Express Travel Group Pty Ltd

We are a proudly Australian owned and operated Travel Company, representing the largest group of fully independent travel agencies in Australia. Spearheaded by an experienced and long-serving leadership team with a history of excellence in the travel industry.

Since our inception in 1983 we have proudly supported and advocated for the independent travel agent. At Express Travel Group, we continuously strive to achieve this by facilitating meaningful growth in a changing industry through the development of industry-leading, service, collaboration, tools and technology.

Each of our membership groups are unique in their customer base, branding and culture, though what they share is access to the excellent benefits and exclusive preferred product agreements that have been negotiated by Express Travel Group.

First Travel Group (FTG) is New Zealand’s leading independent travel alliance dedicated to providing its members with market efficiencies to enhance the customer experience in retail, corporate and wholesale travel.

The Express Travel Group (ETG), is a proudly Australian owned and operated travel company headquartered in Melbourne, and with representation in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

With a membership base exceeding 360 agencies nationally, the Select Travel Group (STG) is one of the leading buying groups in Australia and the largest across the national Chinatown market. 'We Speak Your Language' is the key identifier for this group, as this culturally diverse Group is made up of predominantly Asian travel agencies who converse and assist their customers in their mother tongue, whether it be Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean or another Asian language.

Membership of this Group gives owners a fully branded italktravel & cruise option in an exclusive terrritory, share in a annual bonus plan and marketing and website support. Of benefit to italktravel & cruise franchisees is their ability to be a branded store, but to do so without the associated costs or restrictions usually enforced on a franchisee.

A network of professional travel advisors dedicated to creating memorable and tailored travel experiences, focusing on customer care and personalised service. Membership of this group allows our travel advisors to retain ownership of their clients with the flexibility of working independently from home. Backed by a national travel group, each of our advisors are set up for success with financial, marketing and branding, and IT support all provided.

Sign up to ticket through the Express Tickets system, which offers a friendly point-and-click interface that enables you to confidently shop and book airline tickets, complete reissues, refunds and revalidation functions online.

As well as access to our Express Tickets system, benefit from our Preferred Partner arrangements across a range of land, cruise, and ancillary products. Members also receive access to regular incentives, training & info sessions, as well as exclusive member-only events.

Discuss membership opportunties and explore your options for accessing Express Tickets plus the additional benefits that come with being a full member of either the Select Travel Group , Independent Travel Group or as an Independent Travel Advisor.

Level 2 160 Queen Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia Phone: +61 3 9668 8788