Baillie Lodges has acquired South Australia’s preeminent luxury lodge, The Louise. The Barossa Valley-based boutique property will join the esteemed stable in September 2021.

Baillie Lodges’ new-look Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge on Canada’s Vancouver Island has reopened following an extended seasonal closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The imposed hibernation offered an opportunity for an AU$2 million makeover of the property.

Works on the highly-anticipated refurbishment of Silky Oaks Lodge have commenced. Parent company Baillie Lodges (which acquired the Queensland retreat in January 2019) have confirmed a reopening date of 1 October, 2021 for the new-look lodge.

Baillie Lodges continues to spread its global footprint with the purchase of Huka Lodge in New Zealand.

Traveller Made is quickly honing in on its vision of 500 travel agency partners around the world, adding 25 new Member Agencies during 2020.

Baillie Lodges has expanded its Australian portfolio of luxury tourism assets abroad with the addition of Clayoquot Wilderness Resort on Vancouver Island, Canada.

Signatories of the Save Australian Tourism campaign, exclusively revealed by LATTE last month, have been called on to take the message to State and Federal members of Parliament.

Travel and tourism organisations around Australia have shown solidarity, backing an open letter to State Premiers and Chief Ministers urging interstate borders to remain open.

Luxury Lodges of Australia has outlined the planned reopening dates of its member partners which had tentatively paused operations in March due to the coronavirus pandemic and imposed government travel restrictions.

The owners of Southern Ocean Lodge, Baillie Lodges’ James and Hayley Baillie, have vowed to resurrect their former flagship retreat within two years after it was gutted by bushfires that swept through the western end of Kangaroo Island just days into the new decade.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has unveiled details of two new private jet itineraries for 2021, which will explore Angkor Wat, Jordan, Egypt, Mexico City, Easter Island and Athens for the first time.

Baillie Lodges has delivered on its expansion plan through the investment of KSL Capital Partners, signing Silky Oaks Lodge in Tropical North Queensland to its portfolio of luxury lodges. Set among the World Heritage-listed wilderness of the Daintree National Park, Silky Oaks Lodge offers guests a stylish rainforest escape, with experiences including river-snorkelling, driving safaris, Indigenous guided walks, the lodge’s own Healing Waters Spa and access to Port Douglas and the Great Barrier Reef.