The stars of luxury travel were gathered yesterday in Sydney for the Virtuoso APAC Luxury Awards – aka the Oscars of luxury and high-end travel advisors and products.
Held at the stylish Waterfront Restaurant at The Rocks, the inaugural Virtuoso APAC Luxury Awards recognises the performance of travel advisors and luxury product in the last 12 months in 16 different categories.
Key measures include overall revenue and growth.
“Our awards purely reflect performance, so winners of the Virtuoso APAC Luxury Awards highlight the travel advisors and products servicing customers at the highest level, and who are seeing fantastic results in return.”
Michael Londregan, Managing Director, Virtuoso Asia-Pacific
The winners of yesterday’s awards included Hawaii’s Halekulani for achieving highest Global Hotel Revenue out of the region, and Goldman Travel for Hotel Sales Revenue.
Other winners included The Goring in London, Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort in Fiji, and Qualia in Queensland.
Here’s the full list of the 16 winners:
Partner Suppliers
L-R: Julie Denovan – SeaDream Yacht Club, Christine McCann – Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort, Fiji, Bonnie Bise – Halekulani, Lindy Andrews – Trails of Indochina, Deb Corbett – Tauck, Rebecca Nable – Hamilton Island.
Hotel (Global) Performance by Revenue: Halekulani, Hawaii
Hotel (Global) Performance by Growth: The Goring, London
Hotel (APAC) Performance by Revenue: Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort, Fiji
Hotel (APAC) Performance by Growth: Qualia, Australia
Tour Operator or On-Site by Revenue: Tauck
Tour Operator or On-Site by Growth: Trails of Indochina
Cruise Operator by Revenue: Seabourn
Cruise Operator by Growth: Seadream Yacht Club
Member Agencies
L-R: Alexandra Facy – Phil Hoffmann Travel, Elizabeth Clarke – Savenio, David Brandon – Savenio, Danny Englman – FBI, Gina Maitland – Alpha Travel, Don Beattie – MTA, Claudia Rossi Hudson – Mary Rossi Travel, Fay Cohen – Travel Phase, Jamie Strickland – Concierge Traveller
Cruise Sales by Revenue: Savenio, QLD
Cruise Sales by Growth: Alpha Travel, WA
Tour Sales by Revenue: MTA – Mobile Travel Agents
Tour Sales by Growth: FBI Travel, VIC
Hotel Sales by Revenue: Goldman Travel, NSW
Hotel Sales by Growth: Mary Rossi Travel, NSW
On-Site Sales by Revenue: Phil Hoffmann Travel, SA
On-Site Sales by Growth: Concierge, NSW
International luxury travel network, Virtuoso, has a product portfolio of over 1,700 of the world’s best hotels and resorts, cruise lines, airlines, tour companies and premier destinations, and boasts over 100 agency locations and more than 700 advisors in the Asia-Pacific region.
“Virtuoso’s product portfolio is among the largest globally, and all of our partners meet the exacting standards we set in recognising a true luxury product on behalf of our clients,” Londregan said.
Virtuoso recently stepped up its local investment in the Asia Pacific region this month with a new dedicated regional office based in Sydney.
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