Australian operator of special interest and cultural tours and cruises in the fields of opera, music, ballet, art, architecture, and gardens – Renaissance Tours – has launched its 2024 tour program.

Virtuoso has cranked up its Regional Preferred Partner Program in recent months, inviting 12 new Australian and New Zealand partners to join its exclusive portfolio.

Renaissance Tours is offering guests the chance to immerse themselves in the spiritual heartland of Australia during an exclusive four-day Opera in the Outback itinerary.

Renaissance Tours has reported a strong uptake in its newly expanded collection of Day Tours available in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.

Australian operator of global special interest and cultural journeys, Renaissance Tours has unveiled a new collection of itineraries to cater for the expected domestic tourism boom stemming from the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent international travel ban.

This week LATTE chats with Evan Petrelis, the Managing Director of Renaissance Tours. Evan joined Renaissance Tours in mid-2016 after a successful 20-year career in communications and public relations consulting, including roles in organisations such as Airbus, McKinsey & Company and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and with communications agencies including Sefiani Communications Group and BWD Strategic. In 2017, he acquired Renaissance Tours outright from founder Hugh Hallard.