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.  

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.

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.

Virtuoso has revealed Australia as the first destination partner for a new online hub that will generate new leads for the island nation online.

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.

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.

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.

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.

1000 Mile Travel Group shines bright at Virtuoso Travel Week 2023: Achieves record-breaking attendance

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.

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.

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.