FLIGHT Centre Travel Group’s (FCTG) dedicated cruise travel agency Cruiseabout has opened its eighth store, located in St. Ives in Sydney’s northern suburbs. The new shopfront is the second in New South Wales, after Cruiseabout opened its first in Narellan almost 12 months ago (CW 07 Mar). Stephanie Brown, formerly...
FLIGHT Centre Travel Group’s (FCTG) dedicated cruise travel agency Cruiseabout has opened its eighth store, located in St. Ives in Sydney’s northern suburbs.
The new shopfront is the second in New South Wales, after Cruiseabout opened its first in Narellan almost 12 months ago (CW 07 Mar).
Stephanie Brown, formerly with Travel Associates Beecroft, will be the store’s leader, having been a ‘Flighty’ for almost 20 years.
“We are so grateful for the support of the travel and cruise community for turning out to celebrate and support,” Cruiseabout General Manager Brad Kennedy said on LinkedIn.
“We continue to seek out store locations that meet our customers where they are – almost 40% of our online customers are in New South Wales, and the average St. Ives resident lines up with the average Cruiseabout customers, so it’s a move that made sense.”
Kennedy also teased the opening of Cruiseabout’s ninth store in Apr, but did not reveal where it will be based.
This will be one of at least seven new stores around the country this year, taking its total footprint to 15.
The brand is one of FCTG’s star performers, called out in the company’s last annual report for its “solid” contribution to TTV (CW 27 Aug).
Cruiseabout first relaunched in Dec 2023 (CW 24 Aug 2023). MS
