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Hoping to cash on the booming mining industry in Australia and the need for foreign workers, Corporate Travel Management (CTM) has announced a step into Australia’s growing mining industry with its new brand offering, Resource Travel Management (RTM).
Launched on May 24, CTM expects the new brand to help deliver expertise and know-how from the segment that covers up to 30% of the company’s business.
The travel agency is not alone; two major airlines have announced new offers to cater to the biggest numbers of business travellers that Australia has seen in over than a decade.
Qantas and Virgin Australia are two of them. The airlines are showing off bigger planes, more flights, domestic business class lie-flat seats, better frequent flyer programs for the top travellers — and, since the end of May, lower fares.
Virgin Australia introduced two new Airbus A330s as well as new Melbourne-Perth and Melbourne-Sydney flights (with another new A330 due before the year is out).
In response, Qantas is putting the Boeing 747 back onto Sydney-Perth routes and adding an extra flight for Melbourne-Perth.
Focus on mining
Steeped in the mining culture, RTM says what it offers is unique, as the company “has the expertise and know-how required to effectively manage the travel requirements of Australia’s fastest growing industry segment,” the travel company said in a press release.
“It has always been our philosophy to listen to our clients and to tailor solutions that they need. The mining and related industries account for a large and important part of our portfolio, so it was time to put a brand out there that specifically caters to their specialized needs,” said CTM managing director Jamie Pherous.
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