Luxperience

14/11/2024

It's almost here! Luxperience returns next week, and we're excited to being bringing a world of unique insights, meaningful connnections and truly transformative travel experiences to The Gallery, ICC Sydney! And what a better place to call home, than our very own Australia! From powdery white beaches, to award winning resorts, luxury lodges, golfing, wineries, unique wildlife encounters, cultural attractions and the oldest continuous living culture - our nation has so much to offer the discerning traveller. Here's a preview at some of the incredible partners joining us next week who call Australia home:

1. Hamilton Island
2. Australia.com
3. Lizard Island
4. Southern Crossings

06/11/2024

With Luxperience just around the corner, we’re excited to be bringing the very best in luxury travel together from all corners of the globe for a week of incredible connection.

This year will bring an extra cause of celebration as we recognise those advisors in our community who consistently go above and beyond to provide experiences for their clients and are redefining luxury travel with our Luxperience 2024 Outstanding Achievement Award.

From industry pioneers, to advisors not afraid to push boundaries, our Finalists in this category are all incredibly inspiring individuals and we’re delighted to offer them the recognition they deserve for their personal contributions to the luxury travel community.

Plus, thanks to our Awards Partner Avalon Waterways, the deserving winner will also receive an 8-Day River Cruise so they can enjoy the luxury they offer their clients on a daily basis. ⛴️

Congratulations our Outstanding Achievement Finalists:
🏅Ashlea Blake Blake Travel
🏅Drew Kluska The Tailor
🏅Julia Li LUX Voyages
🏅Jay Dean GO TRVL

The winner will be revealed at our stunning Masquerade Gala Event on 19 November, where we’ll honour these exceptional finalists who are shaping the future of luxury travel with their visionary, sustainable, and transformative offerings and connections. Good luck!

31/10/2024

Three weeks from today we'll be halfway through our inspiring meetings and creating connections that will last a lifetime at Luxperience 2024. 🤗

We can't wait to welcome our incredible Luxperience community to our Sydney home for a week of insights, discovery and most of all meaningful experiences.

This year we're making sure that you can connect at every point of your Luxperience journey with Morning Activities, new Networking Lunches on the stunning Sydney Harbour and our partner hotels, as well as hosting new highlight events - The Thought Leaders Forum and Luxperience Awards! It's going to be a Luxperience not to miss!

As we get closer to the event, don't hesitate to reach out to our incredible team for any assistance and we can't wait to see you soon!

30/10/2024

🌟 **Awards Announcement! Meet the Luxperience 2024 Award Finalists** 🌟

We're thrilled to unveil the finalists for the 2024 Luxperience Awards, celebrating excellence, creativity, and innovation in the luxury travel industry! This year, we received over 45 outstanding submissions from around the world, each redefining what it means to create unforgettable experiences for discerning travelers.

As Lynn Ormiston, puts it: “The Luxperience Awards highlight not only inspiring products but also the deeper connections that transform experiences into true luxury. We couldn’t be more proud of the incredible dedication shown by luxury travel operators and advisors globally."

🏆 Finalists per Category:

- Inspiring Award: 50 Degrees North, Luxaviation, Silversea, The Tailor

- Meaningful Award: Aqua Expeditions, Heritage Expeditions, Rebecca Adventure Travel, Tourism Western Australia

- Connections Award: Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort, Island Destinations, The Authority for Luxury Travel , Lighthouse by Incentive Destinations

- Outstanding Destination Award: Atout France, Tahiti Tourisme

- Outstanding Achievement Award: Ashlea Blake (Blake Travel), Drew Kluska (The Tailor), Jay Dean (GO TRVL), Julia L.(Lux voyages)

Winners will be revealed at our stunning Masquerade Gala Event on 19 November, where we’ll honour these exceptional finalists who are shaping the future of luxury travel with their visionary, sustainable, and transformative offerings and connections.

Congratulations to all the finalists and thank you to all the entrants!

Read more here:
https://luxperience.com.au/luxnews/luxperience-2024-announces-finalists-for-annual-awards-of-excellence/

25/10/2024

Accommodation is a crucial part of each travel itinerary, and this year at Luxperience we have a stellar line-up of offerings for your discerning travellers. 🛎️

Here's a sneak peek of just some of the properties:

- Villa Cosy - Hôtel & SPA in Saint-Tropez offers a haven of luxury in the heart of Saint-Tropez, just five minutes from the famous Places des Lices;
- Step food into Edwardian Hotels London's three iconic hotels - The May Fair, The Edwardian Manchester and The Londoner — capture the essence of their neighbourhoods with timeless charm and vibrant energy;
- Experience an exquisite new standard in boutique luxury accommodation, exceptional dining and exquisite events at South Bank;
- Built in 1874, the Hôtel Plaza Elysées has a pleasant, traditional perfume and embodies the sober elegance of the Parisian hotel “par excellence”;
- Nestled in the NSW Southern Highlands, Osborn House is a truly unique luxury boutique hotel, offering 27 rooms across its 12 Forest Lodges & 15 Heritage suites;
- If your clients have fantasised about experiencing a Maldives resort on a faraway tropical island, embodying a Robinson Crusoe lifestyle, is the perfect place;
- Making its Australian debut in Burleigh, Q1-2025, Gold Coast is a coastal retreat where visionary architecture blends with the essence of escapism; and
- Find the world’s most exclusive vacation rentals and services, where every element is tailored to your client with onefinestay.

21/10/2024

The wait is over and Luxperience is almost here! 🔔

In four weeks, the industry’s most elite global and national travel partners and advisors will gather in Sydney over four days to share insights and create meaningful connections through the power of authentic personal interactions.

The future of travel will unfold at the inaugural Thought Leaders Forum, along with new industry standards to be set through the Luxperience Award winners.

17/10/2024

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with one of the world’s most renowned futures consultancies, Future Laboratory, bringing key insights and deep research expertise into our Luxperience community and The Luxury Travel Collection members.

The partnership with The Future Laboratory will see 2024 Luxperience partners and attendees benefit by accessing exclusive insights into consumer behaviour, market dynamics and emerging trends from a brand new, yet to be released research report.

Australia’s leading luxury travel trade event, has today announced its partnership with one of the world’s most renowned futures consultancies, The Future Laboratory. The partnership with The Future Laboratory will see 2024 Luxperience partners and attendees benefit by accessing exclusive insigh...

10/10/2024

Discover some of Thailand’s most prestigious accommodation and experiences present at Luxperience this year:

- Capella Bangkok, recently crowned Number 1 of the World’s 50 Best Hotel 2024, featuring uninterrupted views of the Chao Phraya River;
- The iconic Oriental, Bangkok maintaining their classic, Thai-influenced elegance and unique resort style accommodation and facilities for over 148 years;
- A luxurious beach getaway awaits at the Le MERIDIEN Phuket Beach Resort, located on a secluded cove;
- Tailored experiences, diverse culinary delights and versatile spaces designed for memorable holidays can be fouPhuket Marriott Resort & Spa, Merlin Beach beach;
- Embrace empowered health, and unlock the radiant state of wholeness through State-of-the-Art Medicine Meets Traditional Wisdom with RAKxa Wellness;
- Be surrounded by tropical forests, mythical gardens, crystal clear blue ocean water with a pristine white sand beach at Vana Belle, A Luxury Collection Resort, Koh Samui.

01/10/2024

Final chance to enter the Luxperience Awards 2024!

Be recognised and set industry standards for inspiration, innovation, and overall quality, while establishing new touchstones for others to emulate.

Award categories include:
🏆 Outstanding Destination
🏆 Outstanding Achievement
🏆 Connections
🏆 Inspiring
🏆 Meaningful

Entry is exclusive to Luxperience 2024 attendees, hurry and enter now!

More information: https://bit.ly/3RMQ5i3

25/09/2024

Look no further for luxury and unique accommodation options around the globe for your clients:

- Surround yourself with nothing but a turquoise lagoon and white sand at the Anantara Kihavah Maldives Resort island;
- Anantara Hotels & Resorts Palazzo Naiadi invites you to adventure at your own pace and in style while overlooking the Piazza della Repubblica in Rome;
- Soak in Sri Lanka’s southern coast at the Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort located on a rocky outcrop along a golden sandy crescent beach;
- Indulge in Avani+Fares in the Maldives, an island resort located on the western edge of the Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve;
- Experience the new NH Collection Dubai The Palm that brims with energy and chic touches of local character in Palm West Beach; and
- Explore Niyama Private Islands Maldives at one of the finest Maldives 5-start resorts on twin islands named Play and Chill.

20/09/2024

The Thought Leaders Forum will play a key role in setting the tone for this year’s impactful event.

“We have curated a very strong program and enticed some of the most inspiring thought leaders to come together with a diversity of opinions. Having access to the right, fresh research and insight is so important to developing future business strategy.” Says Lynn Ormiston.

Speakers and panellists at the inaugural Thought Leaders Forum include:
- Adele Labine-Romain
- Alison Greer, Founder, GoKinda
- Damon Page, Managing Director, 1 Hotel
- Mike Harlow, General Manager, Scott Dunn
- Rosanna Iacono, Managing Partner & Advisor, The Growth Activist
- Mat Woods, Chief Executive Officer, Destination Queenstown
- Sture Myrmell, Chief Operating Officer, Journey Beyond
- Andrew Cavallaro, Co-Founder & Director, Helm Marketing
- Aaron Russ, Commercial Director & Expedition Leader, Heritage Expeditions
- Edyta Teper, Head of Global Sales, Space Perspectives

The Forum is hosted by Quentin Long.

Read more via the link below.

Australia’s leading luxury travel industry event, Luxperience, has announced a powerful cast of leaders for its Thought Leaders Forum, which will take place on 19 November 2024. Headlined by Australian tourism expert, Adele Labine-Romain and moderated by Co-Founder of Australian Traveller, Quentin...

18/09/2024

Cruise around the world with some of our luxury cruise partners:

- AmaWaterways offering unparalleled river cruise experiences in Europe, Asia, Arica and South America;
- Join Expeditions on their immersive and responsible expeditions on new purpose-built small ships to Antarctica, the Artic and beyond;
- Explore the world’s most biodiverse and culturally significant destinations with Expeditions’ best-in-class vessels;
- Journeys' EXPLORA I & II offering oceanfront suites, penthouses and residences with sweeping ocean views and private terraces;
- Oceania Cruises’ expertly curated travel experiences where the designer inspired small ships call on more than 600 marquees and boutique ports in more than 100 countries;
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises' spacious and luxury ships explore over 550 immersive destinations globally, with unlimited shore excursions at every port;
- Silversea offers ultra-luxury experiences, travelling to over 900 destinations across all seven continents; and
- The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection invites travelers to embark on an unparalleled journey of discovery, leading the way for a new era of ultra-luxury cruising, onboard state-of-the-art super yachts.

12/09/2024

We believe that experience is everything, which is why this year, we're rewarding the ultimate in experiences not just the products that our incredible luxury travel community provide. The Luxperience 2024 Awards will recognise the most MEANINGFUL experiences that truly CONNECT travellers to OUTSTANDING destinations and cultures, and reward those that continue to INSPIRE the future of luxury travel, while also celebrating the ACHIEVEMENTS of the people that craft them.

Are you joining us this year at Luxperience? Then you can be in the running to have your contributions to luxury travel recognised at the ultimate platform for luxury travel professional. But with less than 3 weeks to go until submissions close on 4 October, time is running out to have your moment!

Submit your entry today! Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3RMQ5i3

11/09/2024

We’re proud to be hosting a diverse group of Partners at Luxperience this year, here are some of the Asian destinations and experiences our attending buyers will meet:

- Songtsam, a luxury boutique hotel surrounded by the natural, mysterious and untouched ambience of the Tibetan area;
- Explore Hong Kong’s skyline that boasts lavish hotels with stunning harbour views, world-class shopping, gourmet dining and exclusive cultural experiences Discover Hong Kong;
- Journey to Japan to discover the world of fine Japanese Sake, and see how the local terroir has influenced sake-making techniques over the millennia through Japan Council for Sake Brewery Tourism; and
- Escape to a private island in Indonesia’s remote Anambas archipelago where Bawah Reserve is situated.

05/09/2024

We are thrilled to unveil the addition of three distinguished judges to the esteemed Luxperience Awards judging panel: Ute Junker, Sue Wallace and Christopher Sanderson.

These exceptional individuals are devoted to honouring and celebrating the pinnacle of excellence within our remarkable industry.

Entry is exclusive to Luxperience 2024 attendees, and submissions close 4 October, enter now for your chance to win!

03/09/2024

⏰ This is the last week to register for Luxperience 2024 and we don’t want you to miss out!

If you have any queries about attending, our team are ready to answer any questions: https://luxperience.com.au/contact-us/

30/08/2024

Planning your clients' next European holiday? Here’s a glimpse of some of our luxury European partners that are set to inspire:

- One Aldwych is London’s cultured and independent hotel at the beating heart of London Life in Convent Garden;
- Embark on Golden Eagle Luxury Trains' bespoke journeys across iconic routes like the Silk Road and Paris to Istanbul;
- Enjoy customised experiences in Sicily with Tour of Sicily - Day Tours' three main ingredients: Food & Wine, Art and Culture, and Outdoors; and
- Explore Switzerland's nature at its best, think spectacular landscapes, natural wonders and unparalleled outdoor experiences with time-honoured traditions in charming historic towns and villages.