Horizon & Co. Selected as Preferred Supplier With Virtuoso

Horizon & Co., one of Canada’s leading boutique travel companies, has announced a prestigious new relationship as a preferred travel supplier with the U.S.-based luxury travel consortium, Virtuoso.

Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) April 28, 2006 -- Horizon & Co., one of Canada’s leading boutique travel companies, has announced a prestigious new relationship as a preferred travel supplier with the U.S.-based luxury travel consortium, Virtuoso.

This network of over 500 travel agencies (and more than 6,000 agents) connects its customers with the world’s most luxurious and unique travel experiences. As a preferred supplier, Horizon will be able to reach a wider audience in North America and around the world while appealing to a higher-end clientele with its upscale vacation offerings.

“It is an honour to be selected as a preferred supplier with this world-renowned consortium,” said Andrew White, Partner and Director of Sales for Horizon. “We have been working flat out for the last few years to re-invent our business, transforming the company beyond its origins as an established Canadian escorted tour company (formerly Horizon Holidays) into a sophisticated world class purveyor of exceptional travel experiences, and this honour is the ultimate validation that we are doing all the right things.”

“This new relationship also reflects our renewed commitment to the travel agency distribution system” says Andrew. “In the last year alone, we have signed preferred supplier agreements with the Ensemble Travel Group, Maritime Travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel and others. We are delighted with this opportunity to work closely with all of these agencies, some of the most highly respected in the travel industry, and we look forward to developing strong and successful retail partnerships in the months and years ahead.”

Virtuoso (www.virtuoso.com is an exclusive network of more than 6,000 elite travel specialists in North and South America, the Caribbean, and Australia. Comprising 309 independent travel agencies (with 527 locations including branches), as well as a combined consumer database of approximately one million affluent leisure travellers, Virtuoso members generate $3 billion annually in travel sales, making the group the most powerful in the luxury travel segment.

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Trip Operator: Horizon & Co. (founded in 1963), is one of Canada’s leading small group and independent luxury travel companies. Horizon designs and stages authentic and deeply personal travel experiences that are carefully choreographed to induce a life-long memory. In addition to offering published trips on seven continents, Horizon builds private custom trips for discerning individuals and small groups. Please contact Norman Howe (416-585-9911) if you are interested in additional information about Horizon & Co.

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