Among the recepients was the emcee for the evening, outgoing Chair of the Virtuoso Global Member Advisory Board, Anthony Goldman of Goldman Travel Corporation, who was speechless stunned to be recognised with the Southern Cross Award.
Goldman this year celebrates 10 years of involvement with the luxury travel network. He told the 200 delegates attending the event “I don’t consider anyone a competitor. I’ll do anything. I’ll give advice… because we’re better together.”
The Australia and New Zealand Virtuoso Awards categories and winners presented tonight included:
Most Engaged Member: Goldman Travel Corporation
Most Engaged Partner: Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Top Producers – Member winners
Cruise Top Producer: Travel Associates
Hotels & Resorts Top Producer: Goldman Travel Corporation
Tour Top Producer: MTA – Mobile Travel Agents
On-Site Top Producer: Frontier Travel
Top Producers – Partner winners
Cruise Top Producer: Viking
Hotels & Resorts Top Producer: Kamalaya Koh Samui
Tour Top Producer: Island Escapes – Luxury Island Holiday Specialists for Fiji, Cook Islands, Samoa & Vanuatu
On-Site Top Producer: The Tailor | Australian Hand-Crafted Journeys
Highest Tour Annual Growth: MTA – Mobile Travel Agents
Highest On-Site Annual Growth: Frontier Travel
Highest Annual Growth – Partner winners
Highest Cruise Annual Growth: Silversea Cruises
Highest Hotels & Resorts Annual Growth: The St. Regis New York
Highest Tour Annual Growth: 50 Degrees North Group – Norway, Finland and Iceland
Highest On-Site Annual Growth: Canada by Design powered by Discover Holidays
Greg Treasure, new Virtuoso General Manager for Australia and New Zealand revealed the destination for the 2025 Australia & New Zealand Forum will be Perth, Western Australia, to be held at the Ritz-Carlton Perth, 25-26 February.
Lead image: Anthony Goldman of Goldman Travel Corporation, Southern Cross Award recipient with Virtuoso’s outgoing General Manager, Fiona Dalton, and Chairman and CEO, Matthew Upchurch.
