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When Travel Starts Working Harder For Your Business

“Do you ever feel like you’re travelling all the time, but not really getting the full value from it?” 

Busy airport with one plane taking off and the other on the tarmac

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Published 12 April 2026

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“Do you ever feel like you’re travelling all the time, but not really getting the full value from it?” 

It came up somewhere between Brisbane and Melbourne, said quietly across the armrest by someone who’d clearly done this run more times than he could count. 

The reply was immediate. “Yeah, we’ve actually been talking about that.” 

It’s a familiar thought once a business gets a bit of momentum. 

Travel’s already part of the picture by then. It’s how things move forward. You show up, face to face across the table, and you have the conversation properly. Deals don’t tend to close themselves over email.

Business colleagues walking on tarmac in front of a plane
Business colleagues walking on tarmac in front of a plane
Business colleagues walking on tarmac in front of a plane

When Travel Grows Up With The Business

At some point, you stop thinking about travel as a cost and start asking what it’s returning. 

“For us, that was the shift,” he said. “We were already investing a lot into travel, we just hadn’t really thought about the return.” 

That’s what led them to Virgin Australia Business Flyer.

How Virgin Australia Business Flyer Helps Your Business Grow

What changed wasn’t the travel itself, it was what started to come from it. 

With a Virgin Australia Business Flyer membership, work flights were earning Velocity Points for both the business and the individual traveller. There were savings on fares that hadn’t been there before. And there was a clearer view of what the business was spending and what it was generating - value that could be reinvested into the business. 

It also went beyond flights. Other business travel spend started contributing to points and rewards, not just the airfare. And it was easier to stay on top of, with travel, reporting and rewards all in one place. 

“You just stop chasing it,” he said. “It starts paying you back.” 

A Virgin Airlines 737-800 plane soars above the clouds
A Virgin Airlines 737-800 plane soars above the clouds
A Virgin Airlines 737-800 plane soars above the clouds

Backing It With the Flight Centre Business Travel Corporate Travel Grant

That same idea extends beyond the program itself. 

The Flight Centre Business Travel $30,000 Corporate Travel Grant - supported by Virgin Australia as Platinum Sponsor - helps more SMEs turn travel into opportunity. 

It gives businesses the ability to move sooner or go further than they otherwise would - whether that’s getting in front of a new client, visiting a site, or following up something that matters in person.  

Before Landing

As the plane started its descent, the conversation drifted back to where it began. 

“So, what actually changed?” 

He thought about it for a second. 

“We’re travelling more now,” he said. “If anything, it’s picked up.” 

Then he smiled. 

“It just feels different. Like we’re actually getting something back from it.” 

Which brings it back to that first question. Not whether travel is worth it, but whether it’s pulling its weight. 

Learn more about our Corporate Travel Grant here!

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