The 2026 LTC Luxury Product Showcase has wrapped three days of networking, education and pre-scheduled appointments at The Star Brisbane, highlighting growth and innovation in the luxury travel market in an exclusive event for Luxury Travel Collection (LTC) members. Karryon was on the ground to capture the positive sentiment and excitement among suppliers and advisors.
With a seasonal runway theme, the 2026 LTC Luxury Product Showcase brought the curation of haute couture houses to the event, starting with the partners-only Sunset Socials with suppliers enjoying a balmy Brisbane evening with an enviable view from the Sky Deck.
This year, 225 luxury advisors from Australia and New Zealand and 105 representatives from 75 partner brands are in attendance, making the 2026 LTC Luxury Product Showcase the biggest yet.
It’s the invite-only luxury member portfolio’s main product focus for the year, bringing the latest updates and new direct to advisors, allowing them to evolve and refine bespoke itineraries for their discerning clients.
Now in its third year, LTC Luxury Product Showcase has evolved to include interactive 15-minute appointments with Gold Sponsors and seven-minute speed sessions with Jade Sponsors, facilitating tailored conversations in small, like-minded groups.
Platinum Sponsors Ponant and The Islands of Tahiti, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises showcased their products in presentations, while FCTG CEO Graham “Skroo” Turner spoke about the importance of leadership and change campaigns in travel.
Keynote speaker and GreenX7 Founder Tim Jack Adams also reminded the high-achieving advisors to prioritise personal wellbeing to maintain energy levels.
The highly engaged advisors also explored pop-ups and activations in the Silver Marketplace in small groups with highlights including cheese with Switzerland Tourism, Champagne Wall photo opps with Princess Cruises and more Moët with Railbookers.
Evening soirees included being transported to a tropical paradise with The Islands of Tahiti and Ponant and a candlelit dinner with Regent Seven Seas Cruises, complete with amazing prize draws of cruises and jewellery.
Lunch breaks took attendees on a culinary adventure around the globe with Gold Sponsor food stations, including Italian pasta with Back-Roads Touring, dim sum and bao courtesy of Scenic Group, sushi with Discova and LTC presenting poké bowls, along with massages from HX and complimentary headshots.
In her opening address, LTC General Manager Nikki Glading highlighted the importance of personalised travel experiences and an expanded event portfolio to create even more access to products, partners and programs for members.
“We’re doing what the greatest fashion houses have always done for centuries, curating a collection, positioning a vision, telling a story and sharing what’s new this season,” she said about the 2026 Luxury Product Showcase.
“Every great fashion house begins its season on the streets, looking at the culture, embracing new ideas, reading the moment and understanding what the world needs.
“It’s not just another product showcase. This is the ‘fashion week of luxury travel’ and you’ll see the products, experiences and destinations that will define the next 12 months, the question is, what will you put in your client’s collection? You select what makes the cut,” she told LTC members.
Glading revealed that the LTC “Luxury House” now numbers more than 500 advisors across Australia and New Zealand across 24 brands, highlighting 21 per cent new member growth and 46 per cent year-on-year increase in sales.
LTC members are well-placed for further momentum as Glading shared that 63 per cent of luxury and ultra-luxury clients expect to use an advisor in 2026.
“This collection is about giving you the skills to understand what you need to deliver as the luxury traveller of 2026 is spending more and demanding more. Take this wonderful showcase of product, curate the collection and deliver a dream of a lifetime for your clients.”
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