Emma Franke

Apr 11, 2024 | virtuoso.com | Emma Franke

Feb 11, 2024 | virtuoso.com | Emma Franke

An intimate and adventurous take on Caribbean cruising. “Many people think expedition cruises only go to the Arctic or Antarctica, but they’re equally intriguing in tropical destinations,” says Virtuoso travel advisor Shari Tucker. She recently returned from a seven-night sailing aboard Ponant’s 184-passenger Le Dumont-d’Urville, round-trip from Belize City, stopping at Belizean and Honduran islands for snorkeling, wildlife-watching, and workshops with local artisans.

Jan 23, 2024 | virtuoso.com | Emma Franke

And that wasn’t even the best part of the trip. As Mike Browder’s 60th birthday approached, he decided he wanted to celebrate witha family trip to Italy with his wife and grown kids.“I figured if I paid for everybody to come, I’d definitely have guests,” he jokes.

Dec 19, 2023 | virtuoso.com | Emma Franke

Fresh landing pads from Cairo to Munich and beyond. In West Cairo, Giza Palace – projected to open this spring with 560 guest rooms – puts guests 15 minutes from the hotly anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum and 20 minutes from the pyramids. Nine dining spaces, including spots inside a rooftop shisha lounge and a casino, will fill out the marble- and gold-accented palace, illustrated above. Room rates to be announced. Virtuoso travelers receive breakfast daily and a $100 hotel credit.

Oct 24, 2023 | virtuoso.com | Emma Franke

Get to know South America’s gateway to Antarctica. For centuries, the nomadic Yámana people navigated the waters south of Isla Grande, where the Andes meet the Beagle Channel, in bark canoes, keeping low-burning fires ablaze in their hulls for warmth and light. When Ferdinand Magellan sailed the region, the Yámana bonfires dotting forest and sea inspired him to call it Tierra del Fuego: the land of fire. Today, Ushuaia is the center of activity in Tierra del Fuego province.