Flight Centre Australia
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| Industry | Travel |
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| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Key people | Graham Turner (Managing Director) |
| Revenue |  A$2.00 billion (2013) |
| A$349.2 million (2013) | |
| A$240.0 million (2013) | |
Number of employees | approx 12000 (2014[1]) |
| Parent | Flight Centre Travel Group |
| Website | flightcentre.com.au |
Flight Centre Australia is the domestic arm of the Flight Centre Travel Group and the largest retailer of travel in Australia. Headquartered on Grey Street in South Bank Brisbane, its portfolio including niche brands features 1,300 businesses across Australia, with the company posting before-tax profits of $349.2 million in June 2013.[2]
History[]
The first Flight Centre store opened in Sydney in 1982. By 1988 there were more than 50 stores across Australia.[3]
References[]
- ^ Myriam Robin (28 August 2012). "Flight Centre sits pretty as airlines slug it out". Smartcompany.com.au. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Is Graham Turner Australia's most entrepreneurial CEO?". Brw.com.au. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Flight Centre". Flight Centre Limited. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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Categories:
- Travel and holiday companies of Australia
- Australian companies established in 1982
- Retail companies established in 1982
- Transport companies established in 1982
- Companies based in Brisbane
- 1982 establishments in Australia