Baillie Lodges has flagged a potential opening of the reincarnated Southern Ocean Lodge before the end of 2023. As overseas demand for the luxury hospitality group’s Australia portfolio continues to grow from strength to strength, Chief Operating Officer Craig Bradbery has highlighted a number of key trends and challenges still facing Baillie Lodges, one year after the country’s international borders reopened to tourism following the pandemic.

Airfare capacity and pricing continue to remain primary concerns for inbound tourism to Australia, Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell highlighted at the Destination Australia conference in Sydney yesterday [Thursday 16 March 2023].

Tourism Australia hosted its largest Destination Australia summit to date this week, with 800 travel and tourism delegates attending in person at the ICC Sydney and another 250 people online.