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Title: Affinity Group Report: Booming Asia-Pacific Superyacht Market
Azimut|Benetti takes the opportunity provided by the launch of the new B.Yond 37M to report on its financial and market performance. Value of production for 2021/2022 reached the €1 billion mark, a +19% rise on the previous year. The Group’s percentage growth in coming years is also guaranteed by an order book at an all-time high – over €2.5 billion – which covers production for the next three years.
Simpson Marine is delighted to announce the official launch of its first NFT collection,ODE TO THE SEA, curated by Hong Kong’s established professional photographer and NFT creator Ali G of Ali G Studios. Although the concept of a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) has been around since 2014, it is only since early 2021 that NFTs have become increasingly popular digital assets, representing real-world objects like art, music, in-game items, and videos. In 2021 the word NFT also became the Collins Dictionary word of the year.
The 9th annual Australia Tahiti Rendezvous sponsored by Benetti Yachts was held on July 8, 2022, at Marina Taina, Papeete, Tahiti. With 15 vessels in attendance, superyacht captains and crew were excited to attend to receive updates on the Australian superyacht industry and participate in the day’s festivities.
Tropical Asia-Pacific yachting destinations are an increasingly preferred global option for superyachts, and a great escape from cold antipodean winters. South East Asia has opened to foreign-flagged vessels and international visitors after being closed for more than two years.
Global Marine Travel LLC (GMT) and Azamara have entered into a multi-year agreement to provide outsourced travel management services to Azamara for their passenger Air/Sea program. Azamara, the upmarket cruise line and leader in Destination Immersion® experiences, has expanded its existing partnership with V.Group to provide guest and corporate travel services to the Miami based cruise line. In addition to managing the Azamara fleet through V. Ships Leisure and delivering hotel procurement and logistics with Oceanic, GMT will provide outsourced travel services to Azamara passengers starting in March 2023.
The Superyacht Gathering second “Pearl Event” of 2022, aptly named; An Evening in Fiji was all about reconnecting, connecting and having fun. Superyacht captains and industry stalwarts, all coming together for one beautiful sold out night in Fiji. Every superyacht Gathering includes a guest speaker to inspire and educate and An Evening in Fiji was no exception.
