The Australian Cruise Association (ACA) has confirmed its new executives following its Board of Management meeting yesterday, 17 September 2025. Brendan Connell (Port of Brisbane) has been elected as chair, supported by Kristy Little (TasPorts) as deputy chair, and Martin Bidgood (Port Authority of New South Wales) astreasurer. Martin Bidgood. They lead the Association alongside […]
UK-based Traveltek has announced Cressida Sergeant, currently chief commercial officer, will become CEO effective 1 October 2026, succeeding Mal Barritt, who steps down at the end of November after more than seven years leading the business. Sergeant has spent eight years at Traveltek, most recently as chief commercial officer – a role in which she […]
Rail Europe has announced leadership changes following the company’s acquisition by Omio Group with Björn Bender stepping down as CEO and executive chairman of the company. “It has been a real privilege to lead Rail Europe over the past four years,” Bender said. “I am proud of what we have achieved together and deeply grateful […]
Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia has appointed tourism trade and destination marketing specialist Ben Urquhart as Senior North Pacific tourism advisor. The role will focus on market readiness, working directly with tourism operators from Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Kiribati and Nauru to help make their offerings more […]
Capella Hotel Group has appointed Lauren Tesch as regional director of sales, Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Tesch brings more than 20 years of experience spanning luxury hospitality, aviation, travel, loyalty and commercial partnerships. Most recently, she served as commercial director APAC at The Appointment Group (TAG), where she led commercial strategy and […]
FCM Consulting, a division of FCM Travel, has appointed Gemma King as global practice lead, outsourced travel resources (OTR). King will lead the growth of the company’s OTR practice and give enterprise clients flexible, on-demand access to senior travel management expertise. She brings more than 20 years of experience designing, building and transforming corporate travel […]
Cathay has appointed Aldric Chau as regional general manager, Southeast Asia & Oceania and Richard Jones as area head, Oceania. The pair will spearhead Cathay’s passenger and cargo growth and development ambitions across Southeast Asia and Oceania under their respective portfolios. Both Chau and Richard will oversee travel, lifestyle, cargo and operations with an ongoing […]
Andaz Gold Coast, Australia’s first Andaz hotel, has unveiled the leadership team set to bring the new luxury lifestyle destination to life ahead of its opening later this year. The hotel unveiled Saraid Carey as general manager, Jane Strangman as director of sales & marketing, Steven Rhodes as director of food & beverage and Stacey […]
Park Hyatt Sydney has appointed Bastian Germer as its new general manager, bringing more than three decades of luxury hospitality experience to the harbourside property. Germer’s career includes senior roles at leading global properties including Four Seasons Resort Maldives, Raffles Hotel Singapore, The Ritz-Carlton Osaka, The Ritz-Carlton Toronto and The New York EDITION. Most recently, […]
AC Group has been appointed as a preferred DMC for UK, Ireland and France by Ensemble, a US and Canada-based travel consortium. The appointment expands the DMC’s connections with independent travel agencies in North America, supporting AC Group’s growth plans across its three core divisions – AC Tours, AC Luxe and French Travel Partners. Comprised […]