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ESCAPE THE WINTER BLUES BY
EXPLORING YOUR TRAVEL DREAMS
Fifth Annual VIRTUOSO LIFE® Travel Dreams Sweepstakes Now Live at www.virtuoso.com
NEW YORK (February 3, 2011) – Intended to inspire consumers to follow their travel dreams, leading luxury travel network, Virtuoso®, has launched its fifth annual VIRTUOSO LIFE® Travel Dreams Sweepstakes. The survey, now available at www.virtuoso.com, helps consumers explore their travel desires, which a Virtuoso travel advisor can transform into an unbelievable experience. Consumers can set sail for their own journey and see where their travel dreams will take them next, possibly even Venice, as sweepstakes participants are automatically entered to win a dream cruise from Crystal Cruises.
Virtuoso cites the concept of luxury as the ability to customize and deliver flawlessly, and the network’s elite advisors say it starts with a conversation with the client. The survey helps would-be travelers not only determine where they want to go next, but why and with whom, by inquiring about specific destinations and experiences and what makes them so appealing. Virtuoso feels that determining travelers’ motivations and expectations are the key to discovering the heart of their travel wants.
“The Travel Dreams survey allows us to better understand where Virtuoso clients – some of the most well traveled people in the world – have set their sights for upcoming trips,” says Elaine Srnka, editor of VIRTUOSO LIFE magazine. “Not only does their input assist the travel planning process, but it helps determine the editorial direction for our magazine. These upscale travelers tell us where we need to focus our attention by naming the destinations that have captured their attention.”
The online Travel Dreams Sweepstakes survey is now live at www.virtuoso.com. This brief exercise will help consumers reflect on their travel dreams, and reviewing the endless options of cities, countries, islands and waterways is sure to lead to some daydreaming as well.
Eligible U.S. residents who participate in the survey will be entered to win one of six prizes including:
- Grand Prize – One lucky winner will set sail on an incredible, 11-day Mediterranean cruise for two, provided by Crystal Cruises®. The dream voyage sails from Istanbul to Venice on Crystal Serenity, while enjoying all the perks of Virtuoso Voyager Club®, the premier cruise enhancement program. The prize also includes a $2,000 per couple “All-Inclusive. As You Wish.” shipboard spending credit.
- Runner-up Prize – Five additional winners will each take a home a $1,000 cash prize.
The survey must be completed by March 31, 2011. U.S. residents are eligible to win. Survey results and winners will be featured in the July/August 2011 issue of VIRTUOSO LIFE magazine. The VIRTUOSO LIFE Travel Dreams survey, sweepstakes entry form, and complete rules, terms & conditions are available at www.virtuoso.com.
### About Virtuoso
Virtuoso® is the industry’s leading luxury travel network. This by-invitation-only organization comprises over 300 agencies with more than 6,000 elite travel specialists in 22 countries in North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand, as well as over 1,200 of the world’s best travel providers and premier destinations. The network’s member agencies generate over $5.1 billion annually in travel sales, making the group the most powerful in the luxury travel segment. Their relationships with the finest travel companies provide the network’s affluent clientele with exclusive amenities, rare experiences and privileged access. Virtuoso is the exclusive network of travel services and benefits provided by MasterCard® for participating World Elite MasterCard® programs.
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About VIRTUOSO LIFE
VIRTUOSO LIFE is the official award-winning travel magazine of Virtuoso, its Member travel agencies and World Elite MasterCard®. It features luxury cruising, top vacation destinations, hotels and resorts, cultural tours, spas, private jet charters and more, and is distributed bi-monthly to the homes of Virtuoso travel advisors’ top clients. For more information, visit www.virtuosolife.com.
About Crystal Cruises
Aboard the ultra-luxurious Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity, refined elegance meets casual simplicity. With an emphasis on innovative product differentiation, the renowned Crystal experience is distinguished by classic service, abundant space, extensive choices and superior quality, providing worldwide vacations of seven to 100+ days that bridge the best of land and sea. Grounded in more than a decade of accolades, Crystal has been voted “World’s Best” by the readers of Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler more than any other cruise line, hotel or resort in history. For more on the Crystal difference, visit www.crystalcruises.com.
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