Vacation packages for family

Barcelona is one of those famous cities that nearly everyone has on their “must see” list. And it really is awesome. I’ve been to Barcelona a few times now and every time I go I seem to find another part of the city to explore. There is so many great things to see and do in Barcelona that planning your time can feel a little overwhelming and some of the main sights are quite far from each other. I have put together my perfect 2-day itinerary for visiting Barcelona. Covering all the main sights within the time-frame of a weekend break. It’s perfect for first-time visitors or anyone who feels a little daunted by all the city has to offer. Yes, it will be a pretty jam-packed tour but I promise the route will be easy to follow. Barcelona two day city itinerary I don’t like to tell you exactly what to do and when, so start this self-guided tour of Barcelona whenever suits you (I like a lie in when I’m on holiday). Deviate from the route if you wish or...

New Zealand was the fastest-growing luxury destination, according to Virtuoso sales figures 2014 was a big year for Virtuoso Luxury Traveler. After almost five years of existence, this blog relaunched with a new name, look and features. It was also a big year for topics such as luxury travel’s hottest destinations, the value of a travel advisor and quotes that remind us of the value of travel in our lives. Those were the subjects of some of Virtuoso Luxury Traveler’s top 10 posts of 2014. Enjoy these for the first time or refresh your memory if you’ve reviewed them before. Without further ado, here are the top 10 posts of 2014, counting down from the most-read one of the year:

More than 3,700 people from 90 countries experienced the in-person benefits of being part of the Virtuoso network at a record-breaking Travel Mart August 14-19.  The event was historic in several ways: • Highest attendee total ever, breaking last year’s record of 3,368 • For the first time, the number of member advisors attending was greater than the number of supplier representatives • The introduction of an additional third track of appointments, which resulted in 265,000 four-minute networking meetings • New longer 10-minute sales meetings, which attendees arranged themselves through the debut of the Travel Mart Exchange online system.  Attendees booked 5,445 sales meetings through it. Sheila Gallant-Halloran was a first-time attendee at this year’s Travel Mart. Sheila, a travel advisor with Vision 2000, recently shared her Travel Mart experience on her blog. For a “newbie”, Sheila quickly understood Virtuoso’s primary tenet about the importance of personal ...