This year’s Cruise360 Australasia conference being held at the Royal International Convention Centre (RICC) is a sell-out, with more than 850 people due to attend.
Traveltalk will be reporting from the gathering, which takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, and is being staged by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the event has been extended to two days and will take place under the theme Navigate, Innovate, Excel.
“Our travel agent membership is bigger than ever and very clearly focused on the opportunities available in cruising, so we have a packed program ready to help inform and inspire them,” said Joel Katz, CLIA Managing Director in Australasia.
The conference will offer its biggest ever line-up of international speakers, as well as an expanded Cruise360 Australasia Trade Show involving more than 50 exhibitors from among CLIA’s cruise line members and executive partners.
The event will open with CLIA’s visiting President & CEO Bud Darr presenting a keynote State of the Industry address, followed by more than 30 other cruise leaders and other industry experts from around the world and across Australia and New Zealand.
Sessions will cover the full spectrum of international cruising, including presentations and interviews on global trends, the expanding luxury cruise sector, the fly-cruise market and emerging opportunities among Gen Z travellers.
A series of panel discussions will combine international leaders with regional experts, offering insight into expedition cruising, the trends shaping cruise itineraries, myths and misperceptions in river cruising and how to create successful career paths for the consultants of tomorrow.
Full details are available in the Cruise360 Australasia Program.
# In other news, Adventure World has announced it has signed on as an executive partner of CLIA.
Timed to coincide with the upcoming CLIA360 event and Cruise Month in October, this partnership positions Adventure World as a leading wholesaler for travel advisors looking to craft more enriching and immersive land itineraries for their clients.
Adventure World’s new Cruise Booklet is a key resource for travel advisors, showcasing curated cruise-and-land combinations in sought-after destinations like North America, South America, Antarctica, Africa & Egypt, The Nordics, and Asia & India.
