As an Independent Contractor you create your own vision, set your own goals and make your own decisions.  Your success, and your client’s satisfaction, are directly related to how well you marshal resources and apply your skills. The prestigious Virtuoso network offers unmatched advantages and resources to Independent Contractors.  Over the last 50 years, Virtuoso has turned luxury travel into a fine art.  The Virtuoso network represents the best sellers of luxury travel experiences in the world.  You are invited to see why Virtuoso is not only a travel consortia, but your partner in travel.  You get the advanced training, technology, and marketing tools you need, along with the personal connections and client exclusives you want – to transform your luxury travel business into a tour de force.

  Recognition.  Travel Experts’ membership in Virtuoso opens doors for your clients and for you.  No
    clients are better received, no advisors are better treated or more recognized than those associated with
    Virtuoso.

  High Commissions are yours with preferred cruise lines and tour operators.

  Brand Awareness.  In 2008, Virtuoso’s public relations efforts achieved 216 million media impressions for
    individual members and 670 million media impressions for the network.  From NBC’s Today Show and
    ABC’s The View to the Wall St. Journal and Forbes, Virtuoso members are touted as the best luxury travel
    planners.  Affluent consumers know and actively seek Virtuoso members, and so do business and
    consumer media.

  Flying Higher.  Virtuoso is the only network offering an international air program for its members. And
    now supported by a 24/7 service desk.  42 top air carriers provide members with upgrades, extra
    commissions and/or net fares for business and first-class air, resulting in millions of dollars of additional
    commissions.

  Best of the Best Hotel Program.  Virtuoso’s hotel program
    features 848 top luxury hotels, resorts, spas and lodges.
    These properties enjoy a proven track record of excellence  
    in both service and quality.  All provide core program
    amenities of daily breakfast, upgrade (when available), and
    rate/value parity with competing programs.  However,   
    additional exclusive amenities such as late or early check
    out, spa credit, lunch for two or complimentary parking may
    be offered as well.

  Cruise Advantages with Voyager Club.  Virtuoso’s
    Voyager Club program is the hallmark hosted program in
    the industry.  It offers hundreds of departures each year
    and creates exclusive shore events not available to the
    general cruising public, allowing Virtuoso travel advisors
    to offer their clients unique experiences - as opposed to
    the typical industry discounts or rebates. Boasting a 95%
    guest satisfaction rating, Voyager Club builds client loyalty,
    attracts new clients and gives you a selling advantage in
    the highly competitive cruise market.

  Host opportunities for travel advisors. Voyager Club also benefits Virtuoso’s travel advisors by 
    providing hundreds of opportunities each year to host sailings. Hosting provides an excellent sales
    opportunity and the chance to experience the many ships and cruise lines that participate in the program.
    Virtuoso offers comprehensive Voyager Club host orientation training that ensures all consultant hosts are
    fully prepared and supported.

  A world of colleagues around the globe - Virtuoso
    On-Sites.  As a member of Virtuoso, you have 130 of the
    world’s top destination specialists at your fingertips.
    Encompassing 75 countries around the globe, these local
    cultural guides and ground operators allow you to create
    truly unique cultural experiences for your clients . On- Sites
    are frequently able to gain access to closed-to-the-public
    venues and can take your clients “behind the scenes” for a
    far richer and fuller travel experience – one that they can’t
    find on the Internet.







  Travel Mart - the world’s best travel convention. Each August, more than a thousand of the world’s top
    upscale travel destinations, cruise lines and tour operators vie for your attention at the industry’s leading
    luxury travel convention, Virtuoso Travel Mart. This weeklong event showcases the best of the best in
    luxury travel, and gives Virtuoso travel advisors a first-name introduction and access to the movers and
    shakers of this exclusive world. Extensive training sessions are offered, and a myriad social events give
    Virtuoso travel advisors the opportunity to meet the “who’s who” of luxury travel.

  Marketing pieces – with your name on them. Virtuoso excels at creating dynamic marketing programs
    targeted at the most qualified affluent travelers. Interest coding, and advisor personalization allow you to
    speak directly to your client’s travel preferences and lifestyle. Bottom line: The client feels a connection to
    both the product and to you, greatly increasing the likelihood of a response. Virtuoso members receive
    thousands of dollars in free supplier-funded marketing every year.  In addition, Virtuoso.com, member
    websites and email marketing are now joined by Twitter, Blogs and Facebook to keep you on the cutting
    edge of today’s messaging.

  Educational Opportunities. There are 175 courses in the Virtuoso Trust that are free to all members and
    advisors.  In addition, Virtuoso Preferred Suppliers create opportunities for you to experience their
    products, services and destinations first-hand via their highly praised Educational Tours.

  Technology.  Virtuoso’s new technology platform, Virtuoso Composer, offers a Google-like search of
    product, profiles, and news directly from the home page.  Composer is intuitive, fast, global, and
    customizable.   

Put the clout, connections and name recognition of two travel powerhouses behind you

to  help you grow your business.