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Virtuoso Travel Week 2022: Media Roundup

Virtuoso Travel Week is an opportunity for travel advisors to connect with representatives from hotels, cruise lines, tour companies, and destinations around the globe, so they can bolster the connections that get their clients access to the world’s best travel experiences.
Virtuoso Travel Week is an opportunity for travel advisors to connect with representatives from hotels, cruise lines, tour companies, and destinations around the globe, so they can bolster the connections that get their clients access to the world’s best travel experiences.
2022 Virtuoso Travel Week Media Coverage
770+ stories •  33 countries • 1.1 billion+ media impressions

Virtuoso Travel Week is luxury travel’s preeminent global event, and this year brought together 5,000 of the industry’s top professionals from 100 countries, with in-person attendance as well as virtual. This year also saw an attendance from both in-person and virtual media guests, who further bolstered the event’s reputation as “the Fashion Week of luxury travel,” where the latest news and hottest trends are revealed.  
 
Here are the highlights of the worldwide media coverage of Virtuoso Travel Week 2022: 

United States & Canada      

Consumer:

Fed-up vacationers are turning to travel advisers: 'It’s been a renaissance for us’ (The Boston Globe)
Virtuoso Launches Its First-Ever Travel Tech Summit, Bringing Together Big Tech, Venture Capitalists and Start-Ups (Business Insider) [Syndicated to Yahoo! FinanceFinanzen.Net; Benzinga]
This Is 2022’s Best Hotel In The World, According To Virtuoso (Yahoo! News)  [Syndicated to MSN; Travel Noire]

Forbes:
This Travel Group Wants To Turn Your Dreams Into New Experiences
As Airlines, Airports And Luxury Hotels Stumble, Travel Advisors Are Shining Brightly
Travel’s Uneven Covid Recovery Sees Record Revenues, Lessons And Lingering Obstacles 

Go World Travel Magazine: 
Unlocking a Delicious Las Vegas Secret Strategy
Virtuoso Travel Week Offers a Deep Dive into New Las Vegas Immersion Opportunities

Trend Fool:
Virtuoso Announces Winners in ‘Best Cruise Line’ Categories
Virtuoso Reveals 2022’s Best of the Best Award Winners

Television:
US ranks as ‘top destination’ for summer travelers due to ‘dollar-euro parity’: Virtuoso VP (Fox Business) [Syndicated to New York Post; MSN; Forex Factory]
Book now, busy Fall travel season predicted (CBS News Miami)

Radio/Podcast:
An update on overcrowded airport lounges, our continuing obsession with points, and how we can travel more sustainably (Eye on Travel with Peter Greenberg)

Trade:

Headquarter Happenings: Virtuoso Travel Week Highlights Luxury’s Lead in Travel’s Recovery (Travel Market Report)
Top Highlights From Virtuoso Travel Week 2022 (TravelAge West)
Virtuoso® Reveals Luxury Travellers’ Preferences and Top Destinations for Autumn / Winter 2022 (Hospitality Net)
Virtuoso panel sees strong demand for cruises, higher spending for travel in general (Seatrade Cruise News​)
Virtuoso Names 'Best of the Best’ (Travel Industry Today)
Young affluents willing to pay more for purpose-driven travel: Virtuoso (Luxury Daily)
Virtuoso Travel Week Offers Insights On The Trends (Candian Travel Press)
This Fall’s Travel Trends: Virtuoso, Expedia Reveal Research (Open Jaw!)
Helpful tips from Virtuoso on how to value your worth & tap into new travel trends (Travelweek)

Travel Weekly: 
Are we in a travel bubble or a new normal?  [Syndicated to Hospitality Net; Hosteltur]
At Virtuoso, a microcosm of industry activity [Syndicated to Look Travels]
Sticker shock is not dampening luxury sales

Travel Agent Central:
Fall and Festive Travel Bookings Up 173% Over 2019: Virtuoso
Virtuoso: 2023 Travel Sales Outpacing 2019
Virtuoso Honors Advisors, Suppliers During Travel Week

Luxury Travel Advisor: 
Travel Is Roaring Back: Virtuoso
Virtuoso to Host First Tech Summit at Travel Week This Year
Virtuoso: Who Is Traveling, Where Are They Going and Why?
Fall and Festive Travel to Remain Above 2019 Levels: Virtuoso
Virtuoso Announces Advisor, Supplier Awards During Travel Week

Travel Pulse:
Virtuoso Travel Week Showcases the Top Trends in Luxury Travel
Virtuoso Reveals 2022’s Best of the Best Award Winners
Virtuoso Launches Its First-Ever Travel Tech Summit
Virtuoso Announces Winners in 'Best Cruise Line’ Categories
Bowman’s Travel Brief: What Is Luxury Travel to You?
Podcast: Current Trends Shaping the Traveler’s Mindset
Video: Highlights from 2022 Virtuoso Travel Week

TravelPulse Canada:
TravelPulse on Scene: Virtuoso Travel Week 2022 Las Vegas
Virtuoso Reports Using Agents & Younger Generations Among Key Trends for 2023
EXCLUSIVE: TravelPulse One-on-One with Virtuoso Canada’s Una O’Leary
Silversea, Ama Waterways and Lindblad Expeditions Win at Virtuoso

TravelPulse Quebec: 
TravelPulse à destination: à Las Vegas pour Virtuoso Travel Week 2022
Exclusif: Entrevue (vidéo) à Las Vegas pour Virtuoso Travel Week avec Una O’Leary
TravelPulse à Virtuoso Travel Week 2022: "90% de nouvelle business, des clients de toute génération qui réservent... voici les tendances de 2023"
Virtuoso annonce les gagnants des prix "meilleures croisières" lors de Virtuoso Travel Week

Insider Travel Report: 
Virtuoso Travel Week Debuts in Vegas with 5,000 Plus Luxury Travel Advisors and Suppliers
Virtuoso Launches New Travel-Tech Summit at Virtuoso Travel Week
Virtuoso Reveals Preferences and Top Destinations for Upscale Travelers
Who Are Virtuoso’s Luminaries, Legends and Leaders Award Winners for 2022?
Insider Video: Matthew Upchurch on the State of Virtuoso and Luxury Travel
Insider Video: What’s New at Virtuoso with Virtuoso’s David Kolner
Insider Video: How Virtuoso Is Changing Its Marketing Programs to the Public


Latin America

Consumer:

Vendas da Virtuoso para 2023 estão 47% acima de 2019 (Panrotas)
Este hotel acaba de ser nombrado el mejor de 2022 por 20k Travel Advisors (MSN México)
Estas son las tendencias de viaje para el otoño de 2022 (Food and Travel México)
¿Cuándo, Dónde Y Cómo Vacacionarán Los Viajeros De Lujo Lo Que Resta Del Año? (Robb Report México)

Trade:

Virtuoso hará cumbre tecnológica de viajes (Periódico Viaje)


Asia Pacific
 
Consumer:

Luxury travellers lead travel revival: Insights from Virtuoso Travel Week (KarryOn)

Television:
The TODAY Show Australia


Radio:
2GB Sunday Segment 

Trade:

LATTE Luxury News: 
All eyes on Vegas as luxury travel comes to town
Virtuoso sets the bar for the future of global luxury travel
Virtuoso previews first global campaign at Travel Week
Top destinations and preference for upscale travellers
Virtuoso honours Luminaires, Legends and Leaders
Virtuoso allocated 50 seats to sell on Virgin Galactic
Upchurch flags 12-24 month cushion of strong demand

Travel Weekly:
Virtuoso reveals hottest bounce back trends at Travel Week
Check out all the winners from Virtuoso’s Travel Week gala!
Virtuoso to launch its first ever tech summit

Travel Daily:
TD breaking news – Virtuoso plots global consumer campaign
Hard at work, hard at play at Virtuoso
Virtuoso already up on 2019


Europe, Middle East, Africa

Consumer:

Boom in Luxury Worldwide Travel (Greek City Times) [Syndicated to Look Travels]
Virtuoso: Διαρκής άνθηση μέχρι το 2026 στα ταξίδια πολυτελείας! (Kefalonia Press) [Syndicated to Tornos News]
The World’s Rich are Picking Greece, Says Virtuoso (Greek Travel Pages)
Futuroscopie - Les paradoxes du tourisme de luxe : vers plus de durable et responsable (TourMaG.com)

Look Travels:
Virtuoso Travel Week offre un aperçu des tendances
Virtuoso Travel Week présente les principales tendances du voyage de luxe
La Grèce la plus riche du monde, dit le virtuose

Trade:

Luxury travellers ‘plan to spend 34% more’ next year (Travel Weekly)
Exploit del lusso, le stime di Virtuoso (TTG Italy)
Virtuoso reveals autumn/winter 2022 trends (Sellng Travel)
Italia supera a España como destino de larga distancia para el mercado EEUU (Hosteltur)
Virtuoso launching inaugural travel tech summit (Travel Mole)
2023: The rise of luxury travel (Connecting Travel)

TTG Media:
Price no deterrent for luxury market say Virtuoso members 
Virtuoso: 2023 could be "even bigger" than 2019

Aspire Travel Club:
Travel agency network says 2023 'could be best year yet’
Luxury travellers ‘not blinking an eye’ at rising holiday prices [Syndicated to Travel Weekly]