Kirstie Bedford
Writer and Editor at Freelance
Travel journalist and host of podcast @ The World Awaits✍️
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karryon.com.au | Kirstie Bedford
Regent says the refurbishments will “feature the same impeccable attention to detail seen in Regent’s renowned Explorer-Class ships, providing guests a consistently elegant look and feel across the entire fleet”. The investment includes full upgrades on all suites, new public spaces and an enhanced ‘Pool Grill’ with a new wood-fired pizzeria concept for relaxed al fresco dining. New carpeting will also be installed throughout the corridors, various public areas and all suites.
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karryon.com.au | Kirstie Bedford
Experts at Japan Rail Pass analysed popular luxury train rides from around the world, collating and comparing factors such as TripAdvisor reviews, Instagram hashtags, and global search, to reveal a list of the world’s most sought-after luxury train journeys in 2025. Rocky Mountaineer took out the top gong as the world’s best luxury train journey with a score of 8.88 out of 10.
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karryon.com.au | Kirstie Bedford
APT Travel Group has christened MS Estrela, its first purpose-built river ship in Europe, ahead of new luxury river ship APT Solara’s christening on Monday 21st April 2025 in Netherlands. During the ceremony in Porto for MS Estreal, UK travel media leader and industry advocate Lucy Huxley was named as the ship’s Godmother. MS Estrela has now departed Porto to begin her journey upriver to Régua.
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karryon.com.au | Kirstie Bedford
The Paspaley family, who were co-founders of Orion Expedition Cruises, will launch the state-of-the-art 30-guest yacht along with Bratton under the new venture in July 2025. Group Executive Director, James Paspaley, says Pearl Expeditions is a natural evolution of its groundbreaking vision. “It draws on the deep regional knowledge of the group, combined with the talents of former Orion team members who first set the standard for boutique expedition travel.
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karryon.com.au | Kirstie Bedford
Sitting down with Karryon to talk about his new remit to spearhead the expansion plans of the hotel group with a focus on luxury, Richards – who splits his time between Sydney and Bangkok – says technology is a core focus. “The hospitality industry has changed over the last decade, and the luxury traveller has changed, and personalised service and new technologies with AI and optimised robots have expanded.”Richards says those two things go hand in hand.
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