Headlines
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US pushes tourism despite “concern”
Thursday | Feb 26 2026The United States is “rolling out the welcome mat” for Aussie travellers – that was the key message behind Brand USA’s visit to Australia this week.
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QF’s billion-dollar day
Thursday | Feb 26 2026QANTAS has released its H1 FY 2026 results (TD breaking news), heralding an underlying profit before tax of $1.46 billion, a $71 million increase compared to the corresponding period in 2025.
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CTM’s unaudited numbers
Thursday | Feb 26 2026CTM this morning released unaudited H1 FY26 results citing revenue and other income of $348.5 million and underlying EBITDA of $77.7million.
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Hey, hey it’s Visit USA in Sydney
Thursday | Feb 26 2026SYDNEY brought the house down as the grand finale of the Visit USA Expo Series, wrapping up an action-packed three-day roadshow at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney last night.
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Events head West
Thursday | Feb 26 2026WESTERN Sydney doubled down on its aim to attract more business events to the region at the Western Sydney Business Events Forum last week, hosted by the Western Sydney Tourism Taskforce (WSTTF).
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Growth all-round for FCTG
Wednesday | Feb 25 2026FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has posted an underlying profit before tax of $125 million for the first half of FY26, up 4% on the prior corresponding period (TD breaking news).
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HLO profit triples in H1
Wednesday | Feb 25 2026HELLOWORLD Travel Limited has revealed robust results for the first half of the 2026 financial year, putting the company on track to achieve its full-year guidance of $64-$72 million.
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Tours in Mexico continue
Wednesday | Feb 25 2026G Adventures and Intrepid are continuing to safely operate tours in Mexico in the face of a rapid spike in drug cartel-related violence this week (TD 23 Feb).
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AI saves FCTG 67,000 hrs
Wednesday | Feb 25 2026FLIGHT Centre Travel Group’s (FCTG) continued integration of artificial intelligence has saved the company’s advisors an estimated 67,000 hours in labour.
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Qantas’ loyalty restructure
Wednesday | Feb 25 2026QANTAS has divided its loyalty department in two, with the restructure to see one team focused on strategy and another on execution.