Author(s): Bill James

Travel Stories

The chaos that was Top Deck Travel lays the foundation for Flight Centre--now Australia's fourth-largest retailer. Graham 'Screw' Turner builds the company into a hugely successful, multi-million dollar travel empire through his dogged determination and willingness to embrace change. This edition of Top Deck Daze takes the reader through the tumultuous journey undertaken by Screw and his associates. It includes new, detailed maps, up to 180 original images, a 16-page colour section, plus an updated Honour Roll of crew members who have worked for Top Deck (now Topdeck) since its inception. The epilogue contains new insights into the company's evolution from Top Deck Travel to Flight Centre and a catalogue of how the buses were named. Follow the antics of Screw, Spy, Bill Speaking, Wombat, Filthy, Grilly, Budgie, the mysterious Graham James Lloyd and other incorrigible crew members as they lead their unsuspecting punters on riotous escapades to far flung, exotic corners of the world.