Virtuoso Expands Into Europe

london, englandVirtuoso reports it has added its first travel agency members in Europe: 16 travel agencies in France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

With the additions, Virtuoso has members in 25 countries, with 355 travel agencies and a combined salesforce of  nearly 9,000. Aggregated buying power is estimated at (US) $12.5 billion annually. 

“We’ve had our sights set on Europe for years now, but we knew we needed the right agency partners to be successful in this region,” said Matthew D. Upchurch, chairman and CEO for Virtuoso.  

Virtuoso's founding European members:

France

  • Continents Insolites
  • Mauriac Voyages
  • Succès Voyage
  • Voyages Confidentiels

Germany

  • ATELIER VOYAGE GmbH

Spain

  • Andrómeda Viajes
  • Atlàntida Viatges
  • FERRER & SARET VIAJES S.L.
  • Quintessentially Travel Spain

Switzerland

  • DELUXETARGETS

United Kingdom

  • Colletts Travel
  • EFR Travel Ltd
  • LUX TRAVEL CONSULTANTS
  • Quintessentially Travel
  • Protravel International U.K.
  • Total Management 

Virtuoso said its portfolio of preferred travel providers – more than 1,700 worldwide – were among the advantages of membership.