Last week at its New York City penthouse, SmartFlyer hosted representatives from Tourism Western Australia and eight other businesses for a “Masterclass” on the destination.

One of the highlights from Signature’s recent Owners’ Meeting in San Diego, California, was the introduction of Storybook, a new AI-driven tool that will help the network’s luxury travel advisors find the right products for their clients, as well as the most efficient way to pitch the product to them.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has recorded robust bookings for its 2027/2028 program launched late last month, which includes the luxury cruise line’s new ship, Seven Seas Prestige.

AmaWaterways is reveling in the success of being pioneers in the Colombia luxury river cruise market, with the US-based company driven by the destination’s vibrant culture, rich biodiversity, unique product and potential route expansion.

Aqua Expeditions’ Founder and CEO, Francesco Galli Zugaro, has revealed the luxury small ship operator’s new superyacht destined to sail East African waters was signed only a few months ago from a private owner based in the US.

Since Orient Express first re-emerged in 2016, following a near-40-year disappearance, and its subsequent acquisition by Accor, the company is in its “most exciting phase” of its renaissance, according to Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Chief Strategy Officer of Accor and CEO of Orient Express.

Tauck is making a strategic play at a younger demographic to its traditional touring program, introducing Tauck by Roam. Jeremy Palmer, President at Tauck gave LATTE an exclusive heads up on the program at Virtuoso Travel Week on Tuesday this week ahead of the formal announcement. Proud of our 100 year legacy, but always looking to move forward.

As travellers remain cautious about their budgets this year, luxury travel advisors within TravelSavers and NEST are reporting increases in shoulder season travel and last-minute bookings. The network and host agency—which are both brands of American Marketing Group (AMG)—surveyed their advisors in late April/early May to see how their business was shaping up for the year.

Fora, “the modern travel agency,” recently launched a price-tracking tool, available to its tens of thousands of travel advisors, located in 92 countries. What does this entail? Should the price change more than 5% or USD $50 on any refundable booking, the travel advisor will automatically receive an alert.