Signature Travel Network’s Horizon Club journey to South Africa, recognising and celebrating the luxury travel consortia’s top-performing member agencies, was held earlier this month. The exclusive event hosted in partnership with African Travel, showcased the best of South Africa while emphasising the importance of responsible tourism and community engagement.

Visitors flocking to Vivid Sydney will be able to glide through the CBD in the newest addition to the Air Canada fleet – a sleek Light Rail tram wrapped in the airline’s unique livery.

The Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) will return to Brisbane in 2025 with Australia’s largest annual tourism trade event to be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre from 28 April to 1 May 2025.

An abundance of galley secrets were revealed to a group of luxury travel advisors aboard Seabourn Pursuit this week by Executive Chef Jose Pablo (JP) Keane. With more than 25 years’ international experience under his belt in the kitchen, 17 of which have been on the sea with luxury cruise lines, JP has seen it all.

What would a Hawaiian Airlines event be without tasty Mai Tai’s, Hula dancers and the spirit of Hawaii in all its island splendour? There was all that and more as the industry gathered last night to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hawaiian Airlines’ flights to Sydney.

Link Travel Group’s management team and Qantas recently met in Sydney to cement their commercial relationship and commitment to NDC.

Speakers at the Australian Tourism Exchange 2024 report massive growth and new markets.

Sno’n’Ski Holidays hosted its annual Ski School & Après event at MOFO’s Rooftop Bar at Flight Centre HQ in South Bank last Thursday.

FCTG’s Luxury Travel Collection welcomes delegates on Hayman Island.

EXCLUSIVE: The Travel Associates luxury Advisory Board 2024 Annual Retreat is being hosted by Hamilton Island at qualia this year with Advisory Board members spending two nights at the exclusive Whitsunday resort ahead of the inaugural LTC global Business Owners Soiree. Last year the retreat was hosted by Tourism WA.

Envoyage, a leading global network of travel entrepreneurs, wrapped up a successful Worldwide 2024 event in Santiago, Chile last week. From 1-4 May 2024, 300 travel professionals from the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand gathered to celebrate, learn, and set the future course of travel advisory services.

Virtuoso® hosted three networking and professional development events this month for its Australia & New Zealand member agencies, advisors and preferred hotel partners. Virtuoso On Tour Australia & New Zealand kicked off in Sydney on 30 April, continued in Melbourne on 1 May and wrapped up on 2 May in Brisbane. The events were fully subscribed, connecting over 400 Virtuoso advisors with 50 partners, resulting in approximately 2,030 hours of one-to-one connections across the trio of events.