Tourism to the US is tanking. Flight Centre is facing a $100m hit as a result

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Flight Centre, one of the world’s largest travel agencies, has warned it could lose more than A$100 million in earnings this year, citing weakening demand for travel to the United States.

In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) this week, the company pointed to “volatile trading...

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