Posts Tagged ‘tourism sector’

Flight Centre share price continues to climb

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

The Flight Centre share price has been travelling steadily upwards for some time now (see the chart below!), and the trip could well continue now that the CFO has indicated the start of the new financial year has been encouraging for the company.

With cautious optimism Andrew Flannery told investors yesterday that the Australian travel industry has recovered faster than than others around the world, that the strong Aussie dollar and cheap airfares have stimulated demand, but that predicting a full recovery would be premature.

“While yields remain significantly down on last year, prices appear to have bottomed and the cheapest deals have become harder to secure,” he said.

Flight Centre Limited
ASX Code: FLT

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Virgin Blue answers ASX price query

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Virgin Blue has been unable to account for the recent plunge in its share price, The Australian is reporting today.

Following enquiries from the ASX, Virgin Blue said its expectations for full-year operating growth would not vary more than 15% from its guidance, and the plummeting share price is most likely a by-product of market volatility and economic uncertainty.

Shares have decreased in price by almost a half this year. As well as those reasons already mentioned, it s also possible the airline has been a quiet victim of short-selling.

Click here for our analysts review from late last year of how short selling affects various market sectors.

Further information:
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