Every year global luxury travel network Virtuoso surveys its force of travel agencies and advisors in 50 countries, including 82 locations in Australia, to gauge what the coming year will bring. The Luxe Report, which has established Virtuoso as a trusted trend predictor, unveils consumer preferences in high-end and experiential travel.

Virtuoso’s Regional Director for Australia and New Zealand, Cristina Magni, has announced plans to return to Europe, leaving her role effective 31 October.

MTA – Mobile Travel Agents this week unveiled to its home-based travel consultants a new in-house online accreditation program called ‘MTA Professional Plus’. Three years in the making, the program has been designed to create a new level of professionalism, dovetailing in with calls made in 2014 by the Australian Federation of Travel Agents to improve the standard of learning of face-to-face consulting.

Remarks by Sir Richard Branson that Virgin Galactic was only weeks away from entering space flights reignited excitement around the world recently that space tourism was finally on the cusp of fruition.

The Virtuoso luxury travel network will introduce a new “invitation only” group in 2019 for its travel advisors working with high-net-worth customers around the globe.

Long regarded as tremendous travellers, now Australians are being recognised the world over as great luxury travellers. Fuelled by strong share portfolios, super and property, Australian luxury travellers are consuming at record rates, with demand pushing a raft of luxury travel brands to open sales offices across the country.

Global luxury travel network, Virtuoso, is expanding its travel community in 2019 to include Virtuoso Culinary Travel and Virtuoso Ultraluxe Travel.

Savenio luxury travel network has gained global recognition, receiving the ‘Top year-over-year percentage growth’ award during the opening ceremony of Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas overnight.

Australians are planning trips to the Americas, with the United States and Canada ranking high on the list of preferred destinations for the upcoming 2018 holiday season, according to global luxury travel network Virtuoso.

Luxury travel experts, Goldman Travel Group, took home the Top Virtuoso Agency Production (Asia Pacific) award at the 30th annual Virtuoso Travel Week Awards. It’s the fourth consecutive year Goldman has claimed the gong.

Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai, the sixth jewel of Bvlgari’s hospitality collection, is authentically Italian, including the design, hand-crafted furniture, fabrics and detailing.

“Gen Z aren’t just waiting for advertising to tell them where the next holiday is, they have their own ideas and dreams that are shaped by their community,” Michael Londregan, Virtuoso Asia Pacific Managing Director.