Ms Penny Rafferty, the driving force behind the cohort of trailblazers that is Luxury Lodges of Australia speaks with The Weekend Australian as she reveals the focus for travellers seeking enriching experiences and the way forward for Australian luxury travel.

“It’s about lingering longer and diving deeper into places and experiences,’ says Penny Rafferty, executive officer of Luxury Lodges of Australia, a collection of upscale properties dotted across the continent.

…Ms Rafferty insists the national vaccination rollout is central to getting everyone moving again. “When people travel, they want to feel safe and protected … vaccination is the tool at our disposal to protect ourselves and the people we want to engage with,” she says from her Barossa Valley home.” – George Epaminondas and Penny Hunter, The Weekend Australian.

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