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AQBooking.com, the new luxury booking service for elite global travellers, has launched in Thailand, bringing a wealth of high-end travel and hospitality services to its community of savvy, experience-seeking clientele.

Aquarius International, AQBooking.com is an exclusive club that enables its members to explore a curated A-list of high-quality tourism brands, from the finest hotels and resorts to world-class dining, yacht charters, premium flights and more. Every aspect of their journey will be supported by bespoke concierge services and club benefits, all available at the touch of a button.

AQBooking.com has created a comprehensive ecosystem of leading travel providers, covering a wide range of sectors. Amadeus and HotelBeds, two of the world’s leading online travel and hotel distributors, will supply their extensive content to AQBooking.com, and GHM and IHG will enable members to book some of the world’s most luxurious hotels and resorts, including The Chedi Aquarius Resort Koh Chang, Aquarius International’s new 206-key five-star island resort in Thailand, which is managed by GHM.  Private jet and yacht charter specialists such as Isabella Yachts Phuket and MJets will elevate every booking to new levels of luxury, and ground transport services enable seamless end-to-end itineraries.

Having crafted their tailored itinerary from AQBooking.com’s comprehensive collection of tourism products, reservations will be processed securely with major Asian and global providers such as Visa, MasterCard, UnionPay and WeChat Pay, and customers will be able to earn reward points on all their purchases.

Targeting a select customer base of high-net-worth individuals who value personal service and bespoke experiences above all else, AQBooking.com will not aim to compete with traditional online travel agencies.  Instead, it will focus on quality over quantity by creating an exclusive community of like-minded globetrotters.

This launch of AQBooking.com in Thailand has been timed to coincide with the rebound of the country’s travel and tourism industry.  According to the latest visitor forecast by PATA, the kingdom could receive as many as 12.4 million international visitors in 2022-a vast improvement on the last two years-and almost 47 million in 2024. This rapid recovery is in line with the projected upward trend for Southeast Asia; PATA predicts that the region could welcome 49.6 million visitors in 2022, rising to 169.1 million by 2024.

“We are delighted to announce the launch of AQBooking.com in Thailand and support the growth of luxury travel services and quality tourism in the country,” said Edward Chi, Founder of Aquarius International.

“Today’s luxury travellers require more than just premium products; they desire personalized experiences. As the world starts to travel again, we foresee strong pent-up demand from high-end guests who have been unable to explore the world over the last two years.  AQBooking.com will enable its members to create unique itineraries, including luxury hotels, private jets, yacht charters, limousine transfers and fine dining.  Our aim is to create the ultimate VIP travel club for today’s first-class adventurers,” he added.

Hospitality partner GHM’s CEO, Tommy Lai said: “We are very happy to deepen our relationship with Aquarius International by joining AQBooking.com. Since we partnered with the company on The Chedi Aquarius Resort Koh Chang project, we have been impressed by their vision and ambition. We have always strived to craft unique experiences for our guests and becoming part of this elite community will allow us seamlessly integrates stays at our world-class resorts with a full range of services.”

Aquarius International is owned by Norcal Thailand, a division of Hong Kong-based Norcal Venture Capital Group Limited (NVC), which has global assets worth in excess of US$1 billion.  Aquarius International has a 360-degree portfolio that encompasses five-star resorts, residences, yacht charters, fine dining and membership services, all woven together by AQBooking.com.

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The post The Bahamas removes COVID-19 testing requirement for fully-vaccinated travellers appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily.

In addition to eliminating the mandatory Bahamas Travel Health Visa, the Government of The Bahamas has announced that fully vaccinated travellers will no longer be required to submit to pre-travel COVID-19 testing to enter the country. 

All unvaccinated travellers aged 2 and older will be required to obtain a negative COVID-19 test — either a negative RT-PCR test or a Rapid Antigen test — taken no more than three days (72 hours) prior to travel and present the negative test results at check-in before travel to The Bahamas. 

Changes go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, 19 June 2022. 

“The Bahamas is adapting to the continued evolution of this pandemic. We want to streamline the entry process for travellers as much as possible, all while ensuring we are protecting public health,” said the Honourable I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation. “We hope the changes to the pre-travel testing requirements combined with the elimination of the Travel Health Visa will reduce friction for travellers and further the recovery of our tourism sector.”  

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Aurora Expeditions is continuing to grow its global presence with the announcement of the hire of Nicolas Bilek, who will drive Business Development for the expedition operator focused specifically on French-speaking markets including France, Belgium, Switzerland and Quebec.

Bilek brings more than 22 years of travel industry and expedition experience to the Aurora team in its expansion efforts and will use his extensive trade and industry network to grow awareness and drive sales of Aurora Expeditions voyages with French-speaking adventure travellers.

The pioneering expedition company, which is celebrating its 30th year of operations, recently announced the inaugural season of its second purpose-built expedition ship, the Sylvia Earle, launching in November 2022.

“I am thrilled to be joining the Aurora family, and to have the opportunity to grow and market this unique product within these emerging markets,” commented Bilek.

“Aurora’s spirit of true adventure and its understated, relaxed and friendly atmosphere is something I strongly believe will appeal to the markets that I will be helping to develop. We have already begun to see an increase in interest in our active and life-changing voyages to Antarctica and the Arctic from French speakers, and I am confident that by working with our valued trade and media partners, this will continue to grow.”

“This is a pivotal time for growth at Aurora Expeditions, with the successful resumption of our voyages earlier this year and the imminent launch of our brand-new vessel, the Sylvia Earle,” commented Aurora Expeditions’ CEO, Michael Heath.

“True to Aurora’s spirit of innovation, we have carefully evaluated our global market position and identified these French-speaking markets as potential areas for growth. We are well-positioned to welcome an increase of passengers from these source markets on board, with French-speaking Expedition Team members on every voyage, as well as several French-speaking naturalists featuring across our expedition calendar. We are very excited to be working with Nicolas to help expand Aurora’s presence and drive awareness of Aurora’s unique offering.”

Aurora Expeditions has recently released a brand-new Antarctica 2023-2024 and Arctic 2023 season and accompanying 2022-2024 brochure, featuring more than a dozen new and innovative itineraries in some of the world’s wildest and most remote natural environments. Currently, the company is offering early-bird savings of up to 25% off its new season voyages.

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