15th April 2024 FCM / Flight CentreBookings from Australia to New Zealand have grown 15% in the first three months of 2024 compared with the same period last year, according to data from Flight Centre Travel Group’s large-market business travel division FCM Travel.
6th March 2024 Flight CentreFlight Centre’s Corporate Traveller and FCM have seen a 66% increase in international business travel in 2023 and expect it to continue growing this year.
28th February 2024 Flight Centre / LuxuryFlight Centre Travel Group’s Independent division is launching a new travel brand called Envoyage.
26th January 2024 Flight Centre / RecoveryBookings to New Zealand across all of Flight Centre’s worldwide stores were up more than 65% in the last three months of 2023, according to the travel agent.
21st October 2022 Airlines / Flight CentreBut they may remain relatively high while airlines grapple with capacity uncertainty, says Graham ‘Skroo’ Turner.
5th September 2022 Flight CentreTwo in five travel managers said technology was a top pain point – however, 59% also said it was a top factor when selecting a travel management company.
26th August 2022 Flight CentreNew Zealand leisure and business bookings are recovering strongly, says Flight Centre.
24th August 2022 Flight Centre / RecoveryThe number of seats offered on airlines servicing New Zealand is forecast to be back to 79% of pre-Covid levels by the end of 2022.
17th August 2022 Flight CentreFlight Centre has created a new product for travellers looking for more security and certainty while airlines and airports struggle to cope with high demand.
22nd June 2022 Awards / Flight CentreFlight Centre Travel Group won Plug and Play’s Corporate Innovation Award for its “technology-first” approach to addressing business traveller needs.
17th June 2022 Borders / Flight CentreFlight Centre wants to see the full opening of the border brought forward from 31 July and questions why there is a delay “considering the state of the economy”.
1st June 2022 Flight Centre / RetailThe company is pushing out a new technology ecosystem to offer customers a seamless booking experience.
30th May 2022 Flight Centre / PeopleFlight Centre has appointed Melissa Elf as its managing director of corporate for Australia and New Zealand.
8th March 2022 Borders / Flight CentreWhile the numbers suggest outbound travel is recovering, it means the domestic market could start to shrink for New Zealand tourism, with no date yet of when international visitors can start arriving.
8th February 2022 Employment / Flight Centre / PeopleTom Walley is the new global managing director of Corporate Traveller, the SME specialist divisiom of Flight Centre Travel Group.
5th November 2021 Flight Centre / SurveyA recent survey conducted by Flight Centre New Zealand shows 88% of respondents see themselves travelling overseas in the next year.
2nd November 2021 Flight CentreFlight Centre has launched a new website that puts departed alumni front in line for roles when travel opens up again.
13th October 2021 Event / Flight CentreFlight Centre’s corporate travel management event Illuminate 2021 will return this month.
1st September 2021 Flight CentreA survey by travel agency Flight Centre shows that nearly a quarter of its website visitors plan to travel abroad within one month of international borders re-opening.
28th June 2021 Flight CentreQualifying staff to receive share rights vesting in February 2023.
10th November 2020 Corporate / Flight CentreMD David Coombes says the travel agent has made heavy cuts to its Kiwi staff and stores.
6th December 2019 Flight CentreStargazing at Lake Tekapo and sledging down the Kaituna River were named in Flight Centre’s 50 Travel Experiences for 2020.
29th June 2018 Flight Centre / ResearchHow cultural currents are acting on the travel industry have been put under the microscope in a new report.
5th April 2018 Flight CentreThe Full Federal Court of Australia has ordered Flight Centre to pay penalties totalling A$12.5m for attempting to induce three international airlines to enter into price fixing arrangements between 2005 and 2009.
2nd August 2017 Flight CentreAustralian-listed Flight Centre Travel Group has moved to increase its leisure and corporate travel market-share in New Zealand by buying two companies.
5th April 2017 Flight CentreTHE Flight Centre Travel Group has outlined plans to create a new global business that will provide in-destination services to travellers.
