February 14, 2023
80 trade partners from Australia/NZ get to know luxury icebreaker
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.
Read More…August 4, 2022
Australia’s first Luxury Collection hotel unveils top-of-the-line accommodations
The Tasman, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Hobart has unveiled its new suites, designed to showcase the hotel’s captivating architectural narrative.
Read More…May 19, 2022
Virtuoso Preferred hotelier joins burgeoning Asia Pacific hotelier’s five-star portfolio
La Vie Hotels & Resorts has acquired The Islington Hotel Hobart, an award-winning five-star boutique hotel located in South Hobart. The Tasmanian property is a member of Virtuoso Preferred.
Read More…April 14, 2022
Two Australian properties make top 100 cut
A brand new luxury hotel in Tasmania and a fully overhauled five-star lodge in Queensland’s Daintree were identified in Travel + Leisure’s (T+L’s) ‘It List’ of the best luxury hotels for 2022.
Read More…September 20, 2021
Doors open 1 December 2021 for The Tasman in Hobart
Bookings have now opened for The Tasman, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Hobart, for arrivals starting 1 December 2021. The 152-key hotel, located at the redeveloped Parliament Square in the Tasmanian capital, marks the entry of Marriott’s five-star The Luxury Collection brand in Australia. It will be the first luxury hotel in Hobart since the MACq 1 debuted in 2017 on the city’s waterfront.
Read More…August 11, 2021
The Luxury Collection’s Australian debut slated for December debut
Marriott International has reaffirmed its intent to debut The Luxury Collection brand in Australia by the end of 2021, some three years after initially slated.
Read More…May 9, 2021
12-days of epicurean, cultural, artistic and scenic immersion
Abercrombie & Kent have released an air safari that encompasses South Australia and Tasmania’s finest epicurean, cultural, artistic and scenic highlights on a limited-edition itinerary.
Read More…January 19, 2021
‘Destination Australia’ private jet itinerary provides boost to dozens of local suppliers
Australians keen to take to the air and travel again have been quick to book luxury touring company Constellation Journeys’ first domestic air tour.
Read More…November 9, 2020
‘Tassie Bubble’ – up to three weekly services between New Zealand and Hobart
The Australian and Tasmanian Governments will bankroll the relaunch of nonstop international flights to Hobart from January 2021.
Read More…October 10, 2018
Wineries, caves, national parks, candy stores and lots more
Here are the brand new Crystal Adventures in Australia available for Crystal Serenity’s World Voyage in early 2019. More than 300 captivating experiences ashore will draw travellers into the heart of Africa, Australia, Hawaii and the Mediterranean.
Read More…May 25, 2018
Hobart’s The Henry Jones Art Hotel has unveiled upgrades and enhancements following a massive overhaul.
Each of the boutique hotel’s 52 rooms and four suites have received a generous upgrade, including new carpet, plaster and paint, windows and shutters, lighting, tiling, giant TVs, super-king beds, gas fireplaces, a range of hard and soft furnishings and much more, totalling $1.7 million spent over two years.
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