Author: Jamie Biesiada 

LAS VEGAS — Virtuoso’s target clientele, high-net-worth individuals with more than $1 million in liquid assets, is growing in every market around the world at a faster clip than projected last year….

LAS VEGAS — The travel boom since Covid-19 appears to be rolling into this fall and holiday season, data from Virtuoso shows.  But the luxury-focused consortium has also begun to see some…

Travel + Leisure Co.’s booking platform for travel advisors has created designations for top agencies and advisors that grant them access to discounts and benefits.  The new designations are Ambassador for agencies…

Internova Travel Group has launched a new hotel collection, Curated Hotels & Resorts, featuring 400 lifestyle properties. The program was designed to complement, and sit between, Internova’s other hotel programs: the price-competitive…

American Express plans to open a Centurion Lounge in Newark Airport’s new Terminal A. The 17,000-square-foot lounge is expected to open in 2026. Its indoor terrace will overlook the airfield with views…

MAUI — I had mixed feelings about coming to Maui so shortly after wildfires decimated Lahaina. On one hand, I heard voices on social media urging visitors to stay away as the…

WAILEA, Maui — Ignacio Maza, Signature Travel Network’s executive vice president, will transition to a part-time role as a senior advisor to the cooperative at the end of the year. Maza’s career…

After some deliberation about whether to visit Maui after the wildfires, Signature Travel Network decided to go ahead with its annual Owners’ Meeting as scheduled.  The meeting will take place at the…

In the wake of the deadly and destructive wildfires on Maui, advisors whose clients have trips planned to the Valley Isle are reporting varied reactions. Some clients want to cancel, some remain…

NEW YORK — Sitting in the Par Ici Cafe at the Hotel Barriere Fouquet’s New York in the Tribeca neighborhood, American Express Travel president Audrey Hendley noted some of the attributes of…