Weekly Wrap – 14th August 2026.
One of Australia’s most popular markets made headlines this week for its association with that dreaded word, ‘tax’. In July, the Fijian Government announced that a 5% levy would be applied to hotels, tour operators, and cruise lines with an annual turnover of more than FJ$2 million (A$1.3 million) from 01 September. It would appear […]
TD wrap 07 August
Yesterday morning aboard AmaWaterways’ AmaSofia, I awakened to something that should bring a measure of relief to much of Europe: the noise of thunder and rain. The sound would have been music to the ears of those around Austria, where AmaSofia is currently sailing, as well as all of Europe’s river cruise lines, as the […]
TD wrap 31 July
I feel compelled to start this weekend wrap with a confession: I have a closet yearning to go through just one week free of the phrase ‘AI’. Yes, it’s true – lock me up and throw away an old brass key and leave this luddite to rot for what he has just revealed. No, please […]
Travel Bulletin Weekly Wrap – Mon 01 Jun 2026
THE WEEK THAT WAS
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THE WEEK THAT WAS
Webjet names acting-CEO
As the search for a new CEO & MD for ASX-listed Webjet Group Limited continues, the company has released a statement naming an interim CEO, DAMIAN FRANCIS reports.
Amadeus privacy breach
Spain’s data protection authority has handed Amadeus a €14.4 million ($A23.4 million) penalty over a pilot project that allegedly used passenger booking data from the company’s global GDS to profile travellers, ADAM BISHOP reports.
Celestyal set to cancel Arabian Gulf program
Celestyal Cruises looks set to cancel its Arabian Gulf program, confirming it will call off its winter 2026/27 season, reports MYLES STEDMAN.
Calls for Busselton, WA overhaul
The Federal Budget has not done enough to stimulate tourism in WA, with stakeholders now calling on the government to upgrade the Busselton Margaret River Airport to ensure leisure travel is properly incentivised, report JAMES BALE AND ADAM BISHOP
ATIA calls for advisory rethink
Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) CEO Dean Long has called on the Federal Government to shift its Smartraveller advisory from ‘Do Not Travel’ for Aussies transiting through Qatar or the UAE, reports ADAM BISHOP.