'And we're back': more Aussies booking overseas trips Travel group Flight Centre took a $60 million hit in the back end of 2025/26 due to the Middle East war, but is now seeing a pick-up in overseas trips. AAP · Aug 26
Mideast deal gives travel firm an 'earnings tailwind' A government decision to raise travel advice for the Middle East could provide a tailwind for a major travel company, after it downgraded its 2025/26 earnings. AAP · Jun 17
Euro summer dreams still alive for hopeful jetsetters As some travellers are forced to change their overseas plans at the last minute, travel agents are urging those with future bookings to hold their nerve. AAP · Mar 11
Demand for travel remains resilient: Flight Centre Demand for travel remains resilient, Flight Centre boss Graham Turner says, after the group lifted interim earnings by four per cent. AAP · Feb 25
Bounce in US travel keeps Flight Centre looking up Middle East tensions and Trump travel wariness may have hit Flight Centre in the last financial year but signs of profit blue skies ahead are encouraging. AAP · Nov 12, 2025
Flight Centre expects travel turbulence to continue Flight Centre isn't expecting its profit to grow until 2026 after its 2024/25 earnings took a hit from Middle East hostilities and a downturn in US travel. AAP · Aug 27, 2025
Australian shares slide as tariff shockwaves hit copper The ASX200 has fallen 0.16 per cent as copper prices plummeted following a surprise tariff decision by President Donald Trump's White House. AAP · Jul 31, 2025
Flight Centre profit down as Aussies stay close to home Flight Centre expects to miss guidance as leisure travel fell in recent months amid fighting in the Middle East and a global downturn in bookings to the US. AAP · Jul 31, 2025
Tourism to the US is tanking. Flight Centre is facing a $100m hit as a result Flight Centre, one of the world’s largest travel agencies, has warned it could lose more than A$100 million in earnings this year, citing weakening demand for travel to the United States. The Conversation · May 1, 2025
You Can Now Explore New Zealand In Minecraft & Yes, You Can Adopt A Kiwi Minecraft has teamed up with Tourism New Zealand to create six New Zealand-themed Minecraft maps & are offering sweet deals on travel. Pedestrian.tv · Apr 30, 2025
US sees biggest drop in Australian visitors since Covid as travellers avoid Trump’s America Almost 4,600 fewer people went to the US in March compared with the same time last year, according to government data The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2025
Sydney to London flight emissions can be halved depending on route, plane and seating Carbon footprint of an average passenger can vary widely depending on stopovers, plane models and even seating arrangements The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2024
Alert The Group Chat: Flight Centre’s Big Red Sale Has Up To 50% On Holidays, Cruises & More Book it. Pedestrian.tv · Oct 17, 2024
Kyle and Jackie O lose advertisers as campaigners accuse show of normalising ‘violent misogyny’ AMP, Bendigo Bank, Flight Centre and Australian Super confirm they have stopped or are reviewing advertising with KIIS FM program The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2024
AAP · Aug 29, 2024 Flight Centre says international fares finally dropping The price of an international flight from Australia dropped 13 per cent in the first six months of 2024, Flight Centre says.
AAP · Aug 26, 2024 Competition key to getting lift off for flight refunds Providing travellers with refunds is a step forward, but more could be done to prevent delays and cancellations in the first place, a peak travel body says.
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AAP · Feb 27, 2024 Resilient travel demand propels Flight Centre earnings Australians' insatiable appetite for travel amid falling discretionary spending has helped Flight Centre to a solid sales lift in the first half of 2023/24.
AAP · Jan 22, 2024 Fares lose altitude as more flights cleared for takeoff International airfares are predicted to drop in 2024 as the entry of Turkish Airlines and larger planes bring increased competition to the Australian market.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2023 Australian travel insurance red flags: missed connections, stolen luggage and preexisting conditions Travel insurance can be a complicated business for consumers, with caps and exclusions buried deep in fine print. Here’s how to know what you are really covered for
AAP · Nov 15, 2023 'Minister for Higher Airfares' slowing airline recovery Flight Centre says air travel competition and prices continue to improve but the market's recovery has been impeded by the federal government.
AAP · Oct 20, 2023 Business travel to China lifts off amid tariff talks Businesses hope a breakthrough in Chinese sanctions on Australian exports is near as corporate travel bookings between Australia and China ramp up.
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The New Daily · Feb 26, 2023 Flight Centre narrows losses as international travel picks up International travel and corporate spending is at “post-COVID highs” in an "improved, but not fully recovered, environment".