Hilton has announced the signing of Waldorf Astoria Bali, with the new property to open in late 2027 in Nusa Dua.

This year’s International Luxury Travel Market Asia Pacific event will welcome more than 740 carefully selected luxury travel buyers from 22 countries across the region to meet with 740 luxury travel suppliers from across the globe. It represents a 12% increase year on year making it one of the largest ILTM shows to date.

Wellness will be one of the major themes of this year’s International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) Asia Pacific, the show’s Director Alison Gilmore has revealed.

David Brandon, Managing Director, Savenio, along with several of Savenio’s luxury travel advisors, attended the prestigious ILTM event in Singapore. They explored an exclusive selection of destinations, experiences, and products to further expand their knowledge, enabling them to curate perfect trips for their clients.

With Asia Pacific set to be the world’s fastest growing region in 2024 and Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia specifically ranked as three of the top 10 fastest growing Ultra High Net Worth markets, the world of luxury travel gathered in Singapore, 1-4 July to build connections and business opportunities at the annual edition of ILTM Asia Pacific.

Accor’s new travel advisor loyalty and rewards program, HERA, has proven to be a huge success since its roll out online seven weeks ago. HERA, Accor Travel Advisor Program is the latest trade program launched by Accor and includes more brands, more features and more capabilities compared to the former platform, as well as an enhanced digital experience with easy and efficient online tools for booking, tracking and reviewing activity.

Celebrating the start of a brand-new financial year ahead of ILTM Asia Pacific this week, the Luxury Travel Collection’s independent brand group was treated to an exquisite dining ‘expedition’ event at Raffles Hotel, Singapore by Hurtigruten & HX (Hurtigruten Expedition).

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has revealed further details of its new ‘Finest Collection’ portfolio of properties which were previewed on social media last week.

ILTM Asia Pacific celebrated its most prolific event since 2019 this week in Singapore, welcoming 500 luxury travel suppliers from across the world to meet with 500 accredited regional agents representing their high-net-worth clients across 25 countries in the region, including Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Over 28,000 business-generating appointments took place and a spirit of true optimism emanated throughout the week.

Explora Journeys took trade partners sky high in Singapore on Tuesday evening, hosting a dinner in a private room at Artemis Grill’s CapitaGreen Rooftop, Level 40, as part of the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) Asia Pacific.

Aaron Lau, Founder and CEO of Gusto Collective, joins speaker line-up at ILTM Asia Pacific

A preview of the latest ILTM ‘Buzz or Reality’ research, entitled ‘Decoding the Luxury Traveller Mindset: Spotlight China’ is to be revealed at ILTM Asia Pacific 2023, held 19 – 22 June in Singapore.