December 2023
Airfares are falling fast, but not to every city
Travellers looking for a reprieve on prices for their European summer soirée will have to keep waiting, or redirect their trip to New York.
- Ayesha de Kretser
November 2023
King is the ‘minister for higher airfares’: Flight Centre boss
The travel industry is still stinging about a decision to block additional flights from Qatar Airways, which was seen as a boost to Qantas.
- Liam Walsh
How Aussies with a party bus turned Top Deck into a 50-year business
Flight Centre boss “Skroo” Turner was in London for the half-century birthday bash of his coach-tour company. A new film breathes life into its origin story.
- Hans van Leeuwen
August 2023
Flight Centre reinstates dividend as earnings and sales soar
The diversified travel agent has started the 2024 financial year strongly and will return capital to shareholders that supported the company through COVID-19.
- Ayesha de Kretser
July 2023
Business travel remains strong despite cancellations: Flight Centre
Flight Centre boss Graham Turner says domestic business travel is strong despite ongoing cancellations including a weekend of chaos as school holidays began.
- Gus McCubbing and Lois Maskiell
December 2022
- Exclusive
- Hotels
Rich Lister Turners sell 60pc stake in luxury bush retreats
Capitalising on booming regional tourism, Jude and Graham Turner, of Flight Centre fame, have sold their Spicers Retreats brand in a $130m deal.
- Fiona Carruthers
Demand for travel is surging, so why isn’t Flight Centre?
While corporate travel races ahead of expectations, an overall disappointing first quarter update has left short sellers undeterred and analysts unmoved.
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- Lucas Baird
May 2022
Sydney to London or NYC in 6 hours: Graham Turner
The Flight Centre Travel Group’s 40th anniversary celebrations gave co-founder Graham Turner cause to reflect on business lessons learnt and predictions for the future.
- Fiona Carruthers
As Corporate Travel ascends, some investors stay grounded
Shares are up and revenues are rising. Corporate Travel Management has pulled through COVID-19 with acquisitions. But why are some investors hesitant?
- Liam Walsh
March 2022
Flight Centre founders (bar Skroo) sell down
Geoff Harris and Bill James have for some months been steadily selling small parcels of shares in a series of on-market trades.
- Myriam Robin
January 2022
Flight Centre chief may revive WA border fight as Qantas cuts flights
Graham Turner is considering a fresh legal fight against the West Australian government after its snap decision to not open the border as planned on February 5.
- Hannah Wootton and Julie-anne Sprague
Turner may revive legal bid to open the WA border
Flight Centre chief executive Graham ‘Skroo’ Turner is considering a fresh legal challenge against the West Australian government after its snap decision to not open its border.
- Julie-anne Sprague
99 Bikes stocks up to deal with next phase of supply chain crisis
The bicycle retailer, partly owned by Flight Centre, is predicting new hurdles in the supply chain as the CEO announces his resignation.
- Liam Walsh
November 2021
- Podcast
- How I Made It
Listen now: From one bobcat to $900m
Wes Maas quit playing in the NRL for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and bought a bobcat for $14,000. His company now employs over 600 and Wes is now knocking on the door of the nation’s billionaires club.
‘Doing more harm than good’: PM chides WA over borders
Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg have rebuked Mark McGowan over his decision to keep the state closed until next year.
- Phillip Coorey
How Graham Turner built Flight Centre and survived COVID-19
When Graham Turner started discount travel agent Flight Centre with a couple of mates in the 80s, selling discounted flights was illegal.
- Julie-anne Sprague
- Podcast
- How I Made It
Listen now: When your share price goes from $61 to $9
Graham Turner grew up on an apple farm in Queensland and attended a one-teacher primary school. He made Flight Centre one of the world’s biggest travel agencies and was on the Rich List for 20 years before COVID hit.
October 2021
Flight Centre, burning $40m a month, sees sunny skies ahead
International bookings for Aussies are kicking off at levels not seen since COVID-19 began, travel group says.
- Liam Walsh
Qantas brings forward travel restart but airline frustration boils
Qantas will bring forward to November 1 plans to restart its Sydney-London and Sydney-Los Angeles flights.
- Lucas Baird
International travel tips: book seat 2A, but limit your destinations
The pointy end is back as we look set to reopen Australia to the fully vaccinated from November. But travel now means more hassle and expense.
- Fiona Carruthers
