Vision Travel Team at Virtuoso Travel Week 2015
Over 50 Vision executives and travel advisors attended the recent annual Virtuoso conference in Las Vegas. “It was a remarkable event of networking, learning and fellowship,” says Stephanie Anevich, the company’s executive vice-president.
One of the highlights of the Virtuoso conference is the reveal of the results of the annual Best of the Best survey.
About the Survey
Virtuoso surveyed its 370 agencies and their more than 9,800 elite travel advisors to decide the Best of the Best winners in ten categories, ranging from the most innovative guest experience to top hotel and hotelier of the year. Virtuoso’s expert advisors also initially nominated exceptional hotels for the awards. Editors of VIRTUOSO LIFE, the network’s multi-award-winning magazine, then researched the advisor suggestions and selected final nominees in each category.
With a diverse portfolio of nearly 1,100 hotels, resorts, villas and private island retreats in more than 100 countries,
Virtuoso Hotels & Resorts is revered as the industry’s most prestigious hotel program. Founded in 1992, the program
is also luxury travel’s longest-running, with more five-star properties than any other.
“When your competitive set includes the greatest hotels in the world, being named the best within your given category
is truly a feat, and we are honored to recognize these 11 winners as both exceptional standouts as well as incredible
partners to the Virtuoso network,” says Albert Herrera, senior vice president of Global Product Partnerships for
Virtuoso. “Virtuoso travel advisors have exacting standards for their clients and to declare these hotels as the Best of
the Best means each epitomizes the highest level of luxury hospitality. Their achievements showcase the very hallmark
of this network–creating lifelong memories and enriching human connections through travel.”
The Best of the Best winners
Hotel of the Year: Ashford Castle, County Mayo, Galway, Ireland
Hotelier of the Year: Antonio Sersale, Le Sirenuse, Positano, Italy
Best Achievement in Design: The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto, Japan
Best Culinary Experience: Epicure, Le Bristol Paris, France
Best Family Program: Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida, USA
Best Spa: Dolder Grand Spa, The Dolder Grand, Zurich, Switzerland
Most Innovative Guest Experience (tie): Corcovado Experience, Belmond Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Red Carpet Ready, The Peninsula Beverly Hills, California, USA
Sustainable Tourism Leadership – Hotels: The Brando, French Polynesia
One to Watch: Rosewood Beijing, China
As proud Virtuoso members, Vision Travel is able to offer our clients exceptional value and exclusive amenities at Virtuoso properties.