Tag Archives: Flight Centre

How the HST will affect Canadian tourism

Written by Graham Robertson. Posted on May 10, 2010. Filed under Industry musings, Online travel agencies. Tagged , , . View Comments.
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Nothing gets people aggravated more than a new tax, if you don’t believe me, ask the government of British Columbia. Ever since I could remember, the province of British Columbia (BC) has had two taxes, the 7% PST (Provincial Sales Tax) and the 7% GST (Goods and Services Tax). Having two taxes was confusing for [...]

Flight Centre rejects the prowess of online travel

Written by Graham Robertson. Posted on September 11, 2009. Filed under Online travel agency, Technology. Tagged , , , , , , , , . View Comments.
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In the  Wednesday 26th of August edition of Travel weekly Graham Turner, managing director of Flight Centre, made the comment that, “There is some potential for growth [in Webjet] but I don’t  think it will take significant amounts of revenue away from us”. That is very bold, considering how prolific the internet has been in [...]

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