| Flight Centre cruising

FLIGHT Centre recorded strong growth in cruise in its FY17 half year results, along with a rise in sales from international and domestic flights, hotel room nights, foreign exchange, youth sector and online.

Despite record turnover during the six months to 31 Dec, the company’s first half profit declined to $109.2m.

Flight Centre has downgraded its full year profit expectations from $320m-$355m to $300m-$330m.