September 15 2025 20:00
Growthpoint Properties (JSE: GRT), South Africa’s largest listed property company, is helping its office tenants through a partnership with airline FlySafair.
They have launched an office tenant travel benefit called Growthpoint SmartFlight.
Businesses signing new leases of three years or more in Growthpoint’s Johannesburg office portfolio can now convert up to 30% of their tenant installation allowance into FlySafair flight vouchers.
The vouchers are redeemable through a central digital wallet using the latest blockchain technology and offer tenants the opportunity to unlock business travel, whether to attend meetings or conferences, to enable hybrid work strategies, or simply get teams face-to-face where they collaborate best. Using the digital wallet, the tenant can allocate the flight ticket to any employee within their company.
“At Growthpoint, we understand that office space isn’t only measured in square metres, but also in the ways it enables your business to thrive,” said Timothy Irvine, Growthpoint Properties Head of Asset Management: Offices.
The initiative is a change in commercial property leasing in South Africa. Industry-wide, tenant installations allowances are typically limited to fit-outs and furnishings. With Growthpoint’s SmartFlight, Irvine said its tenant installation allowance has become a strategic asset that recognises that in today’s business world “connection is as critical as space, and so it assists in the operational growth of tenants’ businesses”.
“FlySafair is proud to be part of an innovation that puts real business benefits in the hands of Growthpoint’s tenants,” said Kirby Gordon, FlySafair CMO and executive manager.
Growthpoint SmartFlight vouchers are valid for 12 months, redeemable for FlySafair domestic flights and subject to standard FlySafair and Growthpoint terms and conditions.
“SmartFlight builds on a new kind of thinking that is reshaping offices into strategic resources that help South African businesses stay agile, competitive and connected,” said Irvine.
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