IIPT is proud to announce that ghe Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) is the newest member of the IIPT Coalition of Partners for Peace through Tourism. FCTG is an Australian-based international travel company and the largest retail travel outlet in Australia. After starting with one shop in the early 1980s, FCTG has enjoyed remarkable growth to become a $17 billion business consisting of more than 30 brands.
One of the world’s largest travel agency groups, it has company-owned operations in 11 countries and a corporate travel management network that spans more than 75 countries. It employs more than 18,000 people globally and has a total of 2500 stores. FCTG operates many specialist brands, including FCM Travel Solutions, Corporate Traveller, Campus Travel, CiEvents, Stage & Screen Travel Services, Student Flights, Escape Travel, Cruiseabout, Quickbeds, Liberty Travel, GoGo Worldwide Vacations & Worldwide Traveler.
Flight Centre Travel Group’s purpose is “to open up the world for those who want to see”. The company works closely with a pool of preferred suppliers and tour operators to develop and promote attractive and responsible holiday options to ensure future generations can experience the world’s natural attractions. It also offers a range of tours built around social and environmental causes, including volunteering.
As an IIPT Coalition Partner, Flight centre group will join the movement to encourage travelers around the world to be Ambassadors for Peace by practicing the IIPT Credo of the Peaceful Traveler (below) and the travel ethic inherent in the iconic Portrait of the Global Family by renown artist Padre Johnson – that we are “One Earth One Family.”
Coalition Partners are encouraged to distribute the copyrighted IIPT Credo of the Peaceful Traveler along with the iconic “Portrait of the Global Family” by renown artist Padre Johnson.
The aim is to create awareness among all travelers that the privilege of traveling provides them with a unique opportunity to learn more about our common home – planet earth, the wonder of its natural beauty, its many diverse peoples, cultures and heritage – and in the process to foster mutual respect, understanding and appreciation with each person they encounter.
