The end of year wrap – what a year!

The end of year wrap – what a year!
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Well, that’s it from us for another year – we are signing off until January 11.

We’d like to thank you for joining us for the ride over the last 12 months – it’s been an eventful year.

And as we’re feeling all festive and nostalgic, we thought we’d reminisce a little before we head off into the indulgence and gluttony of Christmas.

Here are the 25 top stories that got you clicking:

  1. Helloworld agency goes into liquidation
  2. Travel agent wanted by the police
  3. Vanuatu rocked by deadly Cyclone Pam
  4. Flight Centre Global Gathering rocks Vegas
  5. Defunct travel agency strands, abuses customers
  6. Flight Centre won’t buy Helloworld
  7. CTS Travel liquidation leaves customers in the lurch
  8. Creative Holidays to close
  9. Travel agent allegedly does runner with client money
  10. Why Flight Centre is still number one: Skroo
  11. Qantas glitch gives bargain flights
  12. Virgin offers ‘alternative’ holidays for Bali bound travellers
  13. Travel agency fined $200k for exploiting worker
  14. CTS collapse drags reputable agency into saga
  15. Gaines resigns as Helloworld CEO
  16. Skroo wins X factor with new AirAsia deal
  17. Pilot ‘locked out” of cockpit: Germanwings crash
  18. Creative Holidays goes down fighting
  19. Flight Centre still the favourite Aussie agency
  20. Helloworld to acquire AOT group?
  21. Industry veteran returns to fill travel gap
  22. Proposal thwarted by travel agency collapse
  23. Australian airports strike, passengers affected
  24. Scenic taken to court over rainy holiday
  25. Darwin travel agent jailed for fraud

Have a great Christmas and New Year!

Email the Travel Weekly team at traveldesk@travelweekly.com.au

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