August 13, 2021
Preferred Partner numbers soar as cruise return gains momentum
Virtuoso has reported improving signs of a recovery in the travel sector this year, buoyed by a strong rebound in hotel city stays, increasing traffic to Europe and growing confidence in the cruise sector.
Read More…August 13, 2021
Virtuoso CEO addresses pandemic crisis – “the mother of all disruptors”
Virtuoso Chairman and CEO, Matthew Upchurch, delivered a message of hope and opportunity to attendees at the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Virtuoso Travel Week held in Las Vegas.
Read More…August 13, 2021
Long-time executives promoted
Virtuoso has promoted two longstanding executives to key leadership positions. Karyn McCarthy has been named Vice President, Member and Partner Development, and Misty Belles assumes the title of Vice President, Global Public Relations. Both are seasoned industry veterans whose expanded roles will help support Virtuoso’s ever-growing global footprint.
Read More…August 13, 2021
Clients are now making meaningful travel a greater priority, says Hall Upchurch
Virtuoso has unveiled the latest edition of its white paper focused on sustainability initiatives at Virtuoso Travel Week (VTW) 2021 in Las Vegas.
Read More…August 6, 2021
MSC Group’s premium cruise brand becomes network’s first Preview cruise line
MSC Group’s new luxury cruise brand, Explora Journeys, has been accepted into Virtuoso’s exclusive portfolio of travel partners as the first cruise line in the network’s Preview program.
Read More…August 4, 2021
Global alliance reaches Australia and New Zealand for the first time
Hurtigruten and Virtuoso have cranked up the reach of their global partnership, to now span Australia and New Zealand.
Read More…July 29, 2021
Award-winning photographer David Evans to escort Nordic Northern Lights trip
Nordic tour specialist 50 Degrees North has partnered with award-winning photographer, David Evans, to launch a brand-new escorted photography tour of Finland and Norway.
Read More…July 29, 2021
Australian expedition cruise line expands partnership with luxury travel network
Aurora Expeditions has reinforced its position with the luxury travel network, Virtuoso, upping its scope from a Regional Preferred Partner in Asia Pacific to a global scale.
Read More…July 16, 2021
18 year-old takes the place of anonymous auction winner
Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed space flight on Sunday (US time) grabbed the media spotlight in the past week, but rival commercial space tourism enterprise Blue Origin will have bragging rights of its own next week.
Read More…July 2, 2021
Virgin Founder confirmed among four “mission specialists”
Virgin Galactic has been granted its full commercial launch licence for space flights by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Read More…July 1, 2021
Spencer Travel Southside, Eastside and Shire Travel under one new entity
Spencer Travel has merged its leisure retail brands – Spencer Travel Southside, Spencer Travel Eastside and Shire Travel – into one entity, now known as Spencer Travel Leisure.
Read More…June 21, 2021
Merger of two leading TMCs, members of Signature Travel Network and Virtuoso consortias
New York-based luxury travel management company Valerie Wilson Travel has been acquired by Frosch International Travel, operating as an independent brand.
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