The Luxury Travel Collection, the house of luxury brands that sit within the FCTG Luxury Leisure Travel Division, has unveiled its new Member Portfolio.
The foundation cohort of luxury member brands officially joined the group on 1 December 2023.
The new Member Portfolio includes travel luminaries Carole and Phil Smethurst with Bicton Travel and Claremont Travel & Cruise; Stuart Ingram and Destination HQ; Stephen Green and Travel Experts; and Hilary and Holly Weir of Dream Maker Travel.
From 1 February 2024, Robyn and Murray Sinfield and Home Travel Company will also join.
The Luxury Travel Collection’s Member Portfolio is by personal invitation, and based on shared values of “influence, distinction, vision, dynamism and empowerment”, according to the group. Members are defined by their proven luxury credentials, a reputation for luxury, an alignment to luxury business values, among other criteria.
Dani Galloway, the Global Managing Director of the Luxury Travel Collection says this celebrated group of professionals, under the Member Portfolio banner, will complement Travel Associates and Scott Dunn in the luxury market.
“The Luxury Travel Collection is now the leading global house of luxury travel brands. Our hand-selected members have established their stellar professional reputations by elevating travel to the very highest standard imaginable, with discerning clients at the centre of their business strategy,” said Galloway.
“Establishing this portfolio of celebrated members was the obvious next step in building an unparalleled luxury business.”
The Luxury Travel Collection’s Member Portfolio will be headed up by General Manager, Nikki Glading, who joined the business in May.
“It is incredibly rewarding and exciting to work with this group of famous travel brands to deliver the best luxury travel services in Australia. We see such a bright future for the Member Portfolio which we’ll continue to grow with more of Australia and New Zealand’s best luxury travel brands attracted to our bespoke ecosystem,” said Nikki Glading.
“Our business is a family, where people are the most important element to success. Welcoming Carole and Phil, Hilary and Holly, Stuart and Stephen into our family to build the foundation of this independent luxury brand house is an exceptional milestone. Together, we’ll build the most memorable partnership in the Australian luxury travel industry.”
The FCTG Luxury Leisure Travel Division brands includes the Travel Associates brand in Australia and New Zealand; Scott Dunn, in the UK, USA and Singapore, and now the new Luxury Travel Collection Member Portfolio. Industry event Luxperience, is also part of the Luxury Travel Collection portfolio.
Flight Centre Travel Group is also part of the invitation-only group Link Travel Group – a joint venture that began in May 2022 between FCTG, The Goldman Group and The Spencer Group of Companies. The collective now comprises 15 members and 21 outlets, with a 22nd outlet to be announced imminently.
The Luxury Travel Collection has today launched its B2B website.
For more information, visit luxurytravelcollection.co
