Virtuoso Community Globetrotting
Saturday, August 10, 2024: 6:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday, August 11, 2024: 8:00 AM - 12:40 PM
Location: ARIA | Las Vegas
Venue: ARIA Juniper & Ironwood Ballrooms
Virtuoso Community Globetrotting is an exclusive opportunity for Community Partners to connect directly with Advisors interested in their products and destinations. Listen, learn, and experience the best of our Partners’ destinations and products through interactive presentations that will leave you with both the knowledge and connections to create outstanding trips for your clients. In contrast to the daily appointments during the rest of Virtuoso Travel Week, this event fosters hands-on learning and interaction with specific intention for our Community Partners to showcase their community focus.
Event Overview
How it works:
- The event is split into 3 two-hour sessions on Saturday and 2 two-hour sessions on Sunday. Featured Partners per pavilion* remain the same for both days
- Advisors select session attendance based on preference not assignment
- Each session has 12 ten-minute appointments
- Each appointment has up to 8 Advisors
- In total, each Partner has 60 appointments across 5 sessions with potential to meet up to 96 Advisors per session and 480 Advisors throughout the entire event
Pavilion Participants:
Please note that numbers next to the Preferred Partner name are the booth numbers in the respective pavilion.
Adventure A
- Los Cabos Tourism Board
- Celebrity Cruises
- African Travel, Inc.
- Quark Expeditions
- Dolomite Mountains - Italy
- Experience AlUla
- Intrepid Travel
- Silversea
- Explora Hotels & Resorts
- Tourism Australia
- 50 Degrees North
- Lindblad Expeditions
Adventure B
- HX - Hurtigruten Expeditions
- Micato Safaris
- Montage Big Sky
- Seabourn
- Tourism New Zealand
- Backroads
- Tenerife Tourism
- Rocky Mountaineer
- The Fairmont Banff Springs
- Abercrombie & Kent
- Aurora Expeditions
- G Adventures Inc.
Cruise A
- AmaWaterways
- Virgin Voyages
- Windstar Cruises
- La Paz Tourism Board
- PONANT Explorations
- Swan Hellenic
- Seabourn
- Holland America Line
- Cunard
- Princess Cruises
- BREAK
- Aqua Expeditions
Cruise B
- Explora Journeys
- Silversea Cruises
- Oceania Cruises
- Alpine Adventures
- Virtuoso Voyages
- SeaDream Yacht Club
- Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
- Crystal
- BREAK
- Avalon Waterways
- Azamara
- Catalan Tourist Board
Culinary
- Discover Puerto Rico
- IC Bellagio - Italy
- Oceania Cruises
- Tourism Australia
- Condado Vanderbilt Hotel
- The Rittenhouse
- Austrian Tourism
- Collette
- Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal
- Turkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency
- I.D.I. Travel Italy & France
- Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Family & Celebration
- Terranea Resort
- Greece by Travelive
- Allianz Partners
- Royal Caribbean International
- Made for Spain and Portugal
- BREAK
- The Reef at Atlantis
- The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
- Travel Impressions
- Abercrombie & Kent Latin America
- The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya
- Costa Rican Trails
Sustainability
- Destination Canada
- Insight Vacations, Inc.
- Natural Habitat Adventures
- Madrid Tourist Board
- Xigera Safari Lodge
- Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg & Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam
- Monaco Government Tourist Office
- andBeyond
- The Red Sea Destination
- Tabacon Thermal Resort & Spa
- Big Five Tours & Expeditions, Inc.
- Costa Rica Tourism Board
Ultraluxe A
- Blue Parallel
- Virgin Galactic
- IC Bellagio - Italy
- Abercrombie & Kent
- JOALI Maldives & JOALI BEING
- Micato Safaris
- Casa Cipriani
- EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services
- Crystal
- The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman
- Regent Seven Sea Cruises
- Dream Escape
Ultraluxe B
- The Shore Club Turks and Caicos
- Wilderness
- I.D.I. Travel Italy & France
- Raffles Singapore
- American Excursionist
- Explora Journeys
- BREAK
- Decouvertes Inc & Sarl - France
- La Casa de La Playa
- Abercrombie & Kent New Zealand
- Remote Lands, Inc
- Villas of Distinction
We're Here to Help
Use our participation guide to find all the details and deadlines to prepare your Community Globetrotting booth.
Reach out to virtuosocommunities@virtuoso.com for more personalized support.
Event Set Up
Your participation fee includes:
- 1 booth - 8’ high x 12’ deep x 12’ wide
- 1 6’ table
- 8 chairs
- Basic power drop and outlet included in your booth
- Maximum 4 Booth Attendees for each day
Booth Set Up
Date: August 9, 2024
Venue: Aria - Level 3 Ironwood Ballroom
- Booth set up must be completed on Friday, August 9 from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM so travel should be planned accordingly.
- You will not be able to set up Saturday morning.
Key Dates and Deadlines
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Attend Webinar
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
- Finalize Enhanced Booth Set-up with Freeman
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Deadline to Register Event Attendees (max of 4)
- Order Technology Equipment with Aria
- Place Food and Beverage Order with Aria
Thursday, August 1, 2024
- All Items Delivered to Freeman Warehouse
Agenda At-A-Glance
Friday, August 9
- Booth set up (Partners Only): 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday, August 10
- Breakfast: 6:30 AM - 7:45 AM (must request to attend)
- Session 1: 8:00 AM - 10:10 AM
- Break: 10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
- Session 2: 10:30 AM - 12:40 PM
- Lunch: 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM (must request to attend)
- Session 3: 2:15 PM - 4:25 PM
Sunday, August 11
- Session 4: 8:00 AM - 10:10 AM
- Break: 10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
- Session 5: 10:30 AM - 12:40 PM
- Partner Booth Breakdown: 12:40 PM - 2:40 PM
Community Globetrotting Highlights
- NEW FOR 2024 - Extended Opportunity: Now 2 DAYS!
- Welcome Breakfast on Saturday, August 10 (must request to attend on your personal agenda)
- Virtuoso Community Award Winners Announced at Community Globetrotting Lunch on Saturday, August 10 (must request to attend on your personal agenda)
Frequently Asked Questions
You must submit a request to attend Community Globetrotting after you have been approved to attend Virtuoso Travel Week. Once approved, go to agenda, Add Saturday to your Virtuoso Travel Week registration on the DAYS tab, then Request to Attend Community Globetrotting on the AGENDA tab. Your session selection must match your 2024 Community Membership. Partners will be notified of approval status in mid-May. Click here for a user guide of how to register.
Community Partners interested in participating must request to attend by April 26, 2024. (Note: Your pavilion request must match your 2024 Community Membership).
Each confirmed partner is provided:
- 1 booth – 8’ high x 12’ deep x 12’ wide
- 1 6’ table
- 8 chairs
- Basic power drop and outlet included in your booth
- Maximum 4 Booth Attendees for both days
Booth set up must be completed on Friday, August 9 from 10:00 AM-6:00 PM so travel should be planned accordingly. You will not be able to set up on Saturday morning.
Each session has the capacity for up to 96 advisors, totaling a maximum potential of 480 advisors throughout all five sessions.
Yes, you are encouraged to do so! Your company can have up to 4 representatives attend. All must be registered to attend to access the event space.
All Globetrotting Event Information regarding booth set up can be found in the Partner Participation Guide. Make sure to carefully review as there are deadlines and additional fees if not reviewed entirely.
We recommend using our preferred vendor, Freeman as they will be on site and readily available throughout the event. You are permitted to use external vendors; however, please note they may only access the event space on Friday, August 9 during the designated booth setup time.
No, all partners who wish to participate in Community Globetrotting must have at least one attendee representing their company for the full Virtuoso Travel Week event.
Yes! Sponsorships are available for the Welcome Breakfast and Lunch on Saturday August 10 including guaranteed event booth and speaking opportunity to a captive group of advisors. Reach out to your Virtuoso Account Manager for details.
Registration for Community Globetrotting opens on April 3, 2024. Add Saturday to your Virtuoso Travel Week registration on the DAYS tab, then make your session selections on the AGENDA tab. Click here for a user guide of how to register.
We recommend arriving on Friday, August 9 to pick up you badge from 12pm – 4pm. Community Globetrotting begins early on Saturday morning and you need your badge to enter the Welcome Breakfast starting at 6:30am. Globetrotting sessions begin promptly at 8:00am.
Each session features 12 partners from that community. You can attend up to 5 sessions by selecting different pavilions*, so you have the opportunity to meet with 60 partners in total.
*Pavilion Options: Adventure A, Adventure B, Cruise A, Cruise B, Culinary, Family + Celebration, Sustainability, Ultraluxe A, Ultraluxe B, Wellness
Yes, you are encouraged to do so! You can attend up to 5 sessions, and we recommend you make pavilion selections based on your interests and sales focus areas.
Partner participants will be finalized in May and will be published on this page.
No, the event is designed for advisors to register for five pavilions based on selections made during the registration process. You will only have access to the pavilions you have selected for each session you register to attend.
Your session selections will be confirmed immediately upon selection based on availability. Please note there is a capacity limit per pavilion.
Advisors can make any changes to your session selections through July 27, based on availability.