Events · 20 September 2026

PURE ONE Group Building Strong New Business at Connections Luxury UK & Ireland

PURE ONE Group is currently attending Connections Luxury UK & Ireland in London, with Head of Product Development Arabella Baker meeting hotels, destinations and luxury travel partners as we expand our premium and luxury portfolio.

PURE ONE Group is currently attending Connections Luxury UK & Ireland in London, and the event is already proving to be an extremely valuable few days for the business.

Representing PURE ONE Group at the event is Arabella Baker, Head of Product Development, who is meeting with hotels, destinations, suppliers and luxury travel partners from across the industry as we continue expanding our premium and luxury portfolio.

Connections Luxury is an invitation-only event bringing together selected travel buyers and suppliers in a much more focused environment than a traditional trade show. The emphasis is on meaningful conversations, carefully matched meetings and developing genuine commercial relationships.

That approach fits extremely well with where PURE ONE Group is heading.

Over the past two years, the business has evolved considerably. Our focus today is increasingly centred around premium and luxury travel, executive retreats, Hosted Journeys, experiences and carefully curated travel products.

As a result, the relationships we build with hotels, destinations and specialist suppliers are more important than ever.

Arabella has already been holding a series of productive meetings during the event, discussing new destinations, properties, experiences and potential partnerships that could become part of the PURE ONE portfolio over the coming months and years.

These conversations are particularly important to the continued development of PURE ONE Business, where we work with companies, CEOs, founders, leadership teams, networks and communities to create retreats and experiences designed around genuine business objectives.

For us, a retreat is never simply about booking a hotel and putting people into a meeting room.

The property matters. The destination matters. The food matters. The experiences matter. The level of service matters.

Everything contributes towards creating an environment where people can build stronger relationships, think differently, develop ideas and ultimately grow.

This is why events such as Connections Luxury are so important to us.

Meeting suppliers face to face allows us to understand not only what they offer, but how they operate, how they think and whether their approach matches the standards we expect for our clients.

It is also helping us identify new opportunities for PURE ONE Travel, particularly as the brand moves further towards tailor-made, premium and luxury travel.

Today's traveller increasingly wants something personal.

They want access to experiences that feel special. They want beautiful places to stay. They want great food, excellent service and the confidence that somebody has carefully thought through the entire journey.

The days of simply selling a hotel room and a flight are disappearing rapidly.

Travel is becoming about the complete experience.

That philosophy is central to the future of PURE ONE Group.

We are looking for partners who understand that luxury does not simply mean a higher price. It can mean privacy, location, service, authenticity, exclusivity or simply having access to something that most travellers would never discover on their own.

The business being generated and the conversations taking place at Connections Luxury are already reinforcing that strategy.

It is also extremely encouraging to see PURE ONE Group continuing to build its presence within this part of the travel industry.

We have always believed that strong travel businesses are built through relationships, and there is still enormous value in sitting across a table from someone, discussing ideas and discovering how two organisations might work together.

Arabella will continue representing PURE ONE Group throughout the event until Wednesday, meeting existing partners and developing new relationships that we hope will lead to some exciting additions to our portfolio.

There is a great deal happening across PURE ONE Group at the moment, and Connections Luxury is another important step in that journey.

We look forward to sharing some of the new destinations, properties and experiences that emerge from these conversations over the months ahead.

PURE ONE Group

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