Have You Heard Y.E.T? – September 2025
We wrap up Winter and Spring into a new season in the September edition of ‘Have You Heard Y.E.T?!’
Welcome to the September edition of ‘Have you Heard Y.E.T?!’
In this month’s newsletter we say farewell to Melbourne’s Winter and Spring into a new season. We bring you up to date on all that’s happening at Your Exclusive Tours, our highlighted supplier is Medhurst Wines and the experience of the month is Wedding Transport.
What’s happening at Your Exclusive Tours?
Wow…I cannot believe our last edition of Have You Heard YET?! was the July edition released back on Friday 25/07/2025. It has been a crazy 8 weeks with little time to stop and smell the roses, as they say.
The month of August felt like a winter boot camp. From a record number of bookings, diversity of guests from different countries, Les Clefs d’Or Victorian Concierge Tourism Expo, industry roundtables and tradeshows, and the conclusion of our Winter Promotion, which raised funds for Bailey House and Melbourne Fire Fighter Stair Climb beneficiaries, Lifeline, Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation and 000Foundation.
Looking at our management reports, industry trends and events, August is usually one of our quietest months, however, this one was exceptional. It just goes to show us that we must expect the unexpected and that we are ‘Every bit different”.
As we come into September and the start of Spring, the momentum has continued with the number of tours, enquiries and bookings for January and February 2026, the start to wedding season, school holidays and AFL Grand Final.
Our highlights from August and September include:
The large Italian family of 6 Adults and 7 kids exploring the Great Ocean Road, Puffing Billy, and Phillip Island.
A tour to North-East Victoria visiting the Ned Kelly Museum, Beechworth Jail, and a delicious lunch at the Stanley Pub.
The Victorian ATEC Round Table at Hotel Chadstone. A great afternoon of connecting with fellow operators, suppliers, and agents.
Carrying on a holiday ritual, and ticking off a bucket list item – a Spring swim along the Great Ocean Road with our guests from Chicago.
Review of the Month
This month’s review is from Erin, who recently booked her Wedding Transport with us, provided by Chauffeur Guides Rob and Jenny. We’d like to thank Erin for entrusting Your Exclusive Tours with her wedding day and for leaving this lovely review.
YET raises funds for charity partners in our Winter Promotion
Your Exclusive Tours ran a Winter Promotion between 01/06/2025 to 31/08/2025 through one of our booking channels donating 2.5% of the Total Booking Value to two amazing charities being:
- Bayley House – Les Clef d’Or Victoria’s chosen charity.
- Melbourne Fire Fighter Stair Climb beneficiaries, Lifeline, Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation and 000Foundation.
We raised over $1,000 for each respective charity partner.
Go Beyond Melbourne represents YET on the world stage
Throughout July and August, there has been several trade missions organised via Tourism Australia to India, South-East Asia, and North America. These trade missions are a phenomenal opportunity to market and promote our tourism businesses, products and regions to the various overseas inbound markets to Melbourne, Victoria, and Australia.
Your Exclusive Tours was represented at South-East Asia and North America Marketplaces via Alva Hemming @ Go Beyond Melbourne. I would like to acknowledge the passion, enthusiasm, and knowledge she shares with industry partners, suppliers, wholesalers, inbound agents, and travel advisors at these trade shows.
Alva does an amazing job representing the tourism businesses and regions that are a part of the International Program at Go Beyond Melbourne.
YET attends the Les Clefs D’Or Victorian Tourism Expo
The annual Les Clefs d’Or Victorian Concierge Tourism Expo was held at Sofitel Melbourne on Monday 04/08/2025.
A Hotel Concierge is such a great resource to any guest staying at a hotel. And the Melbourne Hotel Concierges are second to none, ensuring their guests have an amazing stay.
We loved reconnecting with the many Hotel Concierges that we know, work with, and meeting new concierges at the various Melbourne hotels.
Congrats to Les Clefs d’Or Victorian chapter on another stellar Tourism Expo
YET attends the Vines of the Yarra Valley Wedding Showcase
Your Exclusive Tours was invited to be part of Vines of the Yarra Valley Wedding Showcase on Sunday 14/09/2025.
It was a fantastic day meeting all the newly engaged couples that were planning their weddings for 2025, 2026, and even 2027.
A real highlight is learning and understanding their wedding day transport requirements, and sharing how our Wedding Transport services can be seamlessly customised and tailored to each couple’s special day.
Our Suppliers – Medhurst Wines
We continue our ‘Our Suppliers’ series this month with our focus turning to Yarra Valley vineyard Medhurst Wines.
Who are they?
Medhurst Wines is located in Victoria’s Yarra Valley. It features a cellar door atop a hill overlooking the vineyard, providing stunning views.
Medhurst is the dream of Ross & Robyn Wilson, who had a vision to own a property in the Yarra Valley from which they could produce award winning wines. They have achieved that dream repeatedly since their launch in 2000, with multiple award winning vintages and varieties being produced.
What do they do?
Medhurst produce a variety of red, white and rose wines, including Pinot Noir, Cabernet, Chardonnay and Merlot. Their weekend cellar door experiences include mouth watering food and live music.
Why we love them
We love visiting Medhurst Wines as we are always greeted with a smile and a glass of wine is waiting for our guests, to enjoy and go on a journey of learning about their wines.
Destination Experience of the Month – Wedding Transport
When a bride and groom plan their special day, one of the most common areas where things can ‘go off the rails’ is transport. For a wedding day to function smoothly, an entire team of key people – the bride, groom, wedding party, family members etc, all have to get to the right place, at the right time, safely, and with no stress.
Your Exclusive Tours’ wedding transport is designed to do just that. From direct transport for the Bride and Groom, to transport for extended family, from airport pickups and drop-offs to honeymoon transport, we get you where you need to go, when you need to be there.
Your Exclusive Tours product “Wedding Transport” was born during the pandemic and has become a solid part of our business. Traditionally, engaged couples would be booking 12 to 24 months out for their wedding, however lead times are becoming a lot shorter, and Thursday, Sunday and Monday weddings have increased in popularity.
Your Exclusive Tours’ Wedding Transport service is designed to provide a seamless and stress free experience on one of the most special days of your life. Our professional Chauffeur guides provide a truly ‘red carpet’ experience (literally!), and our luxury Mercedes Benz vehicles, with a personalised wedding ribbon.
You can find out more about our Wedding Transport here.
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