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Luxury Travel Network Virtuoso Adds BeautifulPlaces
to Its List
[SUMMARY: Virtuoso, a global network of 7,000
travel consultants who cater to the luxury market,
has added BeautifulPlaces to its list of preferred
providers. BeautifulPlaces, located in Sonoma,
Calif., is a lodging company that provides villa
rentals to upscale food-and-wine-oriented travelers.]
19 April 2006 -- Virtuoso (www.virtuoso.com/us),
a global network of 7,000 travel consultants
that caters to the luxury market, has added
BeautifulPlaces (www.beautiful-places.com) to
its list of preferred providers.
Virtuoso, whose orientation toward the upscale
travel market dates back to the 1950s, offers
affluent travelers luxurious accommodations
and cruises, individually designed tour packages
and first-rate travel amenities. The company
has entered into dozens of what it calls “strategic
partnerships” with some of the world’s best
travel accommodation purveyors, including Ritz
Carlton, St. Regis, The Peninsula Group, as
well as individual resorts and hotels of note.
BeautifulPlaces is a wine-and-food-oriented
lodging company that markets and manages the
rental of Napa and Sonoma villas to travelers
seeking a peak, memorable, unique wine country
experience. Founded in 2003, the company now
has more than 50 homes in its collection, which
is the largest of its kind in Northern California.
“Virtuoso’s decision to include BeautifulPlaces
as one of its preferred providers is both gratifying
and complimentary to us,” says Patrick Smith,
company president and CEO. “It’s a recognition
of the level of quality that we bring to our
program. We’re proud to be participating in
the Virtuoso program with the likes of Ritz
Carlton and St. Regis.”
BeautifulPlaces will be listed on the Virtuoso
web site under “Luxury Hotels, Resorts, Spas
and Lodges by Virtuoso.” Visitors looking there
for a BeautifulPlaces villa will be directed
to a Virtuoso travel consultant who can book
the property and any desired concierge-type
services.
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Contact:
Patrick Totty, Communications Director
707-996-0266 or 415-924-8268
pct@beautiful-places.com
BeautifulPlaces – Vacation Homes of Distinction
539 First St. West
Sonoma, CA 95476
707-996-0266
707-996-0366 fax
information@beautiful-places.com
www.beautiful-places.com
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