New corporate travel and events agency, 360 Travel, launched the first ever commission and affiliate free model to the Australian travel industry yesterday. 360 Travel is led by directors Benjamin Gregory and Michael Ha who between them have 20 years of airline and hotel industry experience.
The new business, which is 100% independent and not locked into affiliations with particular travel providers, charges an agreed set fee upfront.
As part of their new offering, 360 Travel has designed an online calculator for corporate travel managers to work out approximately how much they could save over a year working with the new agency. The online calculator shows if a company is spending $1m on travel bookings each year, the estimated savings would be around $50,000 or 5 percent of their annual spend.
SEE the link to the new 360 Travel savings calculator HERE:
“Having worked with the old commission and affiliation structures for years, Michael and I were both tired of the astronomical commissions floating around as well as the limited range of flight, hotel and car options being presented to corporates so we wanted to design a completely new agency model, built on transparency and trust,” explaind 360 Travel Director, Benjamin Gregory.
“Knowing how much Australian companies rely on their travel partners, we wanted to design a system which could not only handle last minute changes to travel schedules but also take advantage of the various discounts on offer across the entire industry.
“In 360 Travel we believe we have created a game changer which will ultimately benefit all corporate travel programs and will literally save them thousands of dollars over the year.”
360 Travel also offers a 24/7 online service and app where customers can manage their own flights, hotel and car needs with phone and email support as an optional extra to its corporate travel program.
