Guy Dundas

Managing Editor at LATTE Luxury News

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Anderson departs The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection

4 days ago | latteluxurynews.com | Guy Dundas

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has confirmed the departure of Kristian Anderson, Senior Vice President of Global Sales. Anderson joined The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection in the second-half of 2021, leading the ultra-luxury yachting company’s initial launch of Evrima, and subsequently Ilma last year.
Disney to open theme park in Abu Dhabi

1 week ago | latteluxurynews.com | Guy Dundas

The Walt Disney Company and Miral, Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of immersive destinations and experiences, have inked an agreement to create a landmark Disney theme park resort in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The waterfront resort will be located on Yas Island, a world-class destination for entertainment and leisure, connecting travellers from the Middle East and Africa, India, Asia, Europe, and beyond.
Ponant Explorations mulls river, land, ocean packages

1 week ago | latteluxurynews.com | Guy Dundas

Ponant Explorations Group is mulling pairing up back-to-back sailings of its voyages across its brands including expedition, river and land, LATTE can exclusively reveal. Currently in Australia from her home in Rome, Belinda Hindmarsh, Deputy CEO Global Business, Ponant Explorations Group hinted at the concept of “stitching together” voyages across the brands. Those brands include Ponant Explorations, Paul Gauguin Cruises and Aqua Expeditions.
Prince Albert II reveals the success to Monaco's luxe/sustainability crossover

2 weeks ago | latteluxurynews.com | Guy Dundas

Prince Albert II told travel and tourism media expert Peter Greenberg that Monaco has successfully balanced sustainability with tourism“It’s a question of balance and setting up the right processes and ways of integrating sustainability in everything that you do. It is possible to have a wonderful experience in luxury while making it as sustainable as possible and attractive as possible and not have it impede on the overall experience.”“Managing numbers.
World's largest commercial catamaran is ready

2 weeks ago | latteluxurynews.com | Guy Dundas

Ecuador’s Via Natura DMC has confirmed the completion of its highly-anticipated ultra-luxury superyacht, the Hermes Mega Catamaran. Billed as the ‘World’s Largest Commercial Catamaran’, Via Natura showcased the 12 suite Hermes to industry partners in Guayaquil, Ecuador last week. The all-suite vessel will operate exclusively in the Galapagos Islands, offering two 4-day and two 5-day itineraries that can be combined to create journeys of 7- to 15-days.
A&K Sanctuary's Pure Amazon on track for mid-2025 delivery

2 weeks ago | latteluxurynews.com | Guy Dundas

A&K Travel Group expects to take delivery of its new Peruvian Amazon riverboat in July, LATTE can confirm. Speaking exclusively with LATTE earlier this month in Melbourne, Cristina Levis, CEO of Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group noted that there had been a “little delay” to the A&K Sanctuary vessel due to recent flooding in the Amazon that extended for several weeks.
Pearl Expeditions appoints La Collection as rep

1 month ago | latteluxurynews.com | Guy Dundas

EXCLUSIVE: Australia-based luxury hotel, resort and DMC representation firm, La Collection, has signed its first cruise partner with the newly-established expedition brand, Pearl Expeditions. The partnership brings La Collection’s Managing Director, Craig Farrell, and Pearl Expeditions’ Sarina Bratton AM together again. Farrell and Bratton have seven years experience working alongside each when they were both with PONANT, up until three years ago.
PONANT showcases ms Paul Gauguin in Darwin

1 month ago | latteluxurynews.com | Guy Dundas

PONANT/Paul Gauguin Cruises welcomed a group of travel partners from around the country to Darwin earlier this week to a very rare ship visit of ms Paul Gauguin. The 330-passenger luxury ship was passing through the Northern Territory capital having just undergone its latest refurbishment in Singapore which was centred on sustainable engine enhancements to meet Ponant’s stringent green credentials.
AmaWaterways inaugurates luxury Colombia river cruising

1 month ago | latteluxurynews.com | Guy Dundas

AmaWaterways’ highly-anticipated, luxury river cruising world-first operation in Colombia, South America, was launched last weekend. The first of two purpose-built riverboats, the 60-guest AmaMagdalena commenced service on the Magdalena River. The core programs are seven-night voyages between Barranquilla to Cartagena (and vice versa), encompassing ports and destinations such as Santa Barbara de Pinto, Mompox, El Banco, Magangue and Calamar.
Robust start to 2025 for A&K Travel Group

1 month ago | latteluxurynews.com | Guy Dundas

Abercrombie & Kent, Crystal and Cox & Kings all achieved record sales in 2024, and 2025 has commenced strongly for the A&K Travel Group businesses, says Cristina Levis, Group CEO. In Melbourne earlier this week and speaking exclusively with LATTE, Levis reported that global sales for Q1 2025 “have started strongly”, in particular for the 2026 calendar year. “We are well ahead of the curve already for Crystal,” Monaco-based Levis explained.