Driving the Rocco Forte brand’s expansion across Europe and the Middle East will be the focus of a new strategic partnership between Rocco Forte Hotels and Emerald Pine Capital.

The appointment of Ben Brown as General Manager of Wild Bush Luxury comes as parent company Experience Co continues its expansion across Australia’s adventure tourism sector.

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.

Fiona Batten has departed Envoyage AU, where she most recently held the role of Director Global Sales, to take up the position of Senior Vice President, North America at Scott Dunn, based in New York City.

Virtuoso released its annual vault of client booking data and trends last week in Las Vegas at the 37th annual Virtuoso Travel Week.Taking a deep dive into the data, Misty Belles, Vice President, Global Public Relations for Virtuoso said the traveller profile for Australians in 2025 was gearing towards more active trips and that their interest in cruising continues to expand.

Achievements within Virtuoso’s niche travel sectors were celebrated during its 37th annual Virtuoso Travel Week, with the 2025 Virtuoso Community Awards presented on 9 August during the event’s Community Globetrotting Lunch.

A rare opportunity to view a solar eclipse from the open sea is a highlight of Seabourn’s newly released 2027-2028 program which offers a mix of expedition adventures and cultural deep-dives across seven continents.

Virtuoso concluded the 37th annual Virtuoso Travel Week with a star-studded evening of recognition honouring member agencies, advisors and brand partners from around the globe.

Virtuoso CEO and Chairman Matthew Upchurch is encouraging the industry to flip from using the phrase ‘over tourism’ to ‘destination stewardship’, which the World Travel & Tourism Council has been referring to the edgy topic for the past four years.

Brisbane-based agency Global Jetsetting and Melbourne’s The Travel Project have become the latest additions to the Luxury Travel Collection’s growing network, marking an important milestone in only its second year.

A trio of commemorative voyages will make up the newly announced Farewell Season of Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ beloved ship, Seven Seas Navigator, ahead of its transfer to residential cruise start-up Crescent Seas.

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.