At the recent ITLM Singapore conference, LATTE sat down with Hilton’s Senior Vice President and Commercial Director – Asia Pacific, Ben George, to hear how the hotel group is future-proofing the travel experience.

This week, LATTE catches up with Abercrombie & Kent’s Regional Managing Director Australia / Asia Pacific, Sujata Raman to hear her thoughts on the significance of the travel agent when it comes to booking luxury travel, and we learn more about her upcoming guided tour of West Africa.

Silversea Cruises this month welcomed Adam Armstrong to the position of Senior Vice President and Managing Director Australia and New Zealand. The new regional head is highly regarded in the cruise industry, and joins Silversea following a near decade-long term at Royal Caribbean during the sector’s most rapid period of growth.

LATTE chats exclusively with Cruiseco CEO to find out what her favourite destination is to cruise and what’s happening next at Cruiseco.

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas is on a growth curve, with the company continuing to spread its reach around the globe. The most recent additions in terms of boutique accommodation include a new build in Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands, the group’s first city-based venture in the ‘Lion City’ and a property in Turkey.

LATTE speaks exclusively with Abercrombie & Kent’s Director for China and North East Asia, Gerald Hatherly, about the potential of the Australian outbound luxury travel market for China.

British Airways is investing $8 billion Australian dollars on a multitude of brand new aircraft, including the carbon-composite Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner, along with upgrades to the airline’s existing fleet, in-flight product, lounges, catering, wi-fi and apps.

Matthew James Swan shares his passion for the wilderness with travellers from around the globe on expeditions to some of the world’s most geographically and culturally remote destinations.

“We can see the number of new ships that are being built and the percentage that won’t fit under the bridge, combined with the age of the existing fleet. It’s inevitable that bigger and bigger ships are going to be coming down to this part of the world. That’s not to say that there isn’t space for the small ships. As we said, expedition is growing exponentially as well, and there is definitely room for the smaller ships. But we need to be able to accommodate the bigger ships, because that’s where the volume is.”