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How Graham Turner built Flight Centre and survived COVID-19

Julie-anne Sprague
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When Graham Turner started discount travel agency Flight Centre with a couple of mates in the 80s, selling discounted flight tickets was illegal.

While his company was not the only agency discounting, Turner tells The Australian Financial Review’s podcast, How I Made It, he did not get caught.

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Julie-anne Sprague co-edits our Rich Lists and covers entrepreneurs, wealth creation and investments. A senior journalist in our newsroom, Julie-anne has covered politics, property, agribusiness, retail and stockmarkets in both the UK and Australia. Connect with Julie-anne on Twitter. Email Julie-anne at jsprague@afr.com

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