Blacklane Opens Brisbane Office

30-person Team to Grow Corporate Business, Add Partners and Support Global Travelers’ 24/7 Needs

LONDON – BUSINESS TRAVEL SHOW STAND B310 – 20 February 2019 – Blacklane has opened a new office in Brisbane, Australia. This is Blacklane’s fourth office, after Berlin, Singapore, and the newly-opened Dubai location.

Blacklane will hire 30 people across multiple departments, including sales and customer service, to:

• Add corporate clients and travel partners in Australia and New Zealand.

• Grow the airline complimentary transfer business. Blacklane provides chauffeured rides to and from airports for select Emirates and Hainan Airlines guests in 18 cities and five countries.

• Strengthen Blacklane’s round-the-clock, multi-lingual availability for travelers, travel managers, executive assistants, chauffeurs and airport concierges.

Australia is one of Blacklane’s top source markets, thanks to Australians’ increasing outbound travel. According to the Australian Federation of Travel Agents, trips to the country’s most popular outbound destinations increased to nearly 11 million in 2018, up 4.2 percent over 2017.

Tai Cerwen leads the office as site operations manager. She has worked for Blacklane for four years and was previously based in Berlin.

“Blacklane’s presence across Australia, Brisbane’s location, and Brisbane’s skilled workforce make it ideal for our growth. We are hiring a crew who loves to travel and loves to make travelers' journeys stress-free,” said Jens Wohltorf, CEO and co-founder of Blacklane.

Blacklane’s chauffeur service covers 10 Australian cities: Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

Globally, Blacklane serves more than 300 cities and 60 countries with chauffeured rides. Blacklane PASS, its airport concierge service, reaches more than 500 airports worldwide. All Blacklane services give guests:

• Top quality worldwide at rates well below legacy providers’ prices.

• Technology that makes premium travel services available and affordable for a broader market of travelers.

• All-inclusive rates – comprising all base fares, taxes, tolls and fees – guaranteed at the time of booking.

• Full duty of care.

• Commercially licensed English-speaking chauffeurs and concierges.

• Meet-and-greet, including luggage assistance.

• Real-time flight tracking and adjustment of pickup times according to actual arrival times.

• Chauffeur and concierge contact information.

• 24/7 multi-lingual customer service.

About Blacklane (blacklane.com) Blacklane is the global premium mobility service. We take stress out of travel across more than 500 airports, 300 cities and 60 countries. We guarantee high-quality chauffeur and airport concierge services at fair, fixed and all-inclusive rates. Book Blacklane on our website or mobile apps or via distribution and channel partners.