food and beverage portfolios. Prior to this, he was chief operating officer with Destination Properties, where he asset-managed hotels operated by Accor, Starwood, Hilton and Swissotel, as well as food and beverage operations for fran...
