New York City Tourism + Conventions is capitalising on a significant increase in the number of high-net-worth travellers to the US gateway, ramping up its attention to the high-yielding affluent market.

Travel Associates has seen a surge in bookings to the Big Apple thanks to its exclusive 2024 partnership with New York City Tourism + Conventions.

La Collection has been appointed as the exclusive representative for Australia and New Zealand of the two flagship Fouquet’s properties owned by Groupe Barrière. The new partnership brings together La Collection’s dedication to exceptional boutique experiences with the legendary heritage and timeless elegance of the Fouquet’s brand.

Travel Associates represented the Australian luxury travel market at the inaugural New York City Tourism + Conventions’ Luxury Business Expo, hosted last week in New York City. As the official and exclusive Australian travel partner of New York City Tourism + Convention, the luxury retail brand was the only Aussie company in attendance

New York City’s luxury offering for international visitors has broadened vastly over the past 10 years, from a “very narrow segment” to a wider, more accessible market. That’s the view of Fred Dixon, President and CEO of NYC Tourism + Conventions who has headed the office since 2014.

Mandarin Oriental, New York has rolled out its latest initiative, a bike program designed to allow guests to explore the Big Apple while championing environmental sustainability.

MSC Meraviglia – MSC Cruises’ award-winning Meraviglia Class ship, has arrived at her new homeport in New York City at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. The arrival of the ship marks the first time MSC Cruises has deployed a ship in New York operating year-round sailings.

Manhattan West is an area of Manhattan that even many New Yorkers have yet to discover, and it shows the very best that the US can offer. A total eight-acre development that incorporates Penn Station and runs west to the Hudson. Centrepiece is Magnolia Court, a delightful lush-grass garden, surrounded by one’s favourite stores, Apple, Peloton (two stores, actually) and Whole Foods. As an outer circle, five high-rises house offices and residences. A sixth building, rising only 22 floors, is The Pendry Manhattan West.

The Ritz-Carlton has debuted a second property in New York City with the opening this week of The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad.

MSC Cruises has confirmed plans to hold the Naming Ceremony for its newest flagship, MSC Seascape, in New York City on 7 December 2022.

NYC & Company, New York City’s destination marketing organisation and convention & visitors bureau, has reappointed The Walshe Group as the representative agency for Australia and New Zealand, handling sales, marketing, travel trade and public relations in the region.

Arrive at New York’s Penn Station and expect delightful surprises. First, if this is your first visit this year, you will not recognise the rail station. Penn Station’s arrivals area, the Moynihan Train Hall, opened 1st January 2021. Named in honour of the late Daniel Moynihan, the Senator who first proposed building on the site of the century-old James A. Farley Post Office Building, the gigantic US$1.6 billion glass and steel space is an artwork by architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, SOM.