With a bold promise to make the job of a travel agent easier, Exoticca have launched in Australia to much fanfare. In this exclusive interview, Managing Director Australia DENNIS BASHAM explains just how they are going to do it.
        
        With a bold promise to make the job of a travel agent easier, Exoticca have launched in Australia to much fanfare. In this exclusive interview, Managing Director Australia DENNIS BASHAM explains just how they are going to do it.
        
        In her exclusive monthly column, JUSTINE WADDINGTON, founder of Encounter Travel, reveals why 2024 is fuelling the future of solo travel.
        
        Here DAVID SMYTH, founder of boutique travel consultancy Forward Travel, predicts what Aussie holidaymakers will be looking for next year.
        
        The ever-expanding Luxury Travel Collection has just welcome Solis Travel as its 15th member. In this exclusive interview, founder CHELSEA MUSCROFT explains why she thought it was so important to be part of the collection.
        
        JENNY ROWLAND jumps onboard with the youngsters to review a river cruise aboard AmaMagna.
        
        ROSEMARY STOCKLEY has been on 10 Viking cruises with husband Lee and the pair are currently booked on a second world cruise. Here she discusses just what it is about the brand that keeps them coming back for more.
        
        OUTRIGGER Reef Waikiki Beach Resort sits directly on the golden sands of world-famous Waikiki Beach.
An $80 million investment has transformed the resort into a contemporary beachfront retreat, rooted in Hawaiian culture.
        
        Always ahead of the crowd, Traveltalk’s DAN LAKE reports on a new property that’s really turning heads.
        
        Shizuoka is punching well above its weight in the tourism industry, with four hotels in the Prefecture receiving MICHELIN Keys for offering guests an exceptional stay and experience.
        
        Work has begun on a $4m luxe tent precinct and ‘Star Lounge’ designed to become an international star-gazing destination.
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