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Accor Named Official Accommodation Partner for Dark Mofo 2023
Accor Pacific, Tasmania’s largest hotel operator, has been named the Official Accommodation Partner for Dark Mofo. Returning 8-22 June 2023, Hobart’s midwinter festival – Dark Mofo – is a celebration of the dark through large-scale public art, food, music, fire, light, and noise, underpinned by the longest night of any Australian capital city.
Peter Sommer Travels Celebrates Twenty-one with Keys to Ancient Türkiye
Cultural tour specialist Peter Sommer Travels will reach its twenty-first anniversary in 2023 and to celebrate has announced a new expert-led archaeological and cultural gulet cruise, “Cruising the Carian Coast” offering guests the keys to ancient Türkiye with a voyage along its turquoise coast. For the first time since the pandemic, in 2023 Peter Sommer Travels will offer a full program of archaeological, cultural and culinary tours throughout Europe and the Middle East.
The 15-day Cruising the Carian Coast tour departs on September 17, 2023, leading guests on a fascinating journey along one of the Mediterranean’s most scenic and richly historic coasts in the charming comfort of a traditional gulet. Guests onboard will experience the full breadth of the Turkish coast’s history, cuisine, and culture, sailing the same seas along this ancient route which brought the riches of the near east and Egypt to the ancient Greeks. Rates start at £4,795 (approximately $AU8390 per person twin share).
Azamara Announce New Australian Team Members
Azamara is pleased to announce recent appointments to the shoreside team in Australia. Victoria Chigwidden, Director of Sales, Australia and New Zealand is thrilled to be announcing Azamara’s new team members.
Kellie Nolan has been appointed to the business development role for VIC,TAS, SA and NZ and Georgia Bell is welcome onboard as the Sales and Marketing Support Manager. Both new recruits will be based in Melbourne and will be offering significant sales support to key travel partners.
Azamara has also recently developed its own dedicated reservations team in Australia, as part of its enhanced global contact centre. The Australian/New Zealand call centre team will be led my Daragh Robbins and he is supported by new recruits Leanne Gibson, Tegan Firkin and Susan Wallis.
Epic Australia Pass Expands Its International Partner Access
Almost a year after Vail Resorts announced it acquired a majority stake in leading Swiss resort Andermatt-Sedrun, today the company is proud to share that neighbouring Disentis Ski Area will join the 2023 Epic Australia Pass. Further, the company shared it expanded its existing partnerships to include Epic Australia Pass access to two other destination resorts throughout Europe: Ski Arlberg in Austria and Les 3 Vallées in France. Epic Australia Pass Holders will have access to these resorts starting with the 2023/24 Northern Hemisphere winter season.
Known for its beautiful winter landscapes and deep powder, Disentis is the neighbouring mountain to Andermatt-Sedrun, linked via the Cuolm da Vi gondola and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn. Andermatt-Sedrun-Disentis are less than 90 minutes from three major metropolitan areas (Zurich, Lucerne and Lugano) and approximately two hours from Milan, Italy.