Media Release
Webjet Enters Coach Tour Market
6th November 2002
Webjet today announced its entry into the coach tour market.
Commenting, Webjet's Managing Director, David Clarke, said "As part of our expanding product range and following on from the successful launch last week of our last minute specials, Webjet has now entered into the coach tour market with a selected range of coach tours covering Britain, Ireland, Europe, Spain, Morocco and Portugal, along with special interest tours such as the Anzac Tour.
"Webjet's product range now includes Qantas and Virgin domestic airfares, Webjet's international specially negotiated web e-deals covering special arrangements with airlines such as Qantas, Air New Zealand, United, China Airlines, Thai, Australian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Garuda, Virgin Atlantic, Emirates etc., all scheduled international airlines at regular fares with special Webjet bonus offers, in excess of 50,000 online hotels, over 20 world car companies, online bookings, facilities for the Accor hotel group including Mercure, Novotel, Ibis, Sofotel, All Seasons, a specialty range of Queensland resorts, Surfers Paradise, the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns, Port Douglas and the Whitsundays at deep discount prices, a range of cruises including the P&O group and Royal Caribbean, Qantas full range of domestic holiday packages covering Australia, the full range of Qantas international holiday packages, the recently introduced last minute deals covering initially Australian destinations and online travel insurance from CGU.
"This standard product range is also supplemented by specialty events such as the Fosters Grand Prix, the Rugby World Cup and the Australian Open Tennis."