Freda’s restaurant in Chippendale was the location for the ‘Taste of Washington, DC’ event hosted by Destination DC and Gate 7 in Sydney.

ONYX Hospitality in conjunction with Tourism Authority of Thailand and Thai Airways International showcased ONYX’s portfolio of hotels and resorts, as well as Thailand as a destination with its valued friends and partners in Sydney last night.

The 26th Annual Ronald McDonald House Charities NSW Ball was held on Saturday, 8 September 2012.

It shows Alexandra Fayan, FTC Specialist France Consultant, at the 2012 French Travel Workshop held at Sydney’s Sofitel Hotel this week.

The luxury and experiential travel showcase continued into its second day yesterday, with buyers and sellers creating new and investing contacts.

Buyers and sellers gathered at the Tourism New Zealand Luxperience booth last night, closing the second day of meetings with a traditional Maori performance and some New Zealand wine.

Sydney’s Sofitel Wentworth Hotel played host to an evening of fantastic French photography, creative cuisine and a celebration of all things Champagne-Ardenne.

Taking the party to the sea, Orana Events sailed Luxperience buyers and sellers around Sydney’s Harbour on board its Blue Room vessel last night.

The inaugural Luxperience showcase official kicked off in Sydney yesterday, with up to 300 buyers from across the globe mingling and connecting with more than 100 international sellers.

Following a dose of inspiration and new meaning, buyers met up with Luxperience sellers for some fine dining and burning entertainment at the Italian Village Waterfront Precinct in Sydney.

Cheers filled the room as a pair of scissors sliced through the purple ribbon, commemorating the launch of the inaugural Luxperience in Sydney last night.

Prizes filled the stage at the Pullman Reef Hotel Casino last night for the launch of Thirsty Thursdays in Cairns.

Agents in Sydney sniffed spices, built buildings and were clad in Kandura’s at the Definitely Dubai Roadshow last night, showcasing the country as a destination and not just a stopover.

Family, friends and mentors gathered at the BLUE Sydney hotel earlier this week to celebrate graduation night for program six MENTEES of the TIME (Travel Industry Mentor Experience) program.

WENDY Wu Tours and Thai Airways recently hosted a joint agent famil to India to discover what attracts a growing number of Australians to this vibrant destination.

Agents helped celebrate the ‘Miracle Year of Thailand’ at the Northern Thailand Roadshow last night, receiving the most up to date destination information including accommodation, airlines and attractions throughout the region.

In recognition of outstanding sales achievements, APT once again took its top selling travel agents away on its APT GOLD Top Achiever trip.

Reigning International Wine & Spirits Competition International Winemaker of the Year, McGuigan Wines, has brought a piece of Australia to the Emerald Isle by planting a vineyard….in the middle of Dublin.

DMS Destination Marketing Services with Dragonfly Africa welcomed MICE agents to an intimate cocktail affair at Sydney’s Blue hotel last night.

Travel Indochina hosted a Jetset Travelworld Network agents famil to Burma, to great acclaim.

Three of Excite Holidays Business Development team last week ramped up their activities promotion in Victoria by visiting agents dressed in their favourite activities outfit.

Singapore Tourism Board recently hosted 21 agents from Auckland and Wellington on this year’s adventure fuelled NZ Corporate Weekender famil.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) New Delhi office joined hands with Odysseus India Pvt. Ltd. to organise familiarization trips for luxury-end agents to visit Thailand from 4th to 10th August, 2012.

A group of Australian travel agents recently swapped the southern winter for sunny Hawaii on a famil hosted by Hawaiian Airlines and Creative Holidays.