Australia’s missing link in the dedicated luxury event space made a triumphant return in Sydney today with doors opening for Luxperience 2023. This week’s event at the International Convention Centre Sydney is the first in-person gathering for Luxperience in three years, now also under new ownership.

Travel Associates Mosman has officially re-opened as Evans & Turner Travel Associates, celebrating the occasion with an intimate ‘Name on the Door’ champagne breakfast this week.

Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) have inked an exclusive partnership to enhance the expertise of the travel giant’s entire consultant and independent network in Australia and New Zealand. Under the arrangement, sellers within each brand and cruise specialists will gain access to CLIA’s cruise industry training.

Luxury global tour operator Scott Dunn, a member of Flight Centre Travel Group’s Luxury Travel Collection, is expanding its presence in the US this summer with the opening of a New York office in August 2023. Building on a year of record sales in the US, Scott Dunn will shortly offer a bi-coastal operation in the US, having established its presence in San Diego, California since 2016.

Flight Centre Travel Group’s top-end stable is set for further acquisitions and partnerships within and beyond the travelsphere

The next generation of luxury travel consumers are digital natives who not only utilise AI and virtual reality personally, but expect it as a minimum standard from service providers and operators.

Travel Associates has unveiled a signature collection of one-of-a-kind, luxury activities under the branding of “Experiences by Travel Associates”. The handpicked experiences are available to clients of a Travel Associates advisor.

Future-proofing luxury travel businesses has been identified as one of the key focuses of Flight Centre Travel Group’s Luxury Travel Collection (LTC). Five weeks into her role as General Manager of the new Luxury Membership portfolio, Nikki Glading has discussed for the first time to the media, what her position entails.

Australia’s premier luxury travel showcase, Luxperience, has been taken over by Flight Centre Travel Group as the travel giant continues to bolster its presence in the high-end segment.

FCTG Independent continues to formalise its global leadership team with the recent appointments of Astrid Richardson to the Global Director of Operations and Allie Sparr to the Global Head of Brand and Marketing.

Flight Centre Travel Group’s Premium Leisure and Independent brands, which include Travel Associates, continue to scope out opportunities for growth in market share, with the US and UK viewed as key new regions to tap into, and at pace.

Flight Centre Travel Group executive Danielle Galloway continues her rise through the ranks within the industry magnate, tapped for the newly-created role of Global Managing Director – Independent and Premium Travel Brands at FCTG.