PASCALE LEJEUNE and EXPERIENCE Active Travel/Brownwell in Seattle Area Accepted into VIRTUOSO

Travel Agency Now Part Of Exclusive Luxury Travel Network

            Sammamish, WA (Jan. 2, 2008) – Pascale LeJeune, EXPERIENCE Active Travel/Brownell of Sammamish has achieved membership in the by-invitation-only Virtuoso luxury travel network, comprised of top leisure travel agencies in North and South America, the Caribbean and Australia.  According to Meg North, Executive Vice-President of Brownell, Pascale LeJeune agency’s membership in Virtuoso will bring a host of rare travel opportunities and exclusive values to Seattle travelers.

            “Less than one percent of travel agencies in America are admitted for membership in Virtuoso,” said Meg North.  “This renowned network of luxury travel specialists leverages its combined annual sales of more than $3 billion to negotiated special upgrades, amenities, values and truly rare travel experiences exclusively for the clients of its member agencies.  For the clients of Pascale LeJeune, EXPERIENCE Active Travel/Brownell, this translates to complimentary room upgrades, airport transfers, special dining experiences, exclusive shore excursions and custom itineraries, offered by the world’s best providers of upscale travel. 

“I’m very proud to have been invited to join Brownell and Virtuoso and now to be able to offer these additional perks provides reinforced direct relationships with the finest hotels, resorts, spas, cruise lines and tour operators in the world, as well as an expanded resource of insider destination knowledge” said Pascale. 

Virtuoso also provides the services of Virtuoso On-Site ground operators in more than 60 countries, all dedicated to ensuring the happiness and comfort of Virtuoso agencies’ clients.  Based at the top luxury travel destinations, these Virtuoso On-Sites take care of every detail, from English-speaking guides, drivers or translators, to private access, prestigious introductions and tickets to top events.

Pascale says she is particularly excited about the new exclusive travel offers the agency will now present to its clients via new publications and special invitations.  “Many of these rare trips, by their nature, can only be offered to a small number of discerning travelers, and we’re confident that our clients will be intrigued by many of these unusual opportunities.”

Pascale is in good company within the Virtuoso network.  Virtuoso’s travel specialists dominate the annual top-agent lists in Travel+Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, and National Geographic Traveler.  In addition, Virtuoso works in tandem with Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman to orchestrate the travel rewards for the retailers’ top clients.  And, for Town & Country magazine, Virtuoso operates the Town & Country Travel Club by Virtuoso, an annual-membership travel club offering rare travel experiences similar to those profiled in the magazine.

For more information about Pascale LeJeune and its new Virtuoso travel offerings, call 425-503-0389 or visit www.ExperienceActiveTravel.com