Spencer Travel has been welcomed into the prestigious and exclusive Belmond Bellini Club, an invitation-only membership accessible to less than 100 agencies worldwide, providing preferred status that comes with a rich range of incredible benefits and special offers. Those perks are now extended to Spencer Travel clients across every luxury Belmond travel experience.

Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley took out the prestigious Virtuoso ‘Sustainable Tourism Leadership Award’ for 2019 as part of Virtuoso Best of the Best Awards. The resort was one of just 10 properties honoured in front of 1,800 premier travel advisors and luxury hospitality executives at the 13th annual Hotels & Resorts Dinner at Bellagio Resort & Casino.

The Virtuoso luxury travel network has unveiled plans to enhance an array of its programs and initiatives at this week’s Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas. The details come as Virtuoso also revealed growth across key metrics.

Virtuoso has revealed the winners of the celebrated 2019 Best of the Best awards at Virtuoso Travel Week. The ceremony at the 13th annual Hotels & Resorts Dinner recognised the year’s top 10 hotels and hoteliers in categories ranging from best wellness program to best dining experience.

Italy has jumped to the top of the list of international destinations Australian luxury travellers want to visit for the spring and Christmas/New Year period, according to feedback from Virtuoso’s 1,200-strong network of Australian-based travel advisors.

Australia’s Spencer Travel has been taken out the award as this year’s Most Engaged Air/Services Member Agency of the global luxury travel network, Virtuoso, during the 31st annual Virtuoso Travel Week.

Australian corporate travel specialists Goldman Travel Corporation has been named as the 2019 Top Production agency for the Virtuoso network in Asia Pacific.

Italian luxury wellness holiday brand Lefay Resorts has launched the second jewel in its collection, Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti. The new Spa Resort is set in a UNESCO mountain landscape in Pinzolo within the ski area of Madonna di Campiglio.

More than 100 Australian-based Virtuoso luxury travel advisors will head to Las Vegas this month to expand their knowledge, connect with other industry leaders, celebrate network superstars and top up their detailed product familiarity for their valued clients.

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has introduced a new travel agency program in partnership with a hand-picked selection of some of the “very best travel agencies in the world”, including Goldman Travel Corporation’s Smartflyer in Australia.

Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour has been accepted into Virtuoso’s exclusive portfolio of luxury travel partners, comprised of more than 1,700 preferred suppliers in 100 countries.

Savenio has signed its first affiliate in Western Australia, with Shelley Brice joining the team as the group’s maiden associate in Perth. Brice was previously the Manager at Brice and Turner Travel Associates, a role she held for 5.5 years.