Virtuoso strengthens local footprint

Virtuoso strengthens local footprint

Luxury travel network Virtuoso will further strengthen its Asia Pacific presence with the opening of a new regional office in Sydney.

The new office comes as Asia Pacific spearheads growth for the network. The number of APAC travel advisors has grown by 47% of the last 12 months.

As a result, investment in the region has become a priority for Virtuoso, according to senior vice president global member partnerships David Kolner.

“This move represents our increased focus on international expansion and our continued investment in developing Virtuoso in the Asia Pacific region to the benefit of our members and partner suppliers,” he said.

Virtuoso will hold member roadshows across Australia and, for the first time, New Zealand in 2016.

“We are continuing to see strong momentum for luxury travel and the Asia Pacific region is leading the world in the growth of the Virtuoso brand, driven by last year’s expansion into Hong Kong and Singapore along with the organic growth of our existing members,” Virtuoso Asia-Pacific Managing Director Michael Londregan said.

“The luxury leisure market has started very positively in 2016 as consumers respond to travel advisors who deliver a differentiated service built on direct relationships with product.”

Pictured from left to right: Virtuoso Asia Pacific Business Development Managers, Cristina Magni and Evan Pierce, David Kolner, Michael Londregan.

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