What a treat to host a dinner for top agents with Explora Journeys CEO Michael Ungerer, global sales chief Chris Austin and Priti and Andrew from the UK team, in London last night, on the day the company announced two more ships, taking its planned fleet to six! #goodtiming!

Hannah Bennett from TikTok UK says the rules are being rewritten, with digital platforms playing a key role in the discovery stage for luxury brands - more so than traditional channels. Dior & Gucci are among the luxury brands with millions of followers on the app @AspireTravel

Fantastic session on using TikTok at todays #AspireLeadersofLuxury Aspire Travel Really fresh and innovative.

“There’s an obsession about price in the luxury sector,” says mark duguid. “If you think about luxury travel it’s not a necessary good, it’s about convenience, indulgence and comfort. That’s what the conversation should focus on. I get frustrated when it centres around price.”

Yesterday was a good day! More than 200 people attended our annual Leaders of Luxury conference which focussed on customer service, diversity and inclusivity in travel marketing, sustainability and the bounce-back of luxury travel! Thanks to everyone involved and all who came 🤍

Such fun at the #TWAAAs catching up with old friends and getting to know new ones! Sore feet today from swinging around the dance floor 💃🏼

A fantastically full room for the ConnecTalks panel session at Connections Luxury London led by @AspireTravel editor Hollie-Rae Brader looking at all aspects of #sustainability in luxury travel Connections Luxury Nobu Hotel London Portman Square

Larry Pimentel, new CEO of Four Seasons Hotels Yachts, tells the Monaco press conference: “This is a product in a league of its own. It will create a new niche for which there is only one player. Four Seasons Yachts will stand alone as unique, different, notable and extraordinary.”

Capri 💙 so wonderful spending time on this beautiful island with such a lovely group! Thanks to @ElegantResorts and Capri Palace Hotel for hosting such a magnificent trip

.Lynn Narraway says Seabourn is improving Wi-Fi onboard its expedition ships. From tomorrow a partnership with Starling will see improved connectivity onboard Venture. The “next generation Wi-Fi capability” will also be on Seabourn Pursuit when it launches in August

AGENTS! Can you sing?!!! If so, come and join me on stage at the Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards on July 13 and perform for over 900 of the great & good of our beloved travel industry! We’ll all be rooting for you - and you’ll be treated like a star! Enter below! #TWAAAs

Happy birthday to our editor in chief and my friend Lucy Huxley! Have a wonderful day Luce ♥️

I'm on the shakedown cruise for Crystal Serenity, where A&K Travel Group's chief executive has just revealed plans to build FOUR new Crystal Cruises ships - including two expedition ships - by the end of 2029 👇 travelweekly.co.uk/news/tour-oper…

Congratulations Hollie-Rae Merrick and @ericagracebush . You both work tirelessly for Aspire and the luxury travel sector and so this growth and investment in the brand is absolutely deserved. The sky’s the limit you two! So proud of you both x

Congratulations Clive Jacobs - a brilliant addition to the JMG portfolio! We’re all so excited by this news

Catching up on latest luxury travel news! A particularly gorgeous edition of the Aspire Magazine - Bravo 👏🏻Hollie-Rae Brader @ericagracebush #Aspire #CelebrityLovesAgents