With 40 years of travel industry experience amassed, David Brandon, the Founder and Managing Director of Savenio, remains baffled some travel advisors continue to avoid selling cruising.

LATTE sought feedback from a small cross-section of Virtuoso-affiliated travel agencies to gauge their views on the arrangement, and what products and destinations they foresee will prove popular for discerning travellers.

Savenio has signed its first affiliate in Western Australia, with Shelley Brice joining the team as the group’s maiden associate in Perth. Brice was previously the Manager at Brice and Turner Travel Associates, a role she held for 5.5 years.

The uncertainty of whether clients will follow a travel advisor across from a traditional agency to a smaller, niche organisation has been pinpointed as one of the primary concerns weighing on the minds of luxury travel advisors.