{"id":51879,"date":"2026-06-29T15:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T05:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/?p=51879"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T01:40:56","slug":"travel-news-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/travel-news-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrival Hall: The Latest Travel News From July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Travel news from the past month including a truffle takeover at Crown, special family offers on Mt Buller and Aman unveils its inaugural Caribbean season.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lancemore adds outdoor saunas to two of its best Victorian escapes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/offer\/lancemore-lindenderry-red-hill-mornington-peninsula-australia\/0062y000009ErHOAA0?searchId=e3f34410-0a17-48d4-8adf-59d1482b8838&amp;adults=2&amp;children=none#date-picker\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lindenderry-Red-HIll-Slow-Season_AmberFletcher0104.jpg\" alt=\"The new sauna offering at Lindenderry Red Hill\" class=\"wp-image-53474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lindenderry-Red-HIll-Slow-Season_AmberFletcher0104.jpg 800w, https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lindenderry-Red-HIll-Slow-Season_AmberFletcher0104-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lindenderry-Red-HIll-Slow-Season_AmberFletcher0104-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lindenderry at Red Hill. Image: Amber Fletcher.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lancemore Hotels has partnered with Melbourne wellness brand Orans to launch The Slow Season \u2013 a winter offering built around outdoor sauna access at two of its Victorian stays: <a href=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/offer\/lancemore-milawa-king-valley-victoria-australia\/0062y00000BctBqAAJ?searchId=650bb58e-8e98-42e1-88d4-b373c3e97701&amp;adults=2&amp;children=none#date-picker\">Lancemore Milawa<\/a> in the High Country and <a href=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/offer\/lancemore-lindenderry-red-hill-mornington-peninsula-australia\/0062y000009ErHOAA0?searchId=e3f34410-0a17-48d4-8adf-59d1482b8838&amp;adults=2&amp;children=none#date-picker\">Lancemore Lindenderry Red Hill<\/a> on the Mornington Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The saunas, designed and built by Orans, are set within the landscapes of each property \u2013 carbonised walnut exteriors, cedar-lined interiors, the kind of thing that looks like it belongs among the vines rather than bolted on as an afterthought. Sauna access is complimentary for guests who book directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both of these regional Victoria destinations are high on the winter escape shortlist without the sauna \u2014 Milawa for High Country cool and cellar doors, Red Hill for cliff-top views and a food scene that punches well above its postcode. The sauna just gives you a reason to stay a little longer and lean into winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"lux_UI lux_single_dealcard cacheid_218d33ae2a195f70bf383df867bd16e9\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"dealcard_preview\">\n\t\t<div class=\"splide lux_dealcard_gallery\" data-lux-event=\"gallery_carousel\" data-lux-event-trigger=\"splide-moved\" aria-label=\"Luxury Escapes: Lancemore Milawa, Milawa, Victoria\"><div class=\"splide__arrows\"><button class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--prev\"><\/button><button class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--next\"><\/button><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/us\/offer\/lancemore-milawa-king-valley-victoria-australia\/0062y00000BctBqAAJ\" data-le=\"promo\" data-type=\"offer LPC  LuxPlus   \" data-name=\"Lancemore Milawa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"offer_link_wrap\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><div class=\"splide__list\"><div class=\"splide__slide dealcard_img\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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src=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/plugins\/le-wordpress-offers-plugin\/assets\/img\/inclusions\/check.svg\" alt=\"-\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span>A$50 food and drinks credit per package (4+ nights)<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rating_box\"><span class=\"rating_count gold \">9.0<\/span><span class=\"rating_label\">Exceptional<\/span><span class=\"rating_reviews\">446 reviews<\/span><\/div><div class=\"deal_info\"><div class=\"nights\">3 nights, 1 room from<\/div><div class=\"range luxplus\"><span class=\"currency\">US<\/span><span class=\"price\">$493<\/span><span class=\"type\"> total<\/span><span class=\"with_luxplus\"> with <em><\/em><\/span><\/div><div class=\"range range_small\"><span class=\"label\">Non-member<\/span><span class=\"currency\">US<\/span><span class=\"price\">$462<\/span><\/div><div class=\"value_box\"><span class=\"value\">Valued up to US$576<\/span><span class=\"percentage\">-11%<\/span><\/div><div class=\"tax\">taxes &#038; fees 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As chef Guillaume Brahimi delivers his dish to our intimate chef\u2019s table, he modestly describes the dish before us as \u201cmy surf and turf\u201d. He is underselling things by quite a bit as we are about to eat the chef\u2019s prawn raviolo (pictured above) with Chinese cabbage, the turf part a veal jus butter emulsion with duck foie gras; the matching wine a Leeuwin Estate \u201cArt Seres\u201d chardonnay from 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is <em>A Truffle Symphony<\/em>, a five-course degustation at Evergreen in Crown Towers and a suitably ostentatious kick-off to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crownmelbourne.com.au\/whats-on\/truffle-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truffle Season at Crown<\/a>. In the kitchen Guillaume is joined by Executive Chef of <a href=\"https:\/\/victorchurchill.com\/pages\/melbourne?srsltid=AfmBOorW3i0GFwLnm9oVEco5v7_bUCObUcgytd-fetNxh8vsX9CfLTeF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victor Churchill<\/a>, Monty Koludrovic and special guest, and 3 Michelin star French chef, Bruno M\u00e9nard. Between them they have 11 kilos of <a href=\"https:\/\/trufflehill.com.au\/?srsltid=AfmBOoowRjiiji1h3yKY7YwhwFp6NLcJYkUqPaG-u-InYxb6OsnMRwQe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truffle Hill<\/a> Manjimup truffles to play with, a serious amount of some of the world\u2019s finest and most famous funghi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the Truffle Symphony launch at Evergreen, the season now spreads like truffle spores across Crown\u2019s restaurants. The indulgent black truffle will be celebrated with special menus so you can taste Guillaume\u2019s \u201csurf and turf\u201d prawn raviolo at Bistro Guillaume; you can try beef tataki truffle ponzu at Nobu; and you can sink your teeth into a wagyu truffle burger with gruyere and caramelised onion at Marmont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More special menus are to be found at TWR, Koko and Conservatory and the season will run until late August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In with the new: Mt Buller to give newbie skiers more time on snow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MBTH260624_45-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"-\" class=\"wp-image-52078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MBTH260624_45-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MBTH260624_45-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MBTH260624_45-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MBTH260624_45.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s family time on Mt Buller with a wide range of activities, including free entertainment, these school holidays in addition to skiing and snowboarding. The Kids\u2019 Week program includes games, Hungry Hippos on snow, marshmallow toasting, music, AirZone trampolining, movies, gnome roam hunts and sled dog meet and greets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re extending skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing through to 7pm every night from Saturday to ensure guests have plenty of time to enjoy the snow and make the most of the terrain we have open,\u201d Buller Ski Lifts General Manager Noel Landry said. Mt Buller has also frozen the prices of lift tickets for kids up to 18 years from $73 and adults from $121 this week. In addition, many resort operators including cafes and retail stores in the village are extending their hours to match the extended evening ski area operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alpine Resorts Victoria are offering a discount on Mt Buller and Mt Stirling resort entry charges with 25 per cent off online sales until 2 July. Local residents in 3722 and 3723 postcodes are invited to make the most of the extended evening operations at Mt Buller with free resort entry daily between 4.30pm and midnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThanks to our all-weather snowmaking program I am pleased Mt Buller can welcome beginners, young families and support the start of seasonal snowsports programs from this weekend,\u201d Noel said. \u201cWe have created a dedicated snow area in the Magic Forest for our smallest skiers from just 3 years old to get sliding safely in lessons and a terrain hike park on Northside I know skiers and snowboarders will be excited to get into.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been a slow start to the 2026 season, but nothing that Australian skiers have not seen before. Mt Buller\u2019s snow data dating back to the 1970s shows low or no snow in June is normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI remain optimistic we\u2019ll see the snow switch flip in July which is traditionally when it happens, and in the meantime the Mt Buller community will do everything we can to deliver great experiences here on the mountain, on and off the snow for visitors looking to enjoy time in the mountains these holidays,\u201d Noel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sail of the century: Aman at Sea unveils inaugural Caribbean itineraries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Unknown-1024x575.jpeg\" alt=\"-\" class=\"wp-image-52082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Unknown-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Unknown-350x197.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Unknown-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Unknown.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the unveiling of its maiden Mediterranean season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amanatsea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aman at Sea<\/a> gas released information on the first chapter of <em>Amangati\u2019s<\/em> inaugural Caribbean voyages, a collection of five- to eight-night journeys tracing the storied harbours and pristine archipelagos of the Antilles from 21 November 2027 through 2 January 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Amangati<\/em> charts a new course across the Atlantic to arrive in Saint John&#8217;s, Antigua and Barbuda: the port from which the Caribbean season unfolds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Autumn season is composed of three regional movements \u2013 the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands and the Dutch Caribbean \u2013 with select sailings extending through the festive season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Leeward Islands voyages open the season with three successive itineraries through the northern arc of the Antilles, in hte harbour of Gustavia in Saint Barth\u00e9lemy, the gentle rhythms of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the white-sand beaches and turquoise coastlines that define this corner of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Windward Islands voyages, departing from Saint John\u2019s and Bridgetown in Barbados respectively, carry guests south through \u00celes des Saintes in Guadeloupe, Portsmouth in Dominica, Anse d\u2019Arlet in Martinique and Soufri\u00e8re in Saint Lucia, beneath the rain forested Pitons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dutch Caribbean voyages present itineraries from Bridgetown and Oranjestad tracing the southern Caribbean\u2019s ABC islands \u2013 Aruba, Bonaire and Cura\u00e7ao. Bonaire\u2019s castaway beaches and pristine coral gardens, the pastel-hued waterfront of Willemstad and the uninhabited Tobago Cays in the Grenadines, bring the season\u2019s southernmost reach into view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Amangati\u2019s<\/em> opening Caribbean chapter concludes with an intimate New Year\u2019s celebration at a private resort in Nevis, for a two-night anchorage bridging the end of 2027 and the beginning of 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Katsalidis-designed retreat just opened in Victoria&#8217;s Macedon Ranges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33333%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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