‘Ladies and Gentlemen serving Ladies and Gentlemen’: Luxury Travel Collection sits down for lunch with Ritz Carlton

‘Ladies and Gentlemen serving Ladies and Gentlemen’: Luxury Travel Collection sits down for lunch with Ritz Carlton
Edited by Travel Weekly


Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection’s Kristian C Anderson and Seb Seward joined a group of Luxury Travel Collection (LTC) leaders for an evening at ARIA in Sydney as part of LTC’s ‘Leaders Who Lunch’ series.

LTC’s first Sydney event was held on Monday 16 December with one of the newest and most exciting luxury cruise brands in the world – the Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection.

The concept was designed to connect the most senior people from the brand’s luxury supplier portfolio with luxury member agency owners and leaders, to ensure that the vision and strategy of the world’s most famous brands are shared directly by the people who lead them

Anderson, the SVP of global sales was generous with guests, sharing past, present and future strategic insights into the development of the brand and business since it was first conceived 10 years ago as an important extension to the Ritz Carlton hotel brand.

Ritz Carlton’s Kristian C Anderson.

One of the key differentiators for the Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection is the rich history and customer promise of the Ritz Carlton hotel brand which flows into the Yacht Collection where guests experience the same famous service values, as the team also shares the motto ‘Ladies and Gentlemen serving Ladies and Gentlemen’.

“There is no better way to deeply understand a brand you are recommending to a client than to meet face to face with someone like Kristian C Anderson who was incredibly generous with the detailed information he was able to share with this intimate guestlist,”  Luxury Travel Collection GM of Brand, Anna Burgdorf.

“It’s the reason we created this exclusive series – to connect leading global brands with influential, senior luxury travel advisors from our membership house.

“The Ritz Carlton brand is synonymous with elevated service, and the excitement surrounding the two yachts launched to-date has been palpable. With ILMA, the third to be launched mid 2025, it was essential for us to connect our senior leadership with the brand to facilitate important two-way conversations about the market and opportunity. We know that the clients of our members will be very keen to understand the values and the
experience they can expect from the Yacht Collection.

“The intimate group size is an ideal platform for two-way discussions, meaning global leaders like Kristian can also gain insights and understanding of the requirements of the AU and NZ luxury traveller.”

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