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| Industry | Travel |
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| Founded | October 1st 2013 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
Key people | Adam Schwab, Jeremy Same |
| Services | Flash Deals |
Number of employees | 250+ |
| Website | https://luxuryescapes.com/ |
Luxury Escapes is an online travel agency for lodging and airfare reservations. [1]
Luxury Escapes' partnership with Qantas allows Australian members to link their Luxury Escapes account to their Qantas Frequent Flyer, Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer and Club Vistara accounts to earn frequent flyer points. [ citation needed ]
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