Rumour is Flight Centre’s original tech pitch included a motorised back scratcher, but investors were not impressed.

The captain appears to be backing a continued investment in home-based travel agents with the release of this shiny new platform.

The Flight Centre-owned DMC has announced another senior appointment, and it appears Discova’s press photographer has gone for an extreme close-up this time.

Flight Centre’s HR team have had to put in another alcohol order for the company’s Christmas party after welcoming a swathe of new agencies and agents.

FCTG’s James Kavanagh has given the reopening of the NSW-Victoria border the commentary equivalent of a standing ovation.

FCTG is wheeling out a number of A-listers for its corporate travel event but, sadly, there’s no mention of a Hemsworth making an appearance.

FCTG’s global marketing chief has been “exploring the world of mushrooms” recently with his cooking. However, that’s not to suggest they’re of the magic variety.

“Turning Japanese” by The Vapors can be heard blaring from Skroo’s office following this big bit of news.

Mint Payments continues to woo the big agency networks with its new EFT platform. As in electronic funds transfer, not early finish time as first reported by TW.

There was plenty of red in Flight Centre’s FY21 results presentation, and we’re not just talking about the company’s branding.

The travel juggernaut is continuing to level up in preparation for that eventual bounce-back in demand.

After turning the lights off on Illuminate last year, FCTG is set to flick them back on in a couple of months’ time.