It was all glamour and fine dining last night as the industry celebrated the best products and operators in the global luxury travel sector at the inaugural Luxperience Gala Dinner and Awards Evening.
Some 500 luminaries attended the glittering event, which also marked the culmination of Sydney’s leading luxury and experiential travel trade exhibition, Luxperience.
Presided over the event was the Master of Ceremonies Tom Williams, a media personality and travel enthusiast.
During the evening, the recipients of the inaugural Luxperience 2015 Awards were revealed.
Each award was designed to honour the development and promotion of some of the finest products that the industry has to offer – both from the buyer and supplier sides.
The awards were judged by an esteemed panel of travel industrhttps://karryon.com.au/wp-admin/post-new.phpy experts.
Michelle Papas, Luxperience Director of Marketing, said she was thrilled by the success of the event and its focus in celebrating luxury travel’s innovators and achievements.
“The winners are all visionaries in their own right and are setting industry standards for inspiration, innovation and quality.”
Michelle Papas, Luxperience Director of Marketing
“The evening was a great celebration of our industry, with some of the world’s most impressive suppliers and an elite group of decision-makers in the global luxury and experiential travel arena in attendance.”
During the evening, Papas also revealed Luxperience would return in 2016 with the sixth event taking place at Sydney’s Australian Technology Park on 18-21 September 2016.
Full list of winners:
Buyers
Inspiring: Chad Clark Travels USA
Meaningful: A Travel Duet India
Connections: Lightfoot Travel Singapore/Hong Kong
Exhibitor
Inspiring: Saffire Tasmania
Meaningful: Time Unlimited Tours NZ
Connections: The Tailor Australia
Destination Award: Tourism New Zealand
Judges Choice Award: Split Apple Retreat NZ
