With snow piled on the ground outside or an icy wind blowing all around, it’s only natural that your thoughts turn to getting away. To a cold drink by the pool as the tropical sun warms you. To a morning game drive on safari as the savannah awakens to a new day. To arrival in […]
With so many international borders closed, our thoughts turn to a tropical island paradise in the Pacific you don’t need a passport to visit. Your choice of island in Hawaii has always been important and tailored to the type of your experience you’re looking for, as each has its own unique style and charm. With […]
The world still needs time to heal, but there is universal optimism among the travel community that safe and responsible international travel is on the horizon. That’s the key takeaway from the two-day “Ready, Set, Grow” virtual conference Largay Travel hosted Jan. 12-13. More than 100 advisors and suppliers exchanged updates on the current state […]
As you may have heard, starting Jan. 26 all travelers flying into the U.S. will need to present proof of a negative PCR, NAT or antigen COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of your flight’s departure. Or, if you have tested positive for COVID in three previous three months, you can submit a note from […]
The rules around travel change so quickly and so frequently that it can be overwhelming to keep up. The latest order from the CDC, however, might be the most important one yet, as it affects every passenger age 2 and older entering the U.S. by air. Beginning Jan. 26th, every single passenger flying into the […]
Exploring… There are few places in the world where you’ll spot friendlier faces than Jamaica. “There’s nothing better than a Jamaican,” says Karen Bull of Island Luxe, Places of Personality, which represents resorts across the Caribbean and Bermuda. “They’re the warmest, most beautiful people.” Bull, a native Bermudian and the “Queen of the Caribbean,” knows […]
When the calendar turns, our phones usually start ringing. January is normally a very busy time in the travel industry. People gather over the holidays, finish out the old year and turn their attention to what adventures the new year will bring. Some of them want to get away as soon as they can to […]
By Damien Martin Here it is, our final post of 2020. Goodbye and good riddance. Let us turn our attention to the days ahead in the new year, when vaccines are widely available and we can travel the globe once more. We’re looking forward to so many things in 2021, so many celebrations large and […]
COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out nationwide, and over the next few months will be widely available. Soon international borders will reopen and we’ll be free to travel the world once more. It’s time to dream of travel again, and to make plans to make those dreams come true. Virtuoso’s revamped Wanderlist is the perfect tool […]
If you or a loved one had a wedding scheduled in 2020, odds are it didn’t go exactly according to plan. You might have rescheduled at least once. You might have gone ahead with the ceremony, but with a lot fewer attendees than you planned. Maybe you just made it legal and will stage the […]
In just a few hours’ flight from the East Coast you can surround yourself with 250 miles of beach in the Dominican Republic. The second-largest nation in the Antilles (after Cuba), the Dominican offers a diversity of places that makes it unique, with coastlines along the Caribbean and Atlantic. In Puerto Plata, where you can […]
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of a journey on the Rocky Mountaineer, you’ve seen the majestic beauty of Western Canada on one of the world’s outstanding train rides. Starting next August, that Rocky Mountaineer experience is coming to the U.S. on the newest route: Rockies to the Red Rocks. The two-day journey between Denver […]
