Graham Turner
Opinion
Earnings season
When a 565 per cent profit growth just isn’t enough
Investors can thank Australians re-engaging with the wanderlust they have traditionally been known for, coupled with the tail end of revenge travel.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Latest
Flight Centre swings back to profit, sees airfares falling
Flight Centre boss Graham Turner doubled down on his criticism of the Albanese government for blocking Qatar Airways from adding more flights to Australia.
- by Amelia McGuire
Updated
Aviation
Flight Centre boss warns ‘ridiculous’ Qatar Airways decision will keep fares high
Graham “Skroo” Turner has accused the government of deliberately keeping airfares high while Sydney Airport’s boss Geoff Culbert warns airlines against slot hoarding.
- by Amelia McGuire
Analysis
Ethical investing
No performing animals in Flight Centre’s sustainability push
Despite participating in three Running of the Bulls himself, Flight Centre CEO Graham Turner says those sorts of events are now struck from tour itineraries.
- by Tim Boreham
Analysis
The Long and Short of It
After years of chaos, can travel agent Flight Centre stick the landing?
Given the level of tourism volatility and rocketing flight prices, is it worth backing the traditional travel agency?
- by Amelia McGuire
Omicron threatens travel recovery as holidaymakers hit pause
The emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has rattled the travel industry and threatens to set back its pandemic recovery just as airlines, agents and tourism operators were preparing for a summer without border restrictions or quarantine.
- by Patrick Hatch
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
‘Can’t blame just the Queensland Premier’: Skroo backs Palaszczuk’s Tokyo trip
The Flight Centre boss and outspoken critic of travel bans says calls for the Premier to be grounded after advocating for arrival caps is a conflation of issues and could hurt SEQ.
- by Matt Dennien
The business cycle: how Flight Centre's Graham Turner helped son Matt pedal to success
Graham Turner, whose Flight Centre enterprise has been hit hard by COVID turbulence, has watched his son Matt's cycling retailer business 99 Bikes take off during the pandemic. They've supported each other through the ups and downs.
- by Anne Hyland
Flight Centre warns of 'inevitable' job losses as travel ban accelerates cost cutting
Flight Centre has accelerated its plans for a business-wide cost savings review in light of the government's unprecedented ban on international travel.
- by Dominic Powell
Flight Centre slashes guidance, faces underpayment claim
The company slashed its underlying profit guidance by 14 per cent on weaker than expected travel bookings in its Australian business.
- by Sarah Danckert
Scenic Rim walking trail a huge step for ecotourism
The new Scenic Rim walking trail will meander through national parks and private properties in a five-day retreat.
- by Lucy Stone
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