21 Sep 2016
Luxperience hosted its largest ever Gala Dinner and Awards event with 580 luminaries from the global luxury travel arena gathering last night at the recently renovated Four Points by Sheraton, Sydney, to recognise excellence in the industry … and to party!
The glittering event, presided over by the Master of Ceremonies, the effervescent style guru Henry Weinreich Roth, marked the culmination of Australasia's leading luxury and experiential travel trade exhibition, Luxperience (18-21 September 2016) celebrating its fifth anniversary.
Lifestyle partner and evening sponsor, Sydney City Lexus impressed guests with its display of a rose gold limited edition Lexus LFA valued at over one million dollars.
During the evening, the recipients of the prestigious Luxperience 2016 Awards were revealed. 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 industry experts.
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. This year saw two new awards added this year to acknowledge the best Events By Luxperience buyer and supplier of the year.
The Luxperience 2016 Awards recipients are:
Buyer
Inspiring: Zanadu, China
Meaningful: Down Under Endeavours, USA
Connections: FBI Travel, Australia
Exhibitor
Inspiring: Alkina Lodge, Great Ocean Road, Australia
Meaningful: Aqua Expeditions
Connections: Orange County Hotels & Resorts, India
Destination Award: Tourism New Zealand
Inaugural Events by Luxperience Awards
Buyer Award: Signature by Anne Candy, France
Exhibitor Award: UNO Loco, New Zealand
Best Stand Award Winners:
Exhibitor Award Best Custom Space above 19SQM: Tourism New Zealand
Exhibitor Award Best Custom Space under 18SQM: Aqua Expeditions
Exhibitor Award Best Group Suite: Luxury Lodges of Australia
Exhibitor Best individual / Large Suite: Scenic
Helen Logas, founder at Luxperience, commented: “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. The finalists and winners of this year's award are to be congratulated on their continued setting industry standards for inspiration, innovation and quality at the highest level.”
Luxperience 2017 is to be held in a new venue, Carriageworks from 17 – 20 September, 2017.
Images must be credited to Camera Creations
Image 1: LtoR – Prize winner Anne Candy and Helen Logas, Luxperience
Image 2: LtoR – Helen Logas with the prizewinning Tourism New Zealand team along with staff from Decorative Events, the company which built the Tourism New Zealand stand
Image 3: LtoR – MC Henry Weinreich Roth with Michelle Papas, Luxperience
Image 4: some of the glittering guests
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For 2017 enquiries contact:
Chris Phillips, Director of Sales and Marketing
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.
For further information, images or interviews please contact:
Virginia Haddon, Cascade Communications
M: 0414 275 839
