The luxury and experiential travel showcase continued into its second day yesterday, with buyers and sellers creating new and investing contacts.

Buyers and sellers gathered at the Tourism New Zealand Luxperience booth last night, closing the second day of meetings with a traditional Maori performance and some New Zealand wine.

The inaugural Luxperience showcase official kicked off in Sydney yesterday, with up to 300 buyers from across the globe mingling and connecting with more than 100 international sellers.

Buyers and sellers at the inaugural Luxperience brought the first day of showcasing to a close with some wine and canap谷s at the BLUE Sydney - A Taj Hotel in Sydney.

Following a dose of inspiration and new meaning, buyers met up with Luxperience sellers for some fine dining and burning entertainment at the Italian Village Waterfront Precinct in Sydney.

Cheers filled the room as a pair of scissors sliced through the purple ribbon, commemorating the launch of the inaugural Luxperience in Sydney last night.

Agents in Sydney sniffed spices, built buildings and were clad in Kandura＊s at the Definitely Dubai Roadshow last night, showcasing the country as a destination and not just a stopover.

Agents helped celebrate the ＆Miracle Year of Thailand＊ at the Northern Thailand Roadshow last night, receiving the most up to date destination information including accommodation, airlines and attractions throughout the region.

AirAsia Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Andrew Littledale recently abseiled from London＊s new iconic landmark and the tallest building in Western Europe, The Shard.

Mrs. Naruemon Tarndamrong, Advisor to Minister of Labor, recently presided at the opening ceremony of the regional workshop on 'The Promotion of Female Entrepreneurs to be Leaders of Local Wisdom Products and Business'.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) New Delhi office joined hands with Odysseus India Pvt. Ltd. to organise familiarization trips for luxury-end agents to visit Thailand from 4th to 10th August, 2012.

Danai Wansom Ambassador Hotel Bangkok＊s General Manager welcomed the first group of Pakistan International Airlines crews upon their arrival to stay at Ambassador Hotel Bangkok recently.

Novotel Bangkok Fenix Silom welcomed local chambers of commerce members during an evening of excellent networking opportunities and plenty of great fun as well.

Kamonwan Wipulakorn, President of the Erawan Group PLC (5th from left) leads the team from 2 hotels under the Erawan Group's ownership

Regal Airport Hotel Meeting and Conference Centre, Hong Kong expressed warm greetings to the Foreign Minister of Indonesia 每 Mr. Marty Natalegawa and his spouse.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Hong Kong Office recently received the Golfers＊ Choice Award 2012 on behalf of Thailand from Hong Kong-based Golf Vacations Magazine.

Nikki Beach Koh Samui, celebrated the inaugural Nikki Beach Fashion & Arts Weekend with thousands of VIP guests beginning Friday, August 17 through Sunday, August 19.

Christchurch＊s quake affected city is rebuilding a re-imagined city focused on resilience, creativity and innovation to attract travellers back, as unveiled by Mayor Bob Parker in Sydney yesterday.

Dylan Counsel, Director of Operations of Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa, warmly welcomed VIP members of Australian, British and American Chambers of Commerce in Thailand, for an enjoyable of networking, drinks, music and live magic from Howard Posener.

Mr. Anusorn Boonprasert, General Manager of The Emerald Hotel, greeted a warm welcome to Mr. Kaew Pongprayoon, the 2012 Olympics silver medal boxer

Donnie at the world＊s largest indoor skydiving wind tunnel.

The Philippines Department of Tourism, Philippine Airlines and San Miguel hosted an opening night dinner for special guests at The Grace Hotel to celebrate the ＆Flavours of the Philippines＊ food festival.

Mr Neoh Kean Boon (right), Resident Manager of Dusit Thani Pattaya is seen welcoming

Rising Thai celebrity Urassaya Sperbund ※Ya Ya§ was at the Royal Cliff Hotels Group to film the latest ※lakorn§ Maya tawan and was welcomed by Royal Cliff Deputy General Manager Mr. Alex Van Kersen.