YEAR OF TRAVELLING IN STYLE
We saw an overall increase in Premium Economy, Business and First-Class flight bookings for 2023 compared with prior year.
DON’T FORGET INSURANCE!
It seems following a disruptive year of travel in 2022 – the need for insurance was more apparent to Kiwis. Almost 25% of customers added insurance to their bookings with Flight Centre in 2022 and this increased to just over 30% in 2023.
AND OTHER SAFETY NETS TOO...
Likewise, purchases of other add-ons like Flight Centre’s Captain’s Pack which includes baggage tracking, a travel insurance discount and zero cancellation fees, doubled in popularity between 2022 and 2023.
AND THE KEENEST TRAVELLER AWARD GOES TO...
Third place: The greatest number of nights spent at a single hotel from a Flight Centre New Zealand customer in 2023 was 37 nights and that was for a solo traveller staying at a hotel in Ibiza, Spain.
Runner up: One Flight Centre New Zealand customer went on holiday to Bora Bora only to end up being a world record breaker swimming around Bora Bora in the fastest time ever recorded!
And the winner is: A huge rugby fan walked into one of Flight Centre's South Island stores midweek to buy flights to Paris to see the All Blacks play in the semi-final against Argentina just a few days later. They spent over $17,000 on last-minute First-Class tickets.