Experiential luxury travel company Alquemie has released a new Australian Food and Wine Spectacular itinerary that will immerse up to eight guests in the local food and passionate people of South-Eastern Australia.

With the launch of its Agent Sell Guides in 2018, Ormina Tours demonstrates its position in the luxury small group touring segment with the development of another Agent Sell Guide focusing on the Northern Italy Market.

Geoffrey J.W. Kent, Founder, Chairman and CEO of luxury travel company, Abercrombie & Kent, has formed a strategic partnership with Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio, Chairman of Heritage group, to jointly acquire 100% of the Abercrombie & Kent Group of Companies S.A. (Abercrombie & Kent). The union brings together two visionaries in luxury travel to further develop Abercrombie & Kent as the premier brand in luxury and experiential travel.

Abercrombie & Kent has released a collection of Wellness-Inspired Luxury Small Group Journeys. Rooted in ancient traditions, these culturally-immersive journeys in India, Southeast Asia, Kenya and Peru are expert led and introduce traditional practices that foster mindfulness, health and well-being.

Flinders Ranges Odysseys has released the 2019 departure dates for its highly-sought four day/three-night, Flinders Ranges Outback Tour. To keep up with the growing demand, this amazing tour will now depart every Friday from March to November 2019.

APT has launched a sneak preview of its 2020 Europe brochure with a fresh new look and feel, making a bold statement that luxury is not just a five-star hotel or extravagant pool – it is an all-encompassing experience where everything is all taken care of and all-inspiring, so your clients can live fully in each and every unforgettable moment.

Luxury Gold has introduced a new sales incentive for travel agents, allowing top selling agents to experience India with Luxury Gold. Travel agents who qualify will have the opportunity to experience either a 13-day Imperial Rajasthan or 8-day Essence of India journey and learn about Luxury Gold’s beautiful India product for themselves with this trade Incentive.

This year, Captain’s Choice, curators of some of the world’s most life-enriching travel experiences, will introduce an extraordinary new cultural adventure, ‘The Art Journey’. Created in collaboration with Morry Schwartz, owner of The Saturday Paper and The Monthly, the journey takes travellers to the centre of the art world, beginning in Paris with an immersion in the arts scene and moving to Italy for a true insider’s view of the Venice Biennale, and finishing in Milan with a tour of the city’s private collections and fashion shows.

Rocky Mountaineer is kicking off the new year with two promotions for guests booking trips for the 2019 season. The 2019 Classic Journey offer* saves guests $320 per couple on a four-day/three-night trip on Rocky Mountaineer in GoldLeaf Service This promotion is for new bookings and for a short time only – trips must be booked between 5 and 31 January, 2019.

Luxury tour operator, Constellation Journeys, is offering the travel opportunity of a lifetime via its 2019 travel agents’ incentive. The company has reserved two Superior Class seats (total value $43,800) for one travel agent winner plus a companion, on board Constellation Journeys’ 20-day around the world tour departing Sydney on 30 September, 2019.

“Private transfers, full porterage service, a personal butler, no sneaky additional beverage or gratuity charges: this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the APT experience,” the company said.

andBeyond has launched a privately guided tour that explores wildlife conservation in India, seeking a deeper understanding of the country’s eight most endangered species. The Endangered Eight Impact Small Group Journey traverses three of India’s most iconic wildlife sanctuaries, the Kaziranga, Kanha and Gir National Parks, all regarded as conservation success stories. Guided by wildlife expert and naturalist Kartikeya Chauhan, travellers gain a deeper awareness of diverse ecosystems and wildlife behaviour as they search for eight threatened species. These include the Bengal tiger, one-horned rhino, Asiatic elephant, Asiatic lion, wild dog (dhole), barasingha (hardground swamp deer), wild buffalo and the hoolock gibbon, India’s only ape species.