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This month Corporate Travel Management announced its largest ever contract win, worth around A$3 billion with the UK Home Office for Bridging accommodation and Travel Services. Under the contract, they will effectively be placing refugees and asylum seekers in accommodation. A record 45,000 migrants arrived in the UK on small boats in 2022, and PM Rishi Sunak has said finding a solution to this issue is a top priority.  continue…

by David Buckland Posted in Airlines, Companies.

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In part one of this note to young investors, I set out the reasons why I think young investors should steer clear of index funds and instead invest in high-quality, growing companies. So, the question is: how to find and invest in these companies? continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in Airlines, Companies, Insightful Insights, Investing Education.

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Warren Buffett is no fan of airlines as an investment. He once wrote that “if a far-sighted capitalist had been present at Kitty Hawk, he would have done his successors a huge favor by shooting Orville down.”  And I doubt he would change his mind when it comes to investing in Qantas (ASX:QAN). Although on face value the Aussie carrier looks to be going gangbusters, the numbers tell a slightly different story. continue…

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Back in July, the IFM consortium lobbed a full takeover offer for Sydney Airport (ASX:SYD), Australia’s busiest gateway. With the airport about to change hands, here’s why Montgomery Fund’s retained most of its shareholding in SYD throughout the takeover period to date. continue…

by Joseph Kim Posted in Airlines, Companies, Editor's Pick, Stocks We Like.

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Since August 20 this year to the time of writing, Flight Centre’s (ASX:FLT) share price has risen almost 66 per cent, from $13.74 to $22.90. It’s been spurred on by investors wanting to profit from the reopening of travel, particularly outbound international travel. And despite being heavily shorted, I believe there are some compelling reasons why the share price has further to run. continue…

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Back in May, we wrote about potential investment merit in Qantas, noting that, while airlines do not readily fit into the “exceptional business” category, we could see good reasons why an investor might be attracted to Qantas (ASX:QAN) at the mid-$3 price that prevailed at the time. continue…

by Tim Kelley Posted in Airlines, Companies.

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Sydney Airport Holdings (ASX:SYD) has just provided a trading update for September.  Given Australia’s closed borders, the historically low passengers numbers were hardly surprising. continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in Airlines, Companies.

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When it comes to investing, we’re not big fans of airlines.  But in the case of Alliance Aviation Services (ASX: AQZ), we’re happy to make an exception. You see, Alliance operates fly-in fly-out charter services for Australian mining companies, and its flights are in demand. With high returning business and strong cash generation, we think there’s a lot to like. continue…

by Gary Rollo Posted in Airlines, Companies, Stocks We Like.

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At Montgomery, we have often discussed market power as a driver of competitive advantage. Last week a major player in the travel industry launched a campaign to assert dominance, which, if successful, could have profound implications for Flight Centre (ASX: FLT) and Webjet (ASX: WEB). continue…

by Ben MacNevin Posted in Airlines, Companies, Insightful Insights.

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Despite our best efforts to alert investors and advisers to the traps, many remain unwitting speculators.

Take the recent collapse in the price of oil. An army of analysts has already produced a mountain of research and thought-pieces under titles like “Winners & Losers from the Oil Price Crash”. continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in Airlines, Energy / Resources.

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