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#10. CT Partners expands global reach with unified Gray Dawes Travel membership
CT Partners has strengthened its independent travel-buying network with global TMC Gray Dawes Travel now on board as a fully integrated member.
#9. Hotel review: Is this property Tokyo’s most family-friendly hotel?
Mimaru Tokyo Ikebukuro is redefining family-friendly stays in Japan’s most popular cities: Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.
#8. Jetstar starts Gold Coast–Bali direct flights today; now biggest carrier out of OOL
Jetstar’s new thrice-weekly nonstop Gold Coast–Bali flights take off on 1 August 2025, the first LCC to directly connect the two beach destinations.
#7. Regent launches 2027-2028 voyages—here’s what agents need to know
The world’s leading ultra-luxury cruise line has just dropped its 2027-2028 Voyage Collection, and it’s Regent Seven Seas Cruises® at its most ambitious yet.
#6. MTA Mobile Travel Agents 2025 conference: The only comprehensive wrap
As we reflect on the just-passed MTA Mobile Travel Agents conference in Adelaide, we’ll remember an event that pulled out all the stops but never lost track of its goal.
#5. Movers + Shakers: Candice Steffensen named South African Airways ANZ National Sales Manager
The Walshe Group has appointed Candice Steffensen as South African Airways (SAA) National Sales Manager for Australia & New Zealand.
#4. Destination Canada seeks 6 Radical Ambassadors for 2025/26
Use your personal voice to champion Canada for a year and join the ultimate famil to British Columbia & the Northwest Territories, Air Canada flights included.
#3. Flight Centre to launch new leisure loyalty program in 2025 as it reveals record transactions
Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has confirmed plans to launch a new leisure loyalty program, set to roll out in the first half of the 2026 financial year.
#2. Jetstar starts first-ever flights from Brisbane to this South Pac paradise in May 2026
Jetstar will commence nonstop Brisbane–Rarotonga flights from 18 May 2026, connecting Queenslanders directly to the Cook Islands.
#1. Govt updates travel advice level for key stopover point for Aussies
After DFAT downgraded its travel advice for the Persian Gulf nation, Qatar is at the lowest alert level for travellers again.
And that’s another must-read recap of the Karryon Top 10 Stories of the week.
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