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2011
Virtuoso Life Magazine® Reveals Where To Go Now
Luxury Travel Network’s Expert Advisors Weigh in on the Top Travel Destinations for 2012
Hotel Castello Di Casole Becomes First Italian Property to Join Virtuoso's Elite Preview Program
Exclusive Year-Long Agreement with Virtuoso Provides Sales, Marketing and Even a Dedicated Virtuoso Travel Agent Advisory Board (December 2011)
Blast Off! Space Travel Now Taking Reservations
Forbes.com contributor Larry Olmsted talks Virgin Galactic (September 2011)
The Virtuoso® Difference: Network’s Members Make an Impact in 2011
From Industry-Topping Production to Nationally Recognized Accolades, Virtuoso Member Agencies & Advisors Prove They Are at the Top of Their Game (September 2011)
Virtuoso & VIRTUOSO LIFE Magazine Reveal Recipients of the 2011 “Best of the Best” Hotel Awards
World’s Most Prestigious Hotels and Hospitality Professionals Honored at Virtuoso’s 23rd Annual Travel Mart
(August 2011)
The Siam Joins Prestigious Virtuoso Preview Program
New Bangkok Boutique Hotel is the First Property in Asia Invited into Exclusive Program (July 2011)
Mandarin Oriental, Paris Has Everyone Saying “I Love Paris”
Newly Opened Hotel Debuts Spa and Grand Opening Package, Exclusively through Virtuoso (July 2011)
Virtuoso®’s Fort Worth-Based Headquaters Spearheads National ‘Virtuoso Gives Back’ Campaign, Helping Local Residents in Need (July 2011)
VIRTUOSO LIFE® Magazine’s “Travel Dreams” Survey Reveals How and Where the Affluent Plan to Travel
Upscale Travelers Select Sailing aboard a World Cruise as the Top Trip of a Lifetime, Cruising as the Most Desired Travel Experience & Australia as Favorite Dream Destination (July 2011)
Virtuoso Announces Nominees for Prestigious “Best of the Best” Hotel Awards
Top Travel Advisors to Select World’s Best Hotels & Resorts (June 2011)
Oahu’s Hottest Luxury Hotel Offering, The Waikiki EDITION Joins Prestigious Virtuoso Travel Network
(June 2011)
Virtuoso Names Cece Drummond as Director of Tours & On-Sites
(June 2011)
Virtuoso Invites Would-be Travelers to its ‘Hawaii Virtual Travel Show’ for a Look at One of America’s Favorite Destinations
Leading Travel Agency Network Brings Together Destination Experts to Educate Consumers & Inspire Their Hawaiian Travels (May 2011)
Virtuoso Welcomes Mandarin Oriental, Paris Into Its Prestigious Preview Program
Virtuoso is the First Travel Network to Introduce One of Paris’ Most Anticipated Hotels to its
Elite Travel Advisors and Their Influential Clientele (May 2011)
Wedding Bells Ring at Virtuoso Preview Hotel
St. Regis Bahia Beach, Puerto Rico, Offers the Ideal Wedding Destination (April 2011)
Virgin Galactic & Virtuoso Travel Network Soar Into the Future with Space Tourism
Virtuoso Accredited Space Agents Surpass $10 Million in Space Sales (March 2011)
CBS News’ The Early Show Selects Virtuoso® as Travel Partner for its “Honeymoon: Take 2” Series
Virtuoso Travel Network Provides One Lucky Couple With Second Honeymoon To Musha Cay & The Islands Of Copperfield Bay (February 2011)
Toast the Oscars with an Exclusive Package at the Chatwal New York, a Virtuoso® Preview Property
The Chatwal New York, a Virtuoso® Preview property, has created an exceptional Oscar Party Package coinciding with the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 27, 2011 (February 2011)
Escape the Winter Blues by Exploring Your Travel Dreams
Fifth Annual VIRTUOSO LIFE® Travel Dreams Sweepstakes Now Live at www.virtuoso.com (February 2011)
The 2011 Virtuoso Luxe Report
The Virtuoso Luxe Report is an annual survey of Virtuoso’s 6,000 member travel advisors in the United States and Canada. (January 2011)
Virtuoso Reveals Its 2011 Guide to the World’s Best Hotel Experiences
Leading luxury network Virtuoso unveils its much anticipated hotel compendium, Best of the Best: 2011 Guide to the World’s Best Hotel Experiences (January 2011)
2010
Virtuoso Launches Reservation Portal Powered by eglobalfares
Members of Luxury Travel Network Now Have Ability to Integrate Lucrative Virtuoso Air Contracts Into Their Operations (December 2010)
Virtuoso Announces Staff Promotions and Additions
Becky Powell Promoted to V.P., Member Sales & Service, U.S. & Canada; Karen Goldberg Joins as Director of Sales & Marketing, Hotels & Resorts (December 2010)
Virtuoso Welcomes Coworth Park Country House as First English Hotel to Exclusive Preview Program
Coworth Park, the latest and first luxury country-house hotel and spa from Dorchester Collection, is the newest member of leading luxury travel network Virtuoso’s prestigious Preview program. (December 2010)
The Reindeer Games Begin at Montage Deer Valley on December 9
Virtuoso® Preview Property Offers a Host of Games to Keep Guests Entertained (December 2010)
AmaWaterways Joins Virtuoso® Network
River Cruising Popularity Prompts Addition of AmaWaterways to Virtuoso’s River Cruise Portfolio (December 2010)
Virtuoso Advisors Unveil Unique Holiday Shopping Packages at The Chatwal
The Chatwal New York Partners with Luxe Brands to Delight the Holiday Season Shopper (November 2010)
Virtuoso Annual Chairman’s Recognition Event Graces the East Africa Grasslands
Top Performing Travel Agencies of Luxury Travel Network Earn the Ultimate East Africa Experience (November 2010)
The Opening of Virtuoso’s Newest Preview Resort Brings a New Level of Luxury to Puerto Rico
The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico Opens its Doors November 4, Making Now the Time to Go
(November 2010)
Virtuoso Welcomes the Much-Anticipated Armani Hotel Dubai into its Preview Program
Armani Hotel Dubai Joins Group of Prestigious Hotels as First Desert Property in Preview Program (October 2010)
Virtuoso Preview Hotel Will Bring New Standard of Luxury to Puerto Rico
The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort Begins Accepting Reservations for the Holiday Season (October 2010)
Virgin Galactic Welcomes Virtuoso 'Accredited Space Agents' for Global Forum at Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic is rolling out the red carpet this week for the Global ‘Accredited Space Agent’ (ASA) Forum 2010 (October 2010)
Virtuoso® Designs Dream Honeymoon to Turks and Caicos Islands for the “TODAY” Show Wedding Couple
Virtuoso Travel Network Plans The TODAY Show Honeymoons For 10th Consecutive Year (September 2010)
Virtuoso and NBC’s TODAY Show Celebrate Ten Successful Years of Collaboration
As TODAY Plans Another Wedding, VIRTUOSO® Is The ONLY Network Selected To Create the Honeymoons For The Past Decade (September 2010)
Travel + Leisure Offers a Sneak Peek of its 2010 “A-List” at Travel Mart and
Reveals 73 Virtuoso® Experts Made the List
Comprising 60% of the List, Virtuoso is the Most Recognized Travel Network (September 2010)
Virtuoso featured in Larry Hochman Article for Leadership Excellence magazine (September 2010)
Virtuoso Honors Top Performers and Industry Standouts in Grand Fashion
Travel Advisors, Agencies and Suppliers Recognized for their Outstanding Achievements at Virtuoso’s 22nd Annual Travel Mart Gala (August 2010)
Virtuoso & VIRTUOSO LIFE Magazine Reveal Recipients of the 2010 “Best of the Best” Hotel Awards
World’s Most Prestigious Hotels and Hospitality Professionals Honored at Virtuoso’s 22nd Annual Travel Mart (August 2010)
Virtuoso and Private Sale Site Rue La La Form New Strategic Alliance
Virtuoso Travel Advisors Add High-Touch Service and More Options to Rue La La Experiences Boutiques (August 2010)
Virtuoso: The Hottest New “All-Inclusive” in Travel
Luxury Travel Network Announces An All-Inclusive Agreement For Its Members (July 2010)
Virtuoso Announces Nominees for Prestigious Annual “Best of the Best” Hotel Awards
Nominees Selected by the World’s Top Travel Advisors (July 2010)
Travel Aspirations Go Global: As Revealed by VIRTUOSO LIFE Magazine’s Annual “Travel Dreams” Survey
World Cruise Voted the Ultimate Travel Dream; Australia Ranks the Most Desired Destination (June 2010)
Virtuoso Announces Montage Deer Valley as the First Mountain Resort in its Exclusive Preview Program
Third Montage Property Invited to Join Virtuoso for Exclusive Pre-Opening Collaboration (June 2010)
Virtuoso & The Knot Announce 30 Top Honeymoons
Wedding Couture used to mean the bridal gown . . . now it means the honeymoon. (June 2010)
Virtuoso Welcomes Newest Hotel to Industry-Leading Preview Program
The St. Regis Bahia Beach-Puerto Rico will benefit from the unique sales and marketing networking program
(April 2010)
President Calderón Addresses Travel Industry Leaders
2010 Virtuoso® Symposium Advances Luxury Tourism in Mexico (April 2010)
Affluent Travel Market Finds Value and Distinctive Experiences with Exclusive Virtuoso® Voyager Vlub Program
Pioneer Enhanced-Experience Luxury Cruise Program Celebrates 20 Years with Slate of 20 Special Sailings (April 2010)
India, Vietnam and Cuba Named as Top Emerging Travel Destinations in 2010 Virtuoso® Luxe Report
Authenticity and experiences are of key importance to the upscale traveler (March 2010)
Consumers Can Explore Their Travel Dreams & Earn a Chance to Win 1 of 3 Ultimate Vacations
The Annual VIRTUOSO LIFE® Travel Dreams Sweepstakes (March 2010)
Luxury Travel Rebounding According to Virtuoso® Travel Network
International leisure travel leads recovery, corporate travel lags (February 2010)
Virtuoso Proudly Reveals 2010 Guide to the World's Best Hotel Experiences
Virtuoso proudly announces that its Best of the Best: 2010 Guide to the World’s Best Hotel Experiences is now available to consumers around the globe. (February 2010)
Virtuoso Announces New Preview Program, Names The Chatwal New York As First Member
Virtuoso proudly announces the launch of its new Preview program with the addition of New York’s hottest up-and-coming property, The Chatwal New York. (February 2010)
2009
VIRTUOSO LIFE Continues its Award-Winning Streak
Winner: 2009 Gold Eddie FOLIO award for “Best Consumer Travel Magazine”
Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo, the World’s First Commercial Manned Spaceship
Virtuoso CEO Matthew D. Upchurch And Virtuoso’s® Accredited Space Agents (ASAs) Among The Select Guests Attending The World Debut of SpaceShip2 (SS2) (December 2009)
Space Agent Upchurch: Virgin Galactic Flights will be "Life Changing"
Christopher Elliott from Consumer Traveler interviews Virtuoso CEO Matthew Upchurch on Virgin Galactic (December 2009)
Virtuoso Secures New Media Alliances and Forms Exclusive Travel Advisory Boards
Virtuoso, the leading luxury travel network, is pleased to announce new partnership alliances with a series of Bonnier Corporation lifestyle magazine titles, including ISLANDS, SPA, SNOW, and SAVEUR. (December 2009)
Virgin Galactic Expands Its Exclusive Sales Relationship with Virtuoso by Adding 18 New ‘Accredited Space Agents’
These hand-selected advisors join an impressive group of 56 previous ‘ASAs’ – all members of leading luxury travel network, Virtuoso (November 2009)
Travel + Leisure Names 76 Virtuoso® Experts to its 2009 “A-List” Making Virtuoso the Most Recognized Travel Network
Industry’s Top Travel Agents Also Reveal 2010 Travel Trends
Virtuoso® travel advisors plan the extraordinary honeymoon for TODAY Throws a Wedding
For the ninth consecutive year, NBC's TODAY Show as turned to Virtuoso to plan the perfect honeymoon
Video also included >
Virtuoso® Honeymoon travel specialists identify top honeymoon trends
and the top ten budget-friendly spots for Modern Bride
As seen on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Season Finale ...
Virtuoso Provides the McFarland Family with a Return on Life™ Experience
Gelnys is Over the Moon About Space Travel (April 2009)
Australian Associated Press highlights the first Australian woman who purchased a ticket on Virgin Galactic
Video also included >
New York Times' 'Getaways That are "Guilt Free"' (April 2009)
Return on LifeTM is highlighted in this print and online article as well as comments from Virtuoso President, Kristi Jones
USA TODAY - Guilt Trip: Luxury travelers tone it down in hard times (March 2009)
The online and print newspaper talks luxury travel in the current economic times. Quotes from Virtuoso Member agents and the Return on Life campaign are included.
100Thousand Club’s Spring 2009 issue Checks In with Albert Herrera (March 2009)
Virtuoso Vice President, Hotels & Resorts highlights top hotel concierges from around the globe.
2008
International Herald Tribune's "How To Save On Summer Travel To Europe" (June 2008)
Forbes.com's "How Authentic is Your Vacation?" (June 2008)
This article discusses personalized vacation planning with Virtuoso member, Travcoa
Matthew Upchurch's contribution to the April/May edition of Luxury Travel Magazine - "Employment Strategies"
Forbes.com's “Once-In-A-Lifetime Vacations” (April 2008)
This article includes an interview with Virtuoso President, Kristi Jones, and featured itineraries from member agencies Great Getaways Travel, Post Haste Travel, Sixth Star Travel and McCabe World Travel.
Virtuoso sponsors a luxury travel consultant recruitment event in New York - (March 2008)
Virtuoso Is The Only Travel Network To Help Its Members Recruit New Talent
Town & Country Spring Travel Guide - (March 2008)
Virtuoso Life magazine receives eight awards and recognitions from the North American Travel Journalists Association - (March 2008)
Matthew Upchurch's contribution to the February/March edition of Luxury Travel Magazine - "The Future of Travel Agents"
Virgin Galactic hosts forum at the Nastar® Center and holds private Spaceshiptwo model unveiling for the world’s only accredited space agents - (February 2008)
Only Virtuoso can deliver the "Best of the Best" - (February 2008)
CBS Travel Guru reccomends the "Best of the Best" hotel guide - (January 2008)
See what CBS Travel Guru, Jim Gullo, is saying about our recently-released "Best of the Best" hotel guide.
Los Angeles Times (January 2008)
Hey, Big Spender: When the Los Angeles Times wanted to know how affluent travelers spend their vacation, they turned to Virtuoso for details on unbelievably luxurious, one-of-a-kind experiences with price tags as draw-dropping as the trips themselves. (link requests free registration)
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