GOLD COAST (13 AUGUST, 2024): Travel + Leisure Co. staff are learning about how to improve their wellbeing through research-based activities leveraging their employee benefits during a carnival-style day – across 29 resort locations in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji and corporate offices on the Gold Coast.

Staff are being offered complimentary fresh smoothies, yoga and meditation, and information sessions on an extensive employee travel benefits program and the exclusive financial and private health insurance offerings available to them.

Travel + Leisure Co. also launched to associates the BUPA Healthy Cities Global Movement Challenge, which encourages physical wellbeing through movement and rewards movement with grants to restore natural habitats – to develop both healthier communities and a healthy planet.

Travel + Leisure Co. is the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company and employs about 19,000 people across the globe, with about 1,500 based in Australia in two Gold Coast corporate offices and across a series of hotels and resorts.

Australian employees enjoy benefits including:

  • Access to heavily discounted stays at thousands of hotel, vacation ownership and vacation rental properties around the world
  • Access to exclusive offers and discounts with thousands of established brands nationwide and beyond, through online platform Lifestyle
  • Subsidised private health insurance cover with Bupa
  • Exclusive rates with HSBC and access to the bank’s educational sessions
  • Exclusive rates with Host Super and the provider’s educational sessions
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Program, Assure
Gold Coast team members enjoying a yoga session

As an employer of choice, Travel + Leisure Co. is committed to being an inclusive workplace for its diverse employees, and offers staff the opportunity to contribute in the following spaces:

  • First Nations – working group committed to promoting the perspectives and contributions of First Nations people in Australia and New Zealand
  • Women in Travel – dedicated to inspiring women through professional development and growth opportunities and serving as a diverse voice and resource for business practices.
  • Pride Int Diversity Resource Group – celebrates the vibrant community of LGBTQIA+ employees at T+L to cultivate a welcoming and inclusive culture, safe environment for LGBTQIA+ members and allies. 
  • Sustainability – sustainability arm, Travel Green, committed to improving the environmental footprint of the business
  • Philanthropy – the company’s philanthropic committee give their time to raise money for children in need

“A wide range of factors impact how each associate perceives wellbeing, which can depend on culture, circumstances and life experiences, which means there are different models where wellbeing can be delivered. We used a research-based approach to develop a holistic and multidimensional program of benefits around physical, emotional, social, culture and even financial wellbeing through our Be Well program,” said Senior Vice President Human Resources, Internal Communications and Customer Experience, Bruce Harkness.

“Our success depends upon our associates and it is our responsibility to contribute positively to their welfare and ensure they can work in a space that is safe, supportive and welcoming,” he added.

Club Wyndham Denarau Island team

In the Asia Pacific region, Travel + Leisure Co. oversees a property folio of close to 90 hotels and resorts and develops three vacation clubs under the Club Wyndham and Accor Vacation Club brands. It operates corporate offices on the Gold Coast, Australia; and in Singapore; Shanghai, China; Tokyo, Japan; and Clark, Philippines.

Job hunters should visit the Travel + Leisure Co. Careers website. Current recruitment is focused on filling positions in operations, sales, business development and consumer finance.

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