Luxperience has unveiled its highly anticipated famil program for 2025. This year’s program offers unparalleled opportunities for luxury travel advisors to immerse themselves in some of the most exquisite destinations, providing tailored knowledge essential for understanding the needs of niche clientele.

Ponant’s luxury icebreaker, Le Commandant Charcot, made its first-ever voyage to the Oceania region this week, with the 240-passenger French-flagged ship docking in Lyttelton on Sunday. Le Commandant Charcot arrived into Christchurch’s cruise port following a 3.5-week half circumnavigation of Antarctica from Ushuaia, Argentina sailing through Marie Byrd Land and the Ross Sea.

Garden City Helicopter (GCH Aviation) in Christchurch has launched a new fly-in winery experience that takes guests on a private helicopter flight to five unique vineyards for indulgent wine tastings.

Many members of Small Luxury Hotels of the World’s loyalty program remain intent on travelling domestically in the last quarter of 2020, a survey has found.

American Airlines will introduce the only direct service between Christchurch, New Zealand and Los Angeles International Airport, along with nonstop services from Auckland to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, as a direct result of its recently approved joint business agreement with Qantas.

New Zealand’s venues, hotels and city infrastructure developments will be making a big showing at this year’s AIME in Melbourne next week from 18 to 20 February.

As a central city landmark supported by great hospitality or manaakitanga, Te Pae will be enjoyable and memorable. Accommodation, shops, bars, restaurants and parks are all a few steps away and drive less than two hours in any direction from Christchurch and you will find a scenic part of the South Island.