Sydney-based luxury travel agency, Luxeworld, has been welcomed as the latest addition to the Travellers Choice network. Based in St Ives Shopping Village on Sydney’s Upper North Shore, Luxeworld currently employs a team of seven consultants, led by store manager Emily Soutter. It is understood the business was previously aligned with Entourage Travel Group.

Ikon Pass has introduced St. Moritz to the Ikon Pass community for winter 2024/25, joining Zermatt in Switzerland for a total of six European destinations.

Seabourn has introduced “A Sale Beyond Event,” for a limited treating guests to ultra-luxury shipboard experiences on select ocean and expedition voyages from 2024 through 2026.

Two months after the sudden passing of billionaire Sydney property developer Lang Walker AO, the team behind his “passion project” – Kokomo Private Island Fiji – are committed to achieving his goal of being the best island resort in the world.

Serandipians has established itself as an esteemed network among partners and its network of travel designers, says a senior executive with the only European-based luxury consortia.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has projected 2024 will be a record-breaking year for Travel & Tourism, with the sector’s global economic contribution set to reach an all-time high of US$11.1 trillion.

PONANT has announced a new vessel will join its fleet in mid-2024 with the debut of the 12-passenger Spirit of Ponant maxi-catamaran. Featuring just six staterooms and with a crew of four (including a chef), the Spirit of Ponant will offer a unique sailing experience, initially from Corsica.

Hilton has acquired a majority controlling interest in Sydell Group to expand the NoMad Hotels brand from its existing London flagship location to high-end markets around the world.

Brand USA has appointed Fred Dixon as the company’s new President & Chief Executive Officer, effective 15 July 2024.  Dixon will succeed Chris Thompson, who announced his retirement in July 2023 and held the role of Brand USA’s President & CEO from 2012 to 2024.

Ecuadorian destination management company, Via Natura, expects to launch a “game-changing” purpose-built expedition vessel in the Galapagos Islands in 12 months, targeting the ultra-high-net-worth traveller.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is foreshadowing huge demand for its first-ever World Cruise operated by an Explorer-Class vessel, which will go on sale to the public next week from 10 April 2024.

Riverside Luxury Cruises is looking to generate more noise in the Australian market, with two senior executives from the line plotting a visit to Australian shores in the coming months, LATTE can exclusively reveal.