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A new business to business event focusing on premium, lifestyle and boutique travel experiences is expected to resonate with New Zealand agents when it is staged in Melbourne next year.

The Hotel Plaza Elysées in Paris has opened after an extensive renovation of the 1874 building.

Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah will be doubling in size next year with new lifts and runs. Park City Mountain is also adding new gondolas.

Agents are being urged to consider recommending Santa Monica as a base for clients heading to any of the big events in Los Angeles over the next few years.

Peru Andean Travel Company is seeing increasing interest out of Australasia for its boutique cruising in the Galapagos and customised experiences in Ecuador and Peru – a trend which encouraged the company to exhibit at Luxperience in Sydney for the first time this year.

Improved internet connectivity is a major factor in the strong trend towards slower travel and longer journeys, particular at the high end of the market, according to Milly Haimberger, global director of sales at Aqua Expeditions.

Encouraging New Zealand travel agents to take full advantage of the destination’s trade training platform will be one of the key objectives of the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT) when it takes part in the Emirates Dubai, Britain & Europe Roadshow in Christchurch and Auckland on 20 and 21 October.

Travel advisors need to divorce the charging of fees from factors like reservations, commissions and product prices and instead set them on the value of the service they provide to clients, delegates at Luxperience 2025 in Sydney heard on Wednesday.

New Zealanders are increasingly making their presence felt at the Luxperience show in Sydney, both in terms of travel trade buyers and exhibitors / industry partners, says event director Lynn Ormiston.

Having established a strong domestic client base, DOMIC in Noosa is looking to expand its reach to the trade in New Zealand and other international markets.