Flight Centre Travel Group (FLT) has no imminent intention to introduce its newly acquired UK-based luxury travel entity, Scott Dunn, to the Australian market, but will instead forge ahead with growth plans in its home-market, the US east coast and Singapore, senior brass from the travel juggernaut have said.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises hosted a small contingent of travel industry partners, media (including LATTE) – and their plus ones – aboard Seven Seas Explorer while in Sydney on Australia Day.

At the beginning of December, Dorchester Collection and Etihad Airways co-hosted a Travel Associates Incentive to Abu Dhabi and Paris.

La Collection hosted a number of Australian advisors at events during ILTM Cannes last week.

Wolf & Turner Travel Associates of Blackburn, Victoria marked its 10th birthday in style on Monday night [17 October 2022], throwing a celebration event with 80 of its nearest, dearest and most-loyal clients.

Travel Associates has introduced a new Luxury Cruise Guide showcasing the products and experiences of 18 cruise line partners in the form of a digital magazine. The release of the guide coincides with Travel Associates’ biggest cruise campaign since the pandemic, and in response to demand from new cruise subscribers to the brand.

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’s luxury leisure travel business Travel Associates has introduced a new brand campaign aimed at instilling traveller confidence.

Rachel Kingswell has been named as the new General Manager of Travel Associates in Australia.

Five Travel Associates leaders have been treated to a fabulous week on Mykonos this week on behalf of Myconian Collection, the family-owned luxury hospitality group represented in Australia and New Zealand by Léa Seguier, under Léa and Craig Farrell’s new venture, ‘La Collection’.

Flight Centre Travel Group recently partnered with hotels in Brisbane and Sydney to connect with their Travel Partners, Flight Centre Independent & Travel Associates at Home independent consultants, gather feedback and provide an update on exciting developments within this growing division within the Flight Centre business.

Travel Associates is bedding down its alliance with luxury travel network Virtuoso, increasing its number of agencies in Australia from the current 16 to 50, effective 1 January 2021.