Featured in this weekend’s issue of The Australian’s Travel + Luxury magazine are the leaders of the Luxury Lodges of Australia, as 50 Australian and international pioneers, tastemakers, tourism advocates, ecowarriors and cruising trendsetters are saluted for their upscale offerings.
George Epaminondas, Kendall Hill, Chloe Sachdev, Lee Tulloch and Dilvin Yasa acknowledge the game-changers in the tourism industry including many of the Luxury Lodges of Australia family: James and Hayley Baillie with their portfolio of landmark lodges, including Longitude 131° at Uluru, Capella Lodge on Lord Howe Island, Silky Oaks Lodge in The Daintree, The Louise in the Barossa Valley, Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island (stay tuned for news of the rebuild of this truly iconic lodge); Jude Turner, the founder of Spicers Retreats, including Spicers Peak Lodge in Queensland’s high country and Charlie Carlow, the conservationist behind Wild Bush Luxury properties, Arkaba and Bamurru Plains as well as the Oatley family, owners of Hamilton Island and qualia. Penny Rafferty is featured as the driving force behind the establishment of Luxury Lodges of Australia and the role it has played in defining Australian luxury.
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