Aviation
Flight Centre announces big leadership shake-up
A big leadership shake-up is usually either a positive step forward, or the plot of a critically acclaimed TV show full of questionable characters.
Travel Agents
Flight Centre hosts first of its kind event at Brisbane HQ
The festive folk over at FCTG hosted a big bash yesterday in preparation for travel’s return. We’re sure our invite got lost in the mail.
Travel Agents
Flight Centre introduces its first Reconciliation Action Plan
The travel giant has penned a plan to offer more support and opportunities for Indigenous Australians.
Aviation
“The measures have not worked”: IATA urges governments to remove all travel barriers
The association has called for an end to the nearly two-year reign of restrictions that have all but crushed the travel industry, including eliminating quarantine restrictions for non-vaccinated travellers.
Travel Agents
Open border between Australia’s two biggest economic powerhouses great for business, says Flight Centre MD
FCTG’s James Kavanagh has given the reopening of the NSW-Victoria border the commentary equivalent of a standing ovation.
Events
Flight Centre unveils A-list speaker line-up for Illuminate 2021
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.
Tourism
Tourism Minister says international borders will reopen by Christmas “at the latest”
by Ali Coulton
Dan Tehan has urged states to stick to the national plan and encouraged Aussies to “roll up their sleeves”.
Destinations
Travel industry reacts to Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics win
While Queensland’s capital was a shoo-in to snare the Games for 2032, it was still a bloody nice bit of news for Aussies to wake up to this morning.
Travel Agents
Flight Centre starts flogging ‘Mystery Holidays’
The travel giant is getting all mysterious this Christmas … not in a spooky, scary way, but more a pleasant surprise kind of way.
Travel Agents
Flight Centre launches new AI booking platform
We can’t guarantee the new platform will be as cute as the AI pictured, but we’re sure it’s just as, if not more, useful.
Technology
Flight Centre’s James Kavanagh talks NDC, AI and agents
Please excuse the generic stock image accompanying this article, we promise it’s at least 100 times more interesting than a businessman shaking a fake robot arm.
Travel Agents
FCm scores NSW govt travel contract
by Anne Majumdar
Big news in the world of corporate travel management as Flight Centre’s FCm brand scores a major win.