Serandipians to expand conference to...

Events to be held in Phuket, Sardinia and Panama City

Luxury travel network Serandipians has revealed plans to expand its annual conference to three new destinations next year.

The Essence of Phuket will be held from 3 to 7 March 2025, The Essence of Panama from 12 to 16 May and The Essence of Sardinia from 22 to 26 September.

Having previously held the event in one location for 10 years, the brand said the expansion represented the growth of its global community, which comprises 570 member agencies in 74 countries.

Founder and chief executive Quentin Desurmont said: “The reason behind [the expansion] is because we are truly international so we cannot only be centred in Europe. We’re very excited and the team have been working for 18 months on making this happen.”

The three events will have a “similar short format” to previous ‘The Essence’ events, which involve 10-minute one-to-one sessions between agents and suppliers.

Hotel partners for the 2025 events include SAii Laguna Phuket, Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo in Panama City and Forte Village Resort in Sardinia.

In April, members of Serandipians – which rebranded from Traveller Made in 2021 – will receive a questionnaire to ascertain the event they would like to attend.

“We have an idea of who’s going to go where but this feedback will allow us to fine-tune the event and know exactly what our agents need,” said Desurmont.

Invites will be sent to members in October 2024.

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