Insight Vacations

Insight Vacations is already seeing the impact of a bold new brand campaign designed to attract a younger, more diverse demographic while reinforcing its reputation in the luxury travel market.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Insight Vacations is shining a spotlight on the growing trend of women-only travel.

An exclusive week-long event series at David Jones Elizabeth Street entitled The Apartment has seen Insight Vacations unveil the latest trends in premium touring to its VIP guests along with details of a brand refresh.

Insight Vacations is reporting significant sales spikes for Eastern European countries including Romania and Poland for 2025, with bookings up 75% and 48% year-on-year respectively for both destinations. In Scandinavia, demand for Finland jumped an impressive 82% from travellers living in Australia and New Zealand, while sales for Malta are up triple figures – soaring 267% compared to last year.

Insight Vacations has bolstered its Small Group tour offering for 2025, reporting a “sellout year” in 2024. Travellers can select to travel with an average of just 20 guests (and never more than 24) to every corner of the globe, across 100 worldwide itineraries including a newly launched Women Only Small Group Tour series.

The Travel Corporation (TTC) and its 18 brands including Uniworld Boutique River Cruises and Luxury Gold, have been acquired by US private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc, for an undisclosed amount.

Chris Townson, Managing Director, UK/Ireland for Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has confirmed he’ll be relocating from his Manchester base in the UK to Brisbane, Australia in the near future.

Luxury Gold has witnessed a 150% jump in bookings to date since the beginning of 2022, the touring brand of The Travel Corporation has revealed. One in six Australians are planning to spend $10,000 on a holiday/travel this year, the touring brand said, based on findings released in conjunction with an inaugural study – The New Golden Age of Travel.

Luxury Escapes has bolstered its touring program via a new partnership with The Travel Corporation. Effective from today, Luxury Escapes will offer travellers in Australia and the USA luxury coach holidays with The Travel Corporation’s brands including Insight Vacations, Luxury Gold, AAT Kings and Inspiring Journeys. Other brands include Trafalgar, and in the future, Costsaver and Contiki will be available on Cudo, Deals, Scoopon and Treat Me platforms.

Insight Vacations has released its new 2022/23 Worldwide program featuring 133 itineraries and over 100 unique Insight Experiences across Europe, Northern Africa, the Americas and Asia.Sister-brand under The Travel Corporation banner, Luxury Gold, has also unveiled its line-up of 41 journeys for 2022/23, spanning the Americas, Europe, Asia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Global tourism industry visionary, entrepreneur and philanthropist Stanley S. Tollman, founder and chairman of The Travel Corporation (TTC), the highly successful, family-owned, international travel group encompassing more than 40 award-winning brands including Trafalgar, Insight Vacations, Contiki Holidays, AAT Kings, Adventure World Travel, Red Carnation Hotels and Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, and pioneer of the sustainable travel movement through the not-for-profit TreadRight Foundation, has died in the South of France following a battle with cancer. He was 91.

The Travel Corporation has announced it will be pausing all Australian group touring departures across its portfolio of brands until 1 December 2021. The decision comes in response to continued uncertainty surrounding domestic borders and travel limitations due to COVID-19.