MORE than 80% of Travel Associates (TA) members have left the Virtuoso network, with the intent to join Flight Centre Travel Group’s Luxury Travel Collection (LTC), Travel Daily can reveal.
Almost 50 members of the Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG)division left the luxury travel network at the beginning of the year, sources with knowledge of the situation have confirmed.
Although TA declined to provide any comment when contacted by TD, it is believed a smaller number of the luxury travel agency network’s members will remain as part of Virtuoso.
The move will see FCTG rapidly grow its luxury portfolio, which includes TA, LTC, and premium operator Scott Dunn, as the company continues its push to innovate and expand in the global luxury travel market.
The new LTC agency network has added 15 members in the past 12 months, following its establishment of its member portfolio just over 12 months ago.
Virtuoso declined to comment when contacted by TD. MS
