Flight Centre Business Travel’s Corporate Travel Grant is back for 2023 with more than $40,000 in travel prizes available for successful grant applications to help Aussie SMEs grow and transform their businesses.
After a COVID-19 hiatus, FCBT’s Corporate Travel Grant initiative will offer more than $30,000 to one business with a share of $10,000 in travel credit for four runners-up.
First launched in 2018, the grant can assist SMEs to transform their operations through increased travel and face-to-face contact with customers and business partners.
To apply for the grant, SMEs need to submit a one- to two-minute video outlining what travel means to their business and how winning the $30,000 Corporate Travel Grant will help them by Friday 31 March 2023.
FCBT will select the top five entries and fly two representatives from each business to its Global Head Office in Brisbane to present a detailed pitch to the selection panel.
The first prize, worth $30,000, includes $20,000 travel credit with Virgin Australia, two Platinum Velocity memberships, $5,000 IHG Hotels & Resorts accommodation credit, $2,500 Hertz travel credit, $1,000 Flight Centre Business Travel voucher and a $500 luggage voucher.
Four runners-up will win a share of $10,000 in Virgin Australia travel credit and two Velocity Gold memberships each.
FCBT Global Leader Cameron Harris said as SME owners depend on connections, customers find in-person meetings better to build stronger relationships and understand clients’ needs.
“We know providing these grants and assisting with travel management can be particularly worthwhile to entrepreneurs who are already juggling a host of responsibilities and SME leaders and decision-makers looking for cost efficiency,” he said.
Mr Harris said many SMEs are keen to increase their business travel to take advantage of opportunities as the world opens up again.
“Face-to-face travel is extremely important for our customers and SMEs across the board,” Mr Harris said.
“We understand the unique challenges SMEs and startups face and know just how beneficial grants of this size can be.”
For more info, head to flightcentrebusinesstravel.com.au/corporate-travel-grant-2023
