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3 days ago | 
karryon.com.au | Mark Harada
ATIA says the new board reflects the association’s diversity and will focus on delivering ‘A30’. Project A30 is a comprehensive reset for the association and a blueprint for the travel sector moving forward.
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3 days ago | 
karryon.com.au | Mark Harada
Citing official Japan Tourism Statistics data, the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) announced that 78,900 Australians visited the Asian nation in May 2025, an increase of 18.7 per cent over the same period the year before. But here’s the kicker… the continued boom in Japan-bound travel came during a low season period for the country, which helps one of JNTO’s main goals of distributing tourism more evenly throughout the year.
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3 days ago | 
karryon.com.au | Mark Harada
In what it calls “an important milestone” in the airline’s distribution strategy, Turkish announced that “after lengthy and meticulous negotiations, we have reached a mutually beneficial agreement with Sabre on common terms”. “This agreement will reinvigorate our cooperation that began years ago, and will make Turkish Airlines content accessible again on the Sabre platform as of June 24, 2025,” the carrier said in a message to its trade partners.
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4 days ago | 
karryon.com.au | Mark Harada
25 June 2025An unhappy US President Donald Trump said both Israel and Iran had continued fighting after a ceasefire was set to begin on Tuesday. But Iran insisted it had upheld the truce, while Israel’s restrained response hinted the agreement was still largely holding, the New York Times reported. In either case, any ceasefire deal still appears shaky, which means more uncertainty for travel.
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4 days ago | 
karryon.com.au | Mark Harada
Trump announces truce; Israel-Iran govts silent 24 June 2025US President Donald Trump announced on social media at around 8am (AEST) that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire (in approximately 6 hours from now…) for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered ended!”.
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4 days ago | 
karryon.com.au | Mark Harada
What’s DFAT saying? After updating its travel advice for Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories on Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) issued new travel alerts for every country in the Middle East on Monday (23 June). While the overall advice level hasn’t changed for any country since last week, DFAT has warned Australian travellers of potential disruptions, even for countries not directly impacted by the latest hostilities.
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1 week ago | 
karryon.com.au | Mark Harada
On his annual visit to Australia this week, Railbookers CEO Frank Marini boasts that so far in 2025, the company has seen 165% growth out of Australia for bookings in the following year, compared to the same period in 2024 for this year. But there’s a good chance when Frank returns next year, he’ll point to even more growth. This optimism stems from the return of Railbookers to the hottest country for Aussie travellers right now.
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1 week ago | 
karryon.com.au | Mark Harada
The $169 million project delivers four new Code F layover bays to handle larger aircraft like the Airbus A380, plus upgrades to two existing Code E bays for aircraft including the Boeing 777 and Airbus A350. The new flexible layout can now support a mix of up to six Code E and four Code F aircraft. Designed to improve flow and future-proof operations, the expansion also adds three new taxiways and taxilanes to reduce congestion and keep aircraft moving more smoothly.
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1 week ago | 
karryon.com.au | Mark Harada
In response to a rise in the intensity of hostilities between Israel and Iran and Hamas (Gaza), the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has upped its travel advice for Gulf nation Qatar to “Exercise a high degree of caution due to ongoing hostilities in the region”. Previously, the government advised Aussies to “Exercise normal safety precautions” in Qatar.
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1 week ago | 
karryon.com.au | Mark Harada
According to the latest Tourism Research Australia (TRA) report, 2024 international arrivals increased by 15% compared to 2023, adding nearly a million extra trips. But while it welcomes the year-on-year rise, ATEC states that holiday visitation is still around 20% below 2019 levels, leaving inbound leisure travel far behind where it was pre-pandemic.
