Travel Agents
Flight Centre profits down due to ABC story and EBA negotiations
by Ali Coulton
Flight Centre shares dropped lower than our post-weekend motivation levels this morning as Skroo outlined a cautious outlook for FY19 at the company’s AGM.
Travel Agents
What’s the hottest new event agents should attend?
by Hannah Edensor
Travel agents will be itching to go to this fabulous new event. Although we’re not suggesting there’s any irritable rashes involved.
Travel Agents
Our products will be “more complex, high-end”: Skroo
by Hannah Edensor
Skroo has put product growth at the top of his New Year’s Resolutions, although denied #2 was ‘buying shirts with long sleeves’.
Travel Agents
The successful habits of Skroo Turner
Our habits include biting our nails and chasing the neighbour’s cat out of our yard, so it’s no surprise we’re not the founder of a successful business.
Travel Agents
“We will close or relocate stores not meeting expectations”: Skroo
Skroo has confirmed FC stores will be closed if they fall short of expectations, as we prepare to fall short of our in-laws’ expectations at dinner tonight.
Travel Agents
We won’t consider rebranding: FC’s Skroo
by Tara Harrison
Flight Centre has grand plans for the future of its Aussie network. Here, Skroo spills the digital beans to Travel Weekly.
Travel Agents
Helloworld, Magellan are “friends” of FC, not enemies: Skroo
by Tara Harrison
Flight Centre’s boss says other agencies are friends, although wouldn’t confirm if they all meet up for book club or pottery class.
Tourism
What travel’s big CEOs are earning each year
by Hannah Edensor
This industry salary list is enough to make your eyes water. That said, we were chopping onions when writing it.
Travel Agents
Flight Centre finalises travel group acquisition
by Hannah Edensor
Flight Centre liked these two travel groups so much they put a ring on it. Although we’re disappointed we weren’t invited to the wedding.
Travel Agents
“We’re working on novice retention”: Skroo Turner
by Tara Harrison
We met travel’s kingpin for a wine and a chinwag, and even managed to pull off the fancy ‘swirl and sniff’ routine with our Pinot.
Travel Agents
We’re starting 2018 with “solid momentum”: Skroo
by Hannah Edensor
We’re such big fans of Skroo’s latest press photo that we’re running a follow-up Flight Centre story. Oh, and his report wasn’t too shabby either.
Travel Agents
“We want to grow reasonably rapidly”: Skroo Turner
by Hannah Edensor
We spoke exclusively to Flight Centre’s head honcho, and despite getting cut off with bad reception, managed to file this.