When it comes to bucket-list travel, nothing quite beats a cruise to Antarctica, where fantastical landscapes and equally spectacular wildlife promises epic adventure at every turn. Welcome to the ends of the earth.
/ Posted on 1 June, 2021 17:00
Asia-Pacific s growing High Net Worth population and their strong travel intentions are attracting an even bigger and more diverse community of luxury travel suppliers and trade buyers to ILTM Asia Pacific, reveals Alison Gilmore, director, ILTM Portfolio of Events.
ILTM Asia Pacific will take place online again this year. How will this work?
We are very much looking forward to it. While we would prefer to be in Singapore with a live event, it’s still not the right time to do this, especially with such a big international audience in attendance. So, for the event happening from July 20 to 22, we have created a framework consistent with the virtual editions delivered by ILTM during 2020, and will provide a sophisticated platform from which luxury travel brands can access the top luxury travel agents representing the highest net worth of clients across the Asia-Pacific region.
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U.S.-based Quark Expeditions has taken delivery of its new polar expedition cruise ship Ultramarine from the Brodosplit Shipyard in Croatia.
The 128-meter Ultramarine has accommodations for 199 passengers in 103 cabins, plus 140 crew members. It features two twin-engine helicopters and two heliports as well as 20 quick-deploy Zodiacs for off-ship adventuring.
Andrew White, president of Quark Expeditions, said, “Every aspect of Ultramarine has been designed and engineered to enable our teams to get guests off the ship and deep into the polar wilderness better than ever before. This new vessel–in the hands of the most experienced team in the expedition industry–will allow us to create truly immersive off-ship adventures for our guests while providing them with a superior onboard experience.”