Each year over 4,000 of the world’s best of the best luxury
travel providers come together at the Bellagio in Las Vegas to update
themselves on what’s new and the emerging travel trends. This is all in order
to serve their clients better as Virtuoso is a network that highlights service.
This year Renshaw Travel sent 9 advisors to the 25th anniversary of
Virtuoso Travel Week. By the end of the week the advisors would have been
around the world in 400, 4 minute meetings in 4 days. This event connects the
front line travel advisors to the sales and general managers of their hotels
and resorts. It is this connectedness and the strength in these relationships
that help us create memorable and personalized stays for our clients. Our
clients are not just greeted by the general managers but they are greeted by
our friends.
In addition to the
daily meetings there are 3 awards dinners. One is dedicated to a destination,
one to hotels and resorts and one to the advisors recognizing excellence in
their categories. Renshaw Travel’s very own David Lowy was nominated as most
innovative travel advisor in the world by his peers! Below is a list of the
award winners for best of the best hotels in 2013:
Hotel of the Year: Mandarin
Oriental, Hong Kong
One to Watch: The
St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi
Best Achievement in
Design: Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Best Culinary Experience:
La Scene, Prince de Galles, a Luxury Collection Hotel
Best Bar: Armani/Bamboo
Bar, Armani Hotel Milano
Best Family
Experience: The Gleneagles Hotel
Best Spa: Spa
Mukul, Mukul Beach, Golf & Spa
Most Innovative Guest
Experience: Banjaar Tola
Sustainable Tourism
Leadership-Hotel: The Savoy
Hotelier of the Year:
Francois Delahaye, Hotel Plaza Athenee, Dorchester Collection
