August 22, 2023
Masson experiences VTW 2023 from a different angle
Recognising the value of partnerships, Virtuoso Australia/New Zealand hosted CT Partners’ CEO, Matt Masson at last week’s Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas. For Masson, it wasn’t his first taste of the ‘Fashion Week of luxury travel’ but it was his first from an agency perspective.
Read More…August 22, 2023
GMAB assemble for the first time since the pandemic
Virtuoso’s Global Member Advisory Board met in full in person for the first time since the end on the pandemic at Virtuoso Travel Week 2023.
Read More…August 20, 2023
Tauck, Switzerland Tourism, Emirates among annual award winners
Virtuoso concluded its 35th annual Virtuoso Travel Week with an elegant evening of recognition honouring individuals and entities that have gone above and beyond in the travel industry over the past year. The gala, which took place August 17 at Bellagio Resort & Casino on Thursday night in Las Vegas, shone a spotlight on the network’s most esteemed travel agencies, advisors and preferred partners.
Read More…August 18, 2023
The ‘Power of Travel’ will be the luxury network’s first community consumer website
Virtuoso has revealed Australia as the first destination partner for a new online hub that will generate new leads for the island nation online.
Read More…August 18, 2023
Chairman/CEO Matthew Upchurch says the wealthy want to give back to society
Global luxury travel network Virtuoso says its time sustainability initiatives had a price tag. Speaking with trade media, including LATTE, at Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas, CEO Matthew Upchurch said Virtuoso was keen to amplify the projects that eco-conscious companies in the travel and tourism space were making, but all with little fanfare. He wants to give those businesses greater voice, but to also put a cost on those initiatives.
Read More…August 17, 2023
Quark Expeditions’ Tenille Hunt raves about the “Superbowl of travel events”
The Travel Industry Mentor Experience’s (TIME) Virtuoso Travel Week Scholarship winner, Tenille Hunt from Quark Expeditions, says she has relished the opportunity to be in Las Vegas this week with industry peers in the luxury space.
Read More…August 15, 2023
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok to host annual Owner-Managers conference
Virtuoso Owner-Managers from Australia and New Zealand will descend on Southeast Asia for next year’s regional Forum, with Bangkok confirmed as the host destination for the two day conference in March next year.
Read More…August 14, 2023
David Kolner, EVP reveals AU/NZ members are the group’s most optimistic
Luxury travel advisors and partners from Australia and New Zealand are Virtuoso’s most optimistic about their businesses, it has been revealed at Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas.
Read More…August 10, 2023
1000 Mile Travel Group descends on Las Vegas in force
1000 Mile Travel Group shines bright at Virtuoso Travel Week 2023: Achieves record-breaking attendance
Read More…August 8, 2023
Pacific Travel Services makes a US$1.5 million acquisition bid for brand and assets
The parent company of Aurora Expeditions, Pacific Travel Partners Inc, has put its money where its mouth is in an effort to acquire Vantage Travel Services, bidding US$1.5 million for the business and handing over a 10% cheque as a counteroffer to the bid made by United Travel.
Read More…August 4, 2023
A quarter century of delivering exceptional holidays for West Australians
Bicton Travel, Australia’s most awarded independent travel agency, is celebrating 25 years in business this week, marking a quarter of a century of delivering exceptional holidays to West Australians.
Read More…August 3, 2023
Sold out event to include luxury travel experts from 100+ countries
This year, thousands of luxury travel professionals from more than 100 countries will gather in Las Vegas from 12 – 18 August at Bellagio Resort & Casino, ARIA Resort & Casino and Vdara Hotel & Spa for the 35th annual Virtuoso Travel Week, with even more joining in virtually. The event attracts the world’s-best travel companies and the industry’s most influential travel agencies and advisors.
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