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JUMEIRAH FRANKFURT AND JUMEIRAH DHEVANAFUSHI JOIN LEADING LUXURY TRAVEL NETWORK VIRTUOSO
March 23, 2015
Posted by Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts
Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company, and member of Dubai Holding, has announced two additional Jumeirah properties have been awarded membership at Virtuoso, the travel industry’s leading luxury network.
''LAST TRIP" TURNS INTO TRAVEL BUSINESS FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENURE
March 20, 2015
Posted by JACOB SEREBRIN for the Globe & Mail
It was supposed to be his last big trip: four months of backpacking in Europe before finishing university and taking over his uncle’s optometry practice in Northern Alberta.
For Curtis Smith, then 20, travel had become a hobby ever since he took his first backpacking trip two years earlier. But he wasn’t quite as ready to give it up as he thought.
INDEPENDENT WOMEN SHAPING THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY: POLL
March 7, 2015
Posted by CTV News
Released just in time for International Women’s Day, the results of a new international survey show that solo female travel is a robust market, with nearly three-quarters of respondents saying they that either plan to travel alone this year, or have already done so in the past.
In a TripAdvisor survey that polled 9,181 women in Australia, the US, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain Russia and Southeast Asia, 41 per cent of respondents said they’ve traveled alone before.
MILLENIALS: THE GENERATION MOST LIKELY TO HIRE AN AGENT
March 2, 2015
Posted by Travel Weekly
It might seem counterintuitive, but millennials, the most online generation, is also the age group most likely to use travel agents. What’s more, agents who see their sales to millennials increasing say it is the generation that comprises by far the most knowledgeable consumers and that they turn to agents for curatorial assistance and to ensure they get the most bang for their buck.
FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE ANNOUNCES ITS 2015 STAR RATINGS
February 11, 2015
Posted by Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes Travel Guide revealed its 57th list of Star Rating winners, which include our first star-rated properties in Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America, Japan and Thailand. For the past year, our team of professional incognito inspectors has traveled the world in search of the best hotels, restaurants and spas to add to your must-visit list.
WHISTLER PLANS $5.4 MILLION PROPERTY UPGRADE ON BLACKCOMB MOUNTAIN
February 11, 2015
Posted by Huffington Post
Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. is planning a $5.4-million expansion of the Rendezvous Lodge restaurant on Blackcomb Mountain in British Columbia.
The company says the project will increase the restaurant's seating capacity by 8.5 per cent and improve the experience for its guests.
MILLENNIAL TRAVELLERS ARE DRIVING THE COMEBACK OF TRAVEL AGENTS
January 15, 2015
Posted by WYSE Travel Confederation
Multiple options abound for booking trips online, but more Americans, including millennials, are opting for a more traditional route: brick-and-mortar travel agencies. The comeback of traditional travel agencies began about five years ago, and within the last two to three years, it’s gained even more momentum.
TPI IN TOP 10 AT WORLD'S LARGEST LUXURY TRAVEL SHOW – VIRTUOSO
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Posted by Travelweek Group
Travel Professionals International (TPI), a Virtuoso member and a leading network of independent travel advisors in Canada, attended the 26th annual Virtuoso Travel Week earlier this month at the Bellagio, Las Vegas, and were in the top 10 agencies in attendance out of the 2,100 travel agent participants.
VIRTUOSO STAGES A WEEK OF LUXURY TRAVEL IN VEGAS
August 13, 2014
Posted by James Shillinglaw
For the past three years Virtuoso, the international luxury travel network, has been growing its annual Virtuoso Travel Week effectively into the “fashion week” of the high-end travel business. Indeed, Virtuoso may have arrived at its goal based on this week’s event.
10 REASONS YOU STILL NEED A TRAVEL AGENT
July 28, 2014
Posted by Mark Murphy
In the age of online booking sites, using a travel agent may feel like going the way of the dinosaur. But agents are more useful than simply selling trips to Disney World and cruises. Many agents still provide services or have knowledge that you just can’t get online –and sometimes, especially in times of crisis, working with a real live person is just plain superior.