South Australia’s Bend Motorsport Park has unveiled 40 air-conditioned ‘Pit-Straight Deluxe’ safari tents overlooking the circuit’s main straight, aiming to capture the growing drive-holiday market when the Repco Supercars Championship returns in September. Announced on 22 June, the accommodation integrates smart-lock access and high-speed Wi-Fi, allowing remote workers to combine business and leisure during race weekends. Tourism Research Australia notes that event-driven domestic trips rebounded to 96 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in Q1 2026, with travellers increasingly seeking experiential stays. By situating tents within metres of the garages, The Bend hopes to replicate the paddock-club vibe popular at Formula 1 destinations such as Austin and Abu Dhabi. Corporate mobility teams planning incentive travel or client-hospitality programs can secure allotments now; packages include track-walk access and pit-lane tours. The Park is also negotiating with regional charter operators to offer direct flights from Melbourne’s Essendon Fields, potentially trimming travel time for eastern-states guests. International guests flying in for the Supercars weekend should also verify entry requirements early; VisaHQ’s Australia portal (https://www.visahq.com/australia/) streamlines Electronic Travel Authorisations and business-visitor visas, giving corporate travel planners a single dashboard to track approvals for drivers, engineers and VIP clients alike. From a mobility compliance perspective, employers should remember that the regional location—100 kilometres south-east of Adelaide—means temporary-movement safety plans must cover after-hours medical contingencies and road-transfer fatigue management.
