1. Flight Centre South Africa (Pty) Ltd. | Block 8, Pendoring Office Park, 299 Pendoring Road, Blackheath | Tel: 011 778 1300
Directors: A.C Stark, G. Turner (Australia) | VAT 4370159909 | Reg 1994/000253/07
06 September2016
SA’s biggest travel company renamed Flight Centre Travel Group
FlightCentre SouthAfricahaschangeditsname to FlightCentre Travel Group(Pty) Ltd(FCTG).
FCTG, SouthAfrica’slargesttravel companywithanannual turnoverof more than R5-billioninsales,
has changeditsname to reflectthe growthandextentof itsdiversifiedbrands.
Flight Centre South Africa – best known for its red and white branding incorporating the captain was
launched as a travel agency in RSA in January 1994, with its first store in Westgate Shopping Mall.
However, with 22 years in operation in South Africa, FCTG has diversified and grown to encapsulate
11 brands across the 4 pillars of leisure, corporate, wholesale and events businesses, thus resulting
inthe change of name to fullyrepresentthe company’ssize anddepth.
FCTG now ownsmore than173 businessesacrossthe countryincludingCorporate Traveller,FCM
Travel Solutions,FlightCentre BusinessTravel,FlightCentre Holidays,StudentFlights,Cruiseabout,
Top Deck,CI EventsandStage & Screen,withmore than1 200 employeesnationwideincludinga
74% female staff complement.
The company whichiswhollyownedbyFlightCentre Travel GroupheadquarteredinAustraliaand
listedonthe AustralianStockExchange,hasgrownfroma greenfieldstartthankstoinvestmentsin
people,locations,marketing,price beatguarantees,technology,branddiversificationandastrong
focuson whatthe customerwants,deliveringonthe company’sethosof “we care about delivering
amazingtravel experiences”.
FCTG is the culminationof 22 yearsof hardwork andstrategicvision.Thankstophenomenal growth
and diversification,we are nolongerjusta leisure retail brand;we are alsobecomingaleading
playerinthe corporate travel managementarena.

2. Flight Centre South Africa (Pty) Ltd. | Block 8, Pendoring Office Park, 299 Pendoring Road, Blackheath | Tel: 011 778 1300
Directors: A.C Stark, G. Turner (Australia) | VAT 4370159909 | Reg 1994/000253/07
Way back in2010, 80% of the businesscame fromretail leisure,todaythishasevolvedtobecome a
50/50 splitbetweenleisureandcorporate.
FCTG alsoincorporatesa wholesaledivisionwithaverticallyintegratedmodelknownasFlight
Centre Holidays,aglobal manufacturerof unique productranges.We have evolvedsignificantly,
fromsellingflightsandthirdpartysupplierproductstodevelopingexclusive holidaystosuitour
customer’sneedsandmanagingtravel arrangementsof large corporate businesses.
What is even more phenomenal is that we have grown from one retail store 22 years ago to 173
businesses today, all run by home-grown, young, dynamic leaders and this has happened organically
withoutanyacquisitions.
The name change isonlythe beginningforFCTG,whichhasambitiousplansencompassing
aggressive growthandchange overthe next22 years.We are continuingtolooktoinvestingetting
closerto the customer,newtechnologyplatforms,growthwithinAfricaandfuture business
acquisitionswithastrongfocusonblendedtravel options.
The skyis the limitforFCTG Africa.
Notes:
FlightCentre Travel Group(FCTG) ispart of Flight Centre,anAustralian-basedinternational travel
companylistedonthe AustralianStockExchange withanannual turnoverof AUS$17.5-billionsales
as at June 2015.