Albo declares war on slot hoarding and Perth hosts WTTC

Rex and Bonza were rolling in their proverbial graves this week after Albo's government finally turned its gaze to slot hoarding - an airline trend that Rex largely blamed for its downfall.

Meanwhile much of the industry gathered in Perth for the World Travel & Tourism Council conference. Our editor Grant Jones was on the ground. Here's some of his highlights from the conference.

Qantas was in hot water for accidentally showing an inappropriate movie to an entire plane of passengers. Oops.

Staying on the airlines, South African Airways ramped up its Perth service with up to five flights a week by January.

Ahead of this year's Women in Travel Awards, Carnival Cruise Line's Kara Glamore spoke on her biggest career lessons to date.

After months of delays, life at sea cruise company Villa Vie Residences has finally commenced operations in Spain and Portugal before heading to the Caribbean and South America for its winter itinerary.

And finally Expedia Group turned its sights to APAC as it says it expects wealthy Asian travellers to transform the travel industry.