Flight Centre

News / Technology

How COVID-19 has changed travel's chief technology officers

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2021

Travel CTOs have had to acquire new skills, upend their priority list and think carefully about how to combine new tech with legacy systems and practices, for maximum efficiency. Read More

News / Distribution

Hotel direct channels gained share of bookings in 2020

By Mitra Sorrells | February 2, 2021

A new report from SiteMinder details the top booking revenue sources in markets around the world. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Using the coronavirus pandemic to bring some innovation to business travel

By Susan Lichtenstein - DigiTravel Consulting | September 11, 2020

Now is a good time to address the many pain points in corporate travel purposes. Read More

News / Online

Flight Centre sees emerging bright spot in business travel as it struggles with massive losses

By Mitra Sorrells | August 27, 2020

The company says it has taken the biggest hit in its leisure business, but corporate business recorded a $74 million AUD underlying profit in fiscal year 2020. Read More

News / Technology

Flight Centre buys business travel management platform WhereTo

By Mitra Sorrells | August 5, 2020

WhereTo uses artificial intelligence to recommend trip options that are within the company’s travel policy, meet the traveler's preferences and minimize costs. Read More

News / Technology

Corporate travelers eye possibility of trips but need a green light from companies

By Linda Fox | July 8, 2020

Travel management companies are developing travel assistant-style services to aggregate the latest COVID-19 travel information. Read More

News / Online

Some corporate travel may not return, buyers and TMCs invest in tech for a new future

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | June 12, 2020

Panelists during a WiT webinar discussed how corporate travel will change due to the COVID-19 crisis. Read More

News / Distribution

Flight Centre invests in NDC-led airline tech specialist TPConnects

By Linda Fox | March 6, 2020

The Australia-based travel retailer says the undisclosed investment improves its air content, with TPConnects developing technology based around IATA’s NDC and One Order. Read More

News / Online

Flight Centre draws from SARS experience to plan for coronavirus impact

By Steven Lerner | February 27, 2020

Flight Centre anticipates a decline in its full-year profits before tax projection due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Read More

News / Distribution

Hotel websites hold firm in booking rankings, Airbnb makes progress

By Linda Fox | February 14, 2020

SiteMinder reveals the top sources of online bookings for hotels in 2019. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Personalization, the importance of data and privacy in travel

By Linda Fox | December 6, 2019

Developments in, as well as the challenges of, personalization in travel were up for discussion during an executive roundtable at the Phocuswright Conference 2019. Read More

News / Distribution

Steady progress for NDC, but what are the next hurdles to overcome?

By Linda Fox | November 4, 2019

Announcements from American Express Global Business Travel, CWT and FCM have talked up NDC - but do they really mean anything and, more importantly, what real progress is being made? Read More