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Comment: This draft fails to establish that the company is notable. All of the references are to what are considered routine business announcements that any business has - we generally discount acquisitions, rounds of funding, etc. Nor is much credit given for most in-industry awards.: ---The most recent addition to the draft uses "it is believed" language unsupported by the cited source. This is not an acceptable way to add content.: ---You are aware of the existing article at Helloworld Travel. That article has the same problem as this draft - inadequate support for the subject's notability. — jmcgnh(talk) (contribs) 09:32, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
- Comment: This article doesn't really tell us a great deal about the company. It is primarily lengthy detail on acquisitions, personnel changes and a functionally advertising list of awards. Try giving more detail on what the company actually does, as well as controversies/issues Nosebagbear (talk) 15:44, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
Helloworld Travel Limited (ASX: HLO) is an Australian publicly listed travel company, and is the largest franchise network of Travel Agents in Australia, with a network of 2,223 independent franchisee travel agents.[1]
Helloworld Travel Limited generates most of it's income through Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services within Australia.[2]
Operations
Helloworld Travel Limited operates under multiple brands and divisions across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, South Pacific and across Europe and the United States. Having started out as the Jetset Travelworld Group (JTG), Helloworld Travel Limited was formed from the re-brand which came from the unification of Jetset Travel, Harvey World Travel and Stella Travel Service in 2013.[3] Today, it provides travel services both domestically and internationally, and also operates with a franchise network of agents and independent affiliated travel agents which is the largest franchise travel network in Australia.[4][5]
The company is led by Andrew Burnes, CEO and Managing Director[6] and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. It has more than 2,000 travel agent members across Australia and New Zealand, and over 2000 full time staff.[7]
Helloworld Travel Limited's main business purpose is to sell travel and they do it through three main business divisions; Retail, Corporate Travel Management and Wholesale & Inbound.[8]
Under the retail division of the business there are multiple brands, including the franchised network of retail travel agents under the brands; Helloworld Travel - The Travel Professionals, Helloworld Business Travel, My Travel Group and home based agents Mobile Travel Agents (MTA) and the Travel Brokers. These are consumer facing brands, with shopfronts and agents.[1]
Under the Corporate division of the business, brands include; AOT Hotels – the officially appointed Accommodation Program Manager for the whole of Australian Government[9], APX Travel Management and QBT who are the sole provider of travel booking services to the Australian Government[10]
Within the Wholesale and Inbound divisions there are a large range of brands including; Sunlover Holidays, Insider Journeys, GO Holidays, Qantas Holidays, Viva! Holidays, Territory Discoveries, Ready Rooms, The Cruise Team, SevenOceans Cruising, Rail Tickets, Need it Now, Islands in the Sun, AOT Hotels, ATS Pacific, AOT Inbound and Experience Tours Australia.[2]
Helloworld Travel Limited's main competitor in the travel industry is Flight Centre.[8] Helloworld Travel Limited and Flight Centre are Australia's only two travel agents with a bricks-and-mortar presence that Australians use at least once for a holiday as found in a recent study by Roy Morgan.[11] Helloworld Travel is one of two members for Travel within the Franchise Council of Australia, the peak body for the $146 billion franchise sector within Australia.[12]
| Company type | Public (ASX: HLO) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Travel |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
Area served | |
Key people | Andrew Burnes (CEO)(Managing Director) Cinzia Burnes (Executive Director) |
| Products | |
| Revenue |  A$326.9 million (2018) |
| A$32 million (2018) | |
| Website | www |
History
Helloworld Travel Limited (formerly Helloworld Limited) was formed through re-branding of Jetset Travelworld Group on Monday 2 December 2013, following the unification of Jetset Travel, Harvey World Travel and Stella Travel Service which saw the creation of Helloworld Travel (formerly Helloworld).[3]
In September 2015 takeover talks were underway between Helloworld and AOT Group, which provided travel services to inbound, corporate and leisure sectors across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Helloworld was looking at the potential acquisition of AOT[13], which was founded in November 1987 by CEO Andrew Burnes, and was the largest Inbound Tour Operator in Australia.[14] In January 2016, the merger was endorsed by shareholders, seeing the Helloworld brand merge with AOT Group, and in turn founder and owner of AOT Group Andrew Burnes taking over as chief executive of Helloworld from 1 February. [15]
February 2017 brought another major change for the company, with a re-brand taking place to change its listed and operating name to Helloworld Travel Limited. This also enacted changes to the retail and business networks within the company, changing to Helloworld Travel (formerly Helloworld) and Helloworld Business Travel (formerly Helloworld for Business).[16]
In December 2017, Helloworld Travel acquired one of it's biggest competitors in the corporate and leisure travel sector, striking a deal to take Magellan Travel Group (MTG) into the group.[17] The move was a surprise to many in the industry, which saw the largest retail franchise network grow by a further 130 agents.[18] Some agents within the MTG network were not happy with the move made by directors to sell the company, causing delays in the deal being finalised.
Helloworld (TV Series)
Helloworld is produced by the Nine Network in conjunction with Helloworld Travel Limited. The travel show premiered on Sunday 7 October 2018, and features a range of destinations around the world and in Australia, with celebrity hosts in each destination. The show promotes the retail brand, Helloworld Travel and it's agent network, offering travel deals for each location featured.[19]
Celebrity hosts on the show include; Bec Hewitt, Ray Martin (television presenter), Sonia Kruger, Denis Walter, Steve Jacobs, Ashley Hart, Lauren Phillips, Vince Sorrenti and Matt Wilson.[20]
Helloworld joins established travel shows including Getaway, Postcards and Luxury Escapes currently featuring on Australian TV.
Corporate affairs
The Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Helloworld Travel Limited is Mr Garry Hounsell, who was appointed on 4 October 2016. Mr Hounsell is also sits on the board for Myer and Treasury Wines.[21] Mr Hounsell was formerly a Qantas director.[22]
Helloworld Travel Limited Brands
Retail - Australia / New Zealand
- Helloworld Travel
- Helloworld Business Travel
- Member of Helloworld Travel (Associate Network)
- My Travel Group
- Mobile Travel Agents
DMC - Australia, New Zealand, SPAC & Asia
Corporate - Australia & New Zealand
Tour operating
Wholesale - Australia & New Zealand
- Cruise Factory
- GO Holidays
- Need it Now
- Qantas Holidays
- Rail Tickets
- Ready Rooms
- Seven Oceans Cruising
- Sunlover Holidays
- Territory Discoveries
- The Cruise Team
- Viva! Holidays
Consolidation
- Air Tickets
- Smart Tickets
Wholesale - US
References
- ^ Bailey, Samantha (21 August 2018). "Helloworld, hello profits". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Helloworld Travel Limited". www.ibisworld.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ a b "JTG to launch new brand called 'helloworld' – Travel Weekly". www.travelweekly.com.au. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Helloworld unveils new independents travel agents network". Franchise Business. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ Freed, Jamie (2016-01-22). "New Helloworld boss Andrew Burnes puts the focus back on franchisees". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ "Helloworld hits $21.5m profit, up 1,116% on FY16 – Travel Weekly". www.travelweekly.com.au. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ a b "Helloworld Travel Limited". InvestSMART. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ "Helloworld snags government contract – Travel Weekly". www.travelweekly.com.au. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ Finance, Department of (2014-01-23). "Australian Government Travel Suppliers". www.finance.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ "And Australia's new favourite travel agent is…Booking.com!". Roy Morgan. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "Current FCA Members". Franchise Council of Australia. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ Spectator, Business (2 September 2015). "Helloworld confirms AOT takeover talks". The Australian.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "AOT Group". www.aot.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ "Major shareholders approve Helloworld and AOT Group merger". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Helloworld for Business becomes Helloworld Business Travel ·". ETB Travel News. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "HELLOWORLD TO BUY OUT MAGELLAN FOR $32.5 MILLION". Business News Australia. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "Helloworld Travel to acquire the Magellan Travel Group - KARRYON". karryon.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: HELLOWORLD the TV show airs to thousands of Aussies". karryon.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "Helloworld is Coming to Nine". Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "Garry Hounsell lends Myer a chequebook bounce". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Former Qantas director to be next chairman of Myer". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
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