Virtuoso® Names 2015 "Best of the Best" Award Nominees

NEW YORK, June 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtuoso, the international network of luxury travel agencies, has announced the nominees for its prestigious Best of the Best awards, which recognize the industry's top properties and hoteliers. Nominees represent the highest standard in their given category as only 50 hotels are under consideration. Editors of VIRTUOSO LIFE, the network's exclusive award-winning magazine, researched hundreds of properties to select the nominees.

NEW YORK, June 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtuoso, the international network of luxury travel agencies, has announced the nominees for its prestigious Best of the Best awards, which recognize the industry's top properties and hoteliers. Nominees represent the highest standard in their given category as only 50 hotels are under consideration. Editors of VIRTUOSO LIFE, the network's exclusive award-winning magazine, researched hundreds of properties to select the nominees.

The network's famed Hotels & Resorts Program consists of more than 1,000 hotels, resorts, villas, and private-island retreats in 100 countries, including more five-star properties than any other travel organization. Established in 1992, Virtuoso's is the industry's longest-running hospitality program and offers its clients the most advantageous benefits at an average of US$450 per stay.

Winners will be revealed at the Hotels & Resorts Dinner on August 12, 2015, during the 27th annual Virtuoso Travel Week event. Taking place at Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, 8-14 August 2015, Virtuoso Travel Week brings together thousands of its member travel advisors – considered the leaders in creating luxury experiences – and the world's best travel providers to participate in the industry's preeminent event. Virtuoso's travel advisors lend their expertise to the voting process as they determine winners for each category.

For more information, visit www.virtuoso.com.

Best Achievement in Design

Best Culinary Experience

Best Bar

Best Family Program

Best Spa

Most Innovative Guest Experience

Sustainable Tourism Leadership

One to Watch

Hotelier of the Year

Hotel of the Year

About Virtuoso:
Virtuoso^®is the leading network of luxury travel advisors and entities. This by-invitation-only organization comprises over 355 agencies with more than 9,000 elite travel specialists in 26 countries throughout North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia-Pacific and Europe, as well as over 1,700 of the world's best travel providers and premier destinations. The network's member agencies generate over (US) $14 billion annually in travel sales, making the group the most powerful in the luxury travel segment. Their relationships with the finest travel companies provide the network's affluent clientele with exclusive amenities, rare experiences and privileged access. For more information, visit www.virtuoso.com. To view Virtuoso's latest videos, go to www.youtube.com/user/VirtuosoTraveler.