Forth & Wonder appoints a trade representative
Forth & Wonder has appointed Numinous Luxury Travel Representation as its trade representative in Australia and New Zealand. The Melbourne operator sells bespoke journeys across Southern and East Africa. Travel Daily reported the appointment on 16 October 2026. Africa Beat carried it the same day.
Numinous LTR takes the advisor relationships, the brand work and the new business for both markets. The appointment puts the operator in front of an established luxury agent network.
The operator and the destinations
Forth & Wonder was founded by Steve Crisp. It designs bespoke journeys across South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. It holds Virtuoso and Luxury Travel Collection Preferred Partner status. It operates from Melbourne and Cape Town.
The product set runs to tailor-made safaris and private journeys. Africa Beat states the coverage and the partner status. Ask either party for room-block and shared-vehicle terms at your party size before you quote a client.
The advisor incentive is a promotion
Forth & Wonder is paying travel advisors a $300 Visa gift card for each new confirmed booking made by 31 December 2026. Africa Beat states that the offer carries no limit on the number an advisor can earn. Travel Daily states the same amount and the same close date.
The incentive is a promotion attached to the appointment. The terms that decide a group booking are the block size, the deposit and the cancellation window. Confirm each of them with either party in writing before you quote.
Who holds the mandate
Tamara Kobiolke is founder and chief executive of Numinous LTR. She said the operator’s commitment to personalised service and long-term relationships drew her to the partnership.
Crisp said the appointment connects Forth & Wonder with more luxury advisors as it expands across both markets. Africa Beat carries both statements.
What a group planner does next
Southern and East Africa now has one trade contact for Australia and New Zealand at Numinous LTR. A lodge or camp booking for a group still runs through the operator.
Ask for the per-night rate for your dates, the block size and the cancellation window. Confirm the incentive window before you pass it to a client.