Having officially stepped down after 10 years on the Virtuoso Regional Member Advisory Board and the Global Board last month, Anthony Goldman, Joint Managing Director of Goldman Group shares some thoughts and reflections on the experience with LATTE.

Southern Crossings showcases ‘New Perspectives on Ancient Lands’ with some of Western Australia’s best travel experiences ahead of the WTTC Global Summit

Destination Canada and Virtuoso aligned to host the first ever study tour out of the Australian and New Zealand market for Virtuoso Advisors, visiting Vancouver and Whistler in British Columbia, as well as Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, renowned to be the Aurora Capital of the World.

Virtuoso and Globetrender, a travel trend forecasting agency, have revealed a handful trends shaping the luxury travel landscape for 2025. The parties have shared intel, including Virtuoso’s 2024 Brand & Travel Tracker Survey of high-net-worth/ultra-high-net-worth clientele to identify seven standout trends, from Silver Bullet Wellness to F**k-it Lists.

Virtuoso hosted its second annual Virtuoso On Tour: Destinations event at the International Convention Centre in Sydney this week. Designed for travel agency members in Australia and New Zealand to network with Virtuoso partners across the globe, the event housed six destination-themed pavilions (Australia & The Pacific, UK & Europe, Canada, Asia & India, Africa & Middle East and USA & Latin America) where luxury travel advisors were able to explore unique, immersive product experiences.

The sharing of best practices between Virtuoso’s regional offices could see the import of a ‘new to network’ Connects event for the Australia and New Zealand market, LATTE can reveal. The potential new event would be inline with Virtuoso’s mission to be “consistent globally” in standards and strategy, says Michael Londregan, SVP of Global Operations.

Barriga Llena, Corazón Contento as Los Cabos Tourism Treats Virtuoso Agents to Mexican Wellness and Culinary Delights

A recent visit to Western Australia’s Kimberley region has had a profound impact on the President of Seabourn, Natalya Leahy. Speaking with LATTE at Virtuoso Travel Week earlier this month, Leahy said she was mesmerised by the landscapes and Indigenous culture which has left a permanent imprint on her soul.

Virtuoso will consider adding new travel agency members, heighten its travel advisor training programs and expand its home-grown and developed Regional Preferred Partner Program – now rolled out globally – as the luxury travel market continues to expand.

A panel of Virtuoso agency owners and senior executives openly discussed several travel trends and focus areas they are currently witnessing in the luxury travel market with media at Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas last week.

Globus has made a bold play at the intimately sized group touring trend, introducing more than 50 new Small Group Discovery tours, while making many of its legacy core trips available on a trimmed back capacity.

Explora Journeys is set to announce a new luxury boutique for EXPLORA II in the coming days, a substitute to the Rolex shop offered on board sister-ship EXPLORA I, LATTE can reveal. The second ship in the ultra-luxury cruise line’s fleet is slated to commence operation in mid-next month.