Responding to the “rapid de-escalation” of both international and domestic travel, Helloworld Travel Limited (HLO) has announced it will stand down approximately 1,300 (or 65%) of the Group’s workforce globally, effective tomorrow [Tuesday 25 March, 2020] for an initial period of 10 weeks, to 31 May.

LATTE was recently a guest aboard Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours’ Discovery Yacht, Scenic Eclipse, where we sailed the Caribbean Sea visiting ports in Jamaica, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and Mexico. We took the opportunity to speak with a number of crew and personnel while on board to learn more about their cruise industry background, their reason for joining Scenic Eclipse in its inaugural season, and some of their favourite ports and parts of the World’s First Discovery Yacht.

Luxury tour operator Constellation Journeys is extending an exceptional opportunity to travel industry partners with the release of 10 places on their 2020 around the world tour – at a special travel industry rate.

Eight travel advisors have the opportunity to participate in a complimentary famil to Sri Lanka, departing 10 July 2020. The Travel Concierge is offering agents the chance to explore Sri Lanka’s diversity and depth beyond the standard Cultural Triangle.

Clients looking for that winter escape when the days become shorter and colder in Australia need look no further than sunny Sri Lanka – Asia’s best destination to visit in 2020, according to CNN Travel and Conde Nast Traveller.

Ten top performing Travel Counsellors agents travelled to the islands of Kaua‘i and O‘ahu last week on a coveted famil with Hawai‘i Tourism Oceania. After experiencing an ATV Waterfall Tour, Zipline and helicopter tour, the group relaxed at Kaua‘i’s Kōloa Landing Resort at Po‘ipū, Autograph Collection for four nights.

This week LATTE chats with the General Manager of one of the Maldives’ newest luxury retreats, the InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort which opened officially opened on 1 September 2019. Stefan Huemer is no stranger to luxury hotels and resorts, with his extensive hospitality career including long tenures with Dorchester, Thompon and Mandarin Oriental.

Ten Travel Partners agents recently returned from a week-long reward trip in Thailand, including Bangkok and Phuket. It was the inaugural Club Verve trip for Travel Partners. Club Verve recognises and rewards the highest selling top 10 mobile and member agencies in the Travel Partners network for their excellence. A famil trip is just one of the benefits of the year long program. Other elements include free of charge attendance at the annual conference, attendance at the FCTG expos, and select invitations to preferred supplier events.

LATTE was recently a guest aboard Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours’ Discovery Yacht, Scenic Eclipse, where we sailed the Caribbean Sea visiting ports in Jamaica, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and Mexico. We took the opportunity to speak with a number of crew and personnel while on board to learn more about their cruise industry background, their reason for joining Scenic Eclipse in its inaugural season, and some of their favourite ports and parts of the World’s First Discovery Yacht.

Sydney-based sales contact Lea Seguier and Finnair co-hosted a group of Australian travel advisor partners on a France and Geneva trip in November, in cooperation with Eurail. The itinerary was designed to showcase Lea Seguier’s portfolio, which includes luxury hospitality group La Reserve hotels (Paris, Bordeaux, Ramatuelle, Geneva and next opening Zurich) and family-owned Domaine des Etangs (11th-century Chateau reconverted into a luxury five-star hotel) and Finnair which is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland. Finnair provided round-trip business-class seats for the group, as well as valuing the combination of air and rail with the First Class train passes supplied by Eurail.