James Kavanagh Global Leisure CEO with Clinton Hearne, Executive GM, Customer Loyalty.
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Flight Centre Travel Group’s game‑changing travel loyalty program, World360 Rewards, was officially launched in Sydney last night before and audience of Australia’s travel and loyalty elite.
Held ahead of the program’s three‑month anniversary, the event brought together launch partners, potential future partners, and industry decision‑makers from across travel, retail, finance, insurance, telecommunications and more, reflecting the rapid momentum behind one of Australia’s most ambitious new loyalty ecosystems.
Since launching in late November 2025, World360 Rewards has already expanded its partner network, most recently welcoming fuel giant Caltex in January. Caltex joins other major everyday‑spend partners including ANZ, Bupa, and TerryWhite Chemmart.
Guests were treated to a blue carpet.
Staking its claim that “travel is the point(s)”, travel partners were front and centre on the night. Representatives from Fiji Airways, Air New Zealand, Collette Tours, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Viking, and the Singapore Tourism Board were among those in attendance.
Also in attendance were Australia’s loyalty elite from some of Australia’s most recognised retail brands, indicating strong appetite for future potential to supercharge the next phase of the World360 Rewards ecosystem and redefine travel for Australians.
“We have a golden opportunity,” said FCTG’s Leisure CEO James Kavanagh addressed the room, acknowledging the significance of the moment. “The World360 Rewards advantage is choice, channel and convenience We have a golden opportunity to open up the world for those who want to see it more than ever before.”
The event featured live performances.
World360 Rewards executive general manager Clinton Hearne shared the program’s ambition to be the fastest growing travel loyalty program in market.
“Our ambition is to be the fastest growing loyalty program; we’re different and we have unique propositions for Australians so we’re on track.”
Early member insights also revealed what unites Australian travellers.
Across a member survey of bucket‑list aspirations, one experience stands above all others across every age category from 20s to 60s – The Northern Lights.
“Your travel bucket list doesn’t have to be pointless anymore. That’s the power of World360 Rewards opening your world to more,” Hearne said .
