I just wanted to touch base to share that PONANT’s Australian team hosted a CEO dinner and lunch in Melbourne and Sydney, for an exclusive gathering of industry leading trade partners, in appreciation of their support. CEO APAC & Special Advisor Chris Hall, shared insights into the company’s global ambitions for both product and business developments, with an overarching focus on the environment, whilst the PONANT State Managers presented product opportunities for PONANT, Paul Gauguin and newly launched PASPALEY PEARL by PONANT.
Hall has been based in PONANT HQ in Marseille since October 2023 and was back in Australia for a short visit. He took the opportunity to update the key partners on the technology project he is leading that will see the replacement of the global reservations system, working with the broader business on new product development, and advising on various M&A opportunities to expand the PONANT Group’s luxury travel offering.