Connections: International private community for high-end travel execs on the radar

London-based event organiser Connections is evolving its offering in 2020 by creating an invitation-only international private community for senior executives in the high-end travel industry. Since its launch in 2014, the company has developed an approach called The Connections Way with the support of leading travel associations and brands. The approach facilitates long-lasting business relationships through memorable shared experiences at signature events around the world. Its new offering will be an extension of this methodology, offering a selected community of senior business leaders a range of opportunities to interact throughout the year at events, online and via social media. Connections’ focus will continue to be on the luxury, meetings and incentives, well-being, adventure and weddings sectors, as it develops a rolling calendar of activity designed to deliver positive returns for time-poor executives in the travel and hospitality sectors. Micaela Giacobbe, founder of Connections, said, “During our relatively short history, Connections delegates have held meetings on the edge of a volcanic crater in Ecuador, test-driven supercars in the UK and dined at the world’s longest table in India, and this is only the beginning of our innovative approach. The success of our pioneering formula has driven our decision to evolve; it is a natural step for our business leaders who will now be able to communicate and develop their personal and commercial relationships on a day-to-day basis in an inclusive private community with access to exclusive product.” Connections’ calendar of activity will include two signature flagship events, which will continue to utilise The Connections Way approach with distinctive and highly-focused programmes of networking, meetings and thought-leaderships sessions.