Regions and other places that can tell a different story and provide a ‘deeper dive’ into local experiences are the ones that are most likely to succeed in the domestic market, says Louise Frend, destination advisor with Destination Kaikōura.

Nobody is pretending high end clients are forgoing the comforts of life, but the general feeling at this week’s Luxperience event in Sydney was that authentic personal experiences trump opulence for many modern luxury travellers.