Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau is aiming to capitalise on growth from the Australian market, with the tourist board set to appoint a local representative to maintain destination awareness in this region in the coming months.

On Thursday 9 August 2018, Conrad Combrink, Senior Vice President, Strategic Development Expeditions & Experiences at Silversea Cruises, hosted a media lunch at Bennelong Restaurant at The Sydney Opera House to celebrate Silversea Cruises’ 10 years of luxurious and innovative expedition cruising.

Hawaii Tourism Oceania (HTO) wrapped up the Australian portion of its Aloha Down Under industry roadshow in Friday, after events in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney CBD and the western Sydney suburb of Parramatta.

Utah Office of Tourism hosted a media event in Sydney this week to showcase a variety of the US state’s national parks, outdoor activities, accommodation options and more as part of sales mission Down Under in July.

With an 11.6 billion euro investment plan, MSC Cruises will account for 25% of the entire industry projected growth from 2017 to 2026.

HOSHINOYA opens its second ryokan, in the town of Hakone, near Mount Fuji, on Friday 27 July, while HOSHINOYA Tokyo celebrates its second anniversary this year and has been honoured to be named in the Condé Nast Traveler 2018 Gold List.

Cruise releases its new Christmas Collection brochure with a celebratory lunch in Sydney.

“We have over 140 exhibitors, an increase of 25% from 2017 and we are now in the position of having to turn other exhibitors away as we have no more floor space. From Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Pacific to New Zealand and beyond, Get Global is truly a global show,” said Get Global co-founder, Donna Kessler.