Signature Travel Network kicks off its 2024 Annual Conference next week, held at The Venetian in Las Vegas from 11-14 November 2024 . The event will bring together Signature members, partners, travel media and experts for four days of collaboration, learning and networking.

CT Partners is looking firmly to the future, with plans in place for the travel buying group to build on FY24’s record results by further enhancing its premium offerings and driving value for its members.

Virtuoso has named Thatcher Brown as its Senior Vice President, Global Products following a shuffle within the consortia’s Senior Leadership Team. Virtuoso says Brown’s appointment is part of a “strategic realignment designed to position Virtuoso for future growth and enhance its capacity for product innovation”.

Signature Travel Network’s vision to expand its reach, awareness and membership in Australia and New Zealand is gathering pace, with a number of prospects in the wings for the US-based luxury consortia. Driving brand awareness for Signature down under since her appointment was revealed by LATTE in April, Lisa Harrison says new potential members, and even existing ones, have been blown away when they learn the co-op generated an enormous US$11 billion in sales in 2023.

Signature Travel Network has confirmed it will relocate its flagship annual conference from Las Vegas to Orlando, effective 2026.

Link Travel Group has expanded its membership, welcoming CATO-accredited agency, Expedition Partners, into its stable. Melbourne-based Expedition Partners (formerly Flower Travel) is an established and highly respected agency specialising in luxury cruise and rail journeys, making them an ideal Link member by virtue of their ambitious and visionary growth plans, says Scott Darlow, General Manager of Link Travel Group.

Ensemble’s President, Michael Johnson, has referred to the current boom in travel and tourism as the ‘Golden Age of the Travel Advisor’.

Europe-born luxury community of travel designers, Serandipians, has returned to its original branding of Traveller Made, concurrently launching a new community known as Takumians.

Global Travel Collection (GTC), a community of travel advisors for luxury leisure, VIP corporate and entertainment travel within the Internova Travel Group, is expanding its relationship with Nicer, the travel technology company that blends traditional travel advisors with cutting-edge artificial intelligence to plan and book more perfect trips.

Signature Travel Network 2024 Owners’ Meeting has been deemed a resounding success despite an unexpected change of venue due to a workplace strike in Montreal. The network’s swift response to the unforeseen circumstance highlighted its ability to refocus on what truly matters: the strength of community and the value of shared experiences.

Virtuoso hosted its second annual Virtuoso On Tour: Destinations event at the International Convention Centre in Sydney this week. Designed for travel agency members in Australia and New Zealand to network with Virtuoso partners across the globe, the event housed six destination-themed pavilions (Australia & The Pacific, UK & Europe, Canada, Asia & India, Africa & Middle East and USA & Latin America) where luxury travel advisors were able to explore unique, immersive product experiences.

Signature Travel Network has begun its annual Owners’ Meeting in Montreal, taking place at Le Westin Montreal, from 4 to 7 September 2024. This year’s meeting will welcome more than 460 Signature Agency Owners, Preferred Partners and Signature leaders. The annual gathering serves as a crucial platform for networking, strategic planning and celebrating the cooperative’s achievements.