VIRTUOSO LIFE | Virtuoso Life Travel Magazine Style Issue

Welcome

Travel is one of life’s greatest values. Perhaps it’s the ultimate investment, because the return is priceless. Not only do you reconnect with yourself and your traveling companions, you add to your list of life experiences.

  • Spend quality time with family and friends
  • Detach from everyday worries to relax and unwind
  • Finally make personal fulfillment and enrichment a priority

VIRTUOSO LIFE, the flagship magazine of Virtuoso member travel advisors, offers inspiration for discerning travelers. For a completely customized vacation experience, please contact your Virtuoso travel advisor. If you don't have one yet, please contact our Customer Liaisons to find the right Virtuoso travel advisor for you who’ll be able provide clarity and confidence about where, when, and how to travel.  

VIRTUOSO LIFE continues its award-winning streak with a 2009 Gold Eddie FOLIO award for “Best Consumer Travel Magazine”. The FOLIO awards competition is the largest of its kind, this year drawing more than 2,000 entries from a who’s-who of well-known consumer magazines. Other gold winners included Time, Newsweek, Food & Wine, Field & Stream, Harper’s Bazaar, Golf Digest, and Entertainment Weekly. This honor comes on the heels of another big win for the publication last month, a Lowell Thomas award for “Best Travel Magazine.”  Top honors in the travel category went to:
Gold: VIRTUOSO LIFE
Silver: National Geographic Traveler
Bronze: Travel + Leisure
Click here to see the complete list of winners.

About Virtuoso 
Virtuoso® is the industry’s leading luxury travel network.  This by-invitation-only organization comprises over 300 agencies with more than 6,000 elite travel specialists in 22 countries in North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand, as well as over 1,000 of the world’s best travel providers and premier destinations.  The network’s member agencies generate over $5.1 billion annually in travel sales, making the group the most powerful in the luxury travel segment.  Their relationships with the finest travel companies provide the network’s affluent clientele with exclusive amenities, rare experiences and privileged access.  Virtuoso is the exclusive network of travel services and benefits provided by MasterCard® for participating World Elite MasterCard® programs. For more information, please visit
www.virtuoso.com.

Virtuoso is a member of the World Travel & Tourism Council.  The WTTC works to raise awareness of the importance of travel and tourism as one of the largest industries in the world, employing more than 220 million people worldwide and generating more than nine percent of the global GDP.

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