Graham Turner

The ATIA board has elected Christian Hunter as Chair, and Laura Ruffles has been elected Vice Chair alongside Graham Turner, who is returning as Vice Chair

With international fares from Sydney in 2023 up to 99% higher than pre-COVID, and a lack of competition and capacity, the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has told the  Senate Committee Inquiry into Bilateral Air Service Agreements a revolution rather than a recalibration of Australia’s aviation industry is needed to ensure consumers are better supported.

FLT’s global corporate travel business has continued to outperform, delivering record TTV during FY23 in a market that has generally improved but has yet to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels.

AFTA’s members have approved one of the peak body’s most significant milestones since its creation in 1957, giving the green light to a new Constitution.

Flight Centre has announced today that it will be pushing the growth of a major part of its business by overhauling and updating its Student Flight product in Australia. The new brand, dubbed Universal Traveller, will be aimed travellers at the 18-35 demographic which will offer unique products and exclusive offers to a broader range […]

Two industry heavyweights come together today as Amadeus and Flight Centre announce their strategic partnership to drive progress for compliance with IATAs’ NDC (New Distribution Capability) programme.

Following its recent agreement to enter the Asian hospitality industry with the acquisition of BHMAsia, the Flight Centre Travel Group (FLT) has switched the focus of its expansion to New Zealand. The Australian company has confirmed plans to acquire 100% of two Kiwi travel businesses: the leisure-focused Travel Managers Group (TMG) and corporate Executive Travel […]