Virtuoso is getting close to confirming an Australian version of its colossal Travel Week show in the US within the next few years, LATTE can exclusively reveal.

Corporate travel work-from-anywhere specialist, 1000 Mile Travel Group, aims to fulfill a long-term vision to enter the lucrative United States market within months and rapidly build scale.

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton company, Starboard Cruise Services’ Luxury Division, is forged a strategic alliance with Virtuoso to redefine transformative cruise travel by curating tailored-made destination retail moments with Virtuoso’s preferred luxury cruise partners.

A new brand for Tourism Western Australia – with a strong focus on Indigenous culture – that promises to “redefine the destination” is on the verge of being launched by the state tourism board.

Virtuoso travel advisors no longer need to be Accredited Space Agents in order to sell seats on Virgin Galactic under a recently reignited agreement between the global luxury travel network and the aerospace company.

Virtuoso welcomed an audience of 5,000 of luxury travel’s top professionals for its 34th annual Virtuoso Travel Week conference in Las Vegas on Saturday. With attendees from 100 countries, including LATTE, this was the largest Virtuoso event since the beginning of the pandemic with more than 4,320 in-person attendees and another 680 virtual.

Virtuoso has revealed when, where and how the affluent are traveling next. Respected as an industry-leading trend forecaster, Virtuoso gathered data and insights from its network of travel advisors, preferred partners and high net worth/ultra-high net worth clientele based on its data warehouse of more than US$49.5 billion in transactions and an ongoing series of surveys. The results were shared at Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas, where the latest news and trends affecting the luxury travel industry are unveiled.

Virtuoso is preparing to launch its first-ever global campaign in a move aimed to attract more high-value travellers to the luxury travel network.

Delegates of Virtuoso Travel Week (VTW) were encouraged to keep Australia front of mind as a destination for their high-net-worth-individual clients in an address by Tourism Australia’s Managing Director, Phillipa Harrison.

Three travel advisors from Australia received nominations for awards and recognition at the 2022 Virtuoso Travel Week. Over the coming days, awards will be presented across a range of fields, providing formal recognition for those leading the way in their respective specialty areas.

Virtuoso will this weekend be hosting its first-ever Travel Tech Summit, as part of Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas.

Entire Travel Group has introduced the Cook Islands as the newest destination in its South Pacific portfolio, with properties on Rarotonga and Aitukai such as the luxurious Pacific Resort Aituaki and Sea Change Villas.