Back-Roads, Silversea & Tauck together

LAST night a lucky group of Melbourne-based My Travel Group agents were treated to a “triple indulgence” event featuring Silversea Cruises, Tauck and Back-Roads Touring.

Hosted at the RACV Club, the night included an exclusive “behind the scenes” cooking experience with the venue’s head chef, along with a captivating surprise opera performance which truly evoked the upmarket style of the three brands.

More than 50% of Back-Roads Touring guests book their travels in conjunction with a cruise, and 85% of the company’s clientele are from Australia and NZ, said Emma McInnes from Back-Roads.

And it’s not all about land, with Back-Roads also offering several European barge departures, exploring the “back waterways” of the continent, she said.

Anastasia Kotanidis from Silversea Cruises spoke about the huge boom in business for the company’s expedition cruising offering, while Silversea is also seeing strong demand for its free air offers to Europe, along with $3,998 Business class upgrades.

Canada & Alaska are strong for Silversea, with a 60% increase in demand, while multi-generation travel to the Galapagos is “going crazy,” Kotanidis said.

Tauck’s Rachel Javier said bookings had gone “through the roof” in the last two years since the company released A$ pricing, with popular river cruising innovations including no single supplement options, triple cabins and “loft cabins” with elevated indoor balconies

Pictured above from left are tenor Brenton Spiteri; Rachel Javier from Tauck/Travel the World; Michelle Ruiz, My Travel Group; Captain Dennis Basham of Back-Roads Touring; Anastasia Kotanidis, Silversea Cruises; musician Dermot Tutty; & Emma McInnes, Back-Roads Touring.