Luxperience wishes to congratulate the Award winners announced at last night's Gala Dinner at Doltone House Darling Island. In front of 450 luminaries from the global luxury travel arena, the finalists and winners were honoured for their excellence in the industry. 

The dazzling event, presided over by the Master of Ceremonies, TV host and broadcaster Richard Morecroft, was held at Doltone House Darling Island.

Instigated three years ago, the awards recognise the development and promotion of some of the finest products and operators that the industry has to offer. The competition was fierce and the esteemed judging panel of travel industry experts: Emma Scott (Tiny Hunter), Belinda Melocco (King & Wood Mallesons), Mags King, (Fairfax Newspapers), Chris Flynn (PATA) and Luxperience's own Michelle Papas, had a difficult task choosing a winner for each category.

The Luxperience 2017 Awards recipients are:

Inspiring Award: Luxury Travel Advisors, United Kingdom
Meaningful Award: Shinta Mani Hotels, Cambodia
Connections Award: Local Eyes Sydney, Australia

Destination Award: Beverley Hills Conventions and Visitors Bureau, USA

 “It's great to see the elite of our industry in a convivial atmosphere celebrating the best  says Helen Logas, Founder of Luxperience. “The finalists and winners of this year's award are to be congratulated on their continued setting of industry standards for inspiration, innovation and quality at the highest level.”

The Inspiring Award recognised excellence in the planning and development of innovative products and services; the Meaningful Award paid tribute to those contributing to a greater understanding of history, heritage and culture, and the Connections Award recognised successful e-marketing campaigns within the luxury or high end experiential travel space. Luxperience also recognised an outstanding destination partner, which has influenced the development of luxury and experiential tourism within their country or region.

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Image 1 – Helen Logas, Luxperience Founder, giving welcome speech at  Gala Dinner

Image 2 – Award winners with Helen Logas

For 2018 enquiries contact:

beinspired@luxperience.com.au or +61 2 8584 1777

About Luxperience

Luxperience is more than a trade show, providing an exclusive, innovative global business exchange connecting experiential and discerning travel products directly to their market in a creative and inspirational exchange. It connects and nurtures relationships between highly sought-after luxury experiences and agents who influence the travel decision of the world's elite travellers.

The only forum of its kind, Luxperience helps to identify and drive trends in the luxury and experiential travel sector, and in turn attracts highly desirable, difficult to reach clients. True to its name, it's not just a trade show; it's an immersive luxurious experience, driven by a highly experienced team, resulting in real business for its clients.

Adding another dimension to the event and created specifically for the meeting and events market is Events by Luxperience, a tailored program for MICE buyers and suppliers attending Luxperience.

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Virginia Haddon, Cascade Communications

M: 0414 275 839          E: virginia@cascadecommunications.com.au