One of the advantages of Virtuoso membership is the privilege of receiving an upgrade at the time of booking for our clients. As an affiliate of Brownell Travel, a Virtuoso Agency, Ron PhillipsTravel is able to extend this – and other Virtuoso amenities – to you. Following are the 2014 Virtuoso Hotel & Resort participants […]
Read more »The Hotel de Russie is a luxury five-star hotel located in the heart of Rome between the Spanish Steps and Piazza del Popolo on the Via del Babuino. Living in Rome, I walked by The Hotel de Russie almost daily. The location, close to the Northern Gates of Ancient Rome, is within easy walking distance […]
Read more »A special thank you to Jeremy McClellan, Director of Global Accounts,Travel Industry for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Jeremy has worked with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company for 10+ years. In his current role, he manages customer relationships with the travel industry community along the East Coast… and has been a huge asset for Ron Phillips Travel. […]
Read more »Legend has it that 2,000 years a Villa for Emperor Augustus rested on the same site that today is the home of the Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria. Stepping off the busy downtown streets of Sorrento into the grounds that make up the hotel… one does feel transported back in time. The hotel, surrounded by […]
Read more »On our June 12-day Princess Mediterranean cruise, we decided to spend part our shore time in Athens, visiting the Hotel Grande Bretagne. Located in regal Constitution Square and adjacent to the Parliament, this Hotel has long been witness to the history of Athens. The Hotel Grande Bretagne has won numerous awards including: Travel + Leisure, […]
Read more »We had the opportunity to visit the Hotel Cipriani and Palazzo Vendramin by Orient-Express during a summer trip to Venice. We boarded the private launch from Piazza San Marco and comfortably headed to the tip of the Giudecca Island. Here, in a MUCH quieter part of Venice, we disembarked at the Hotel Cipriani. […]
Read more »Strasbourg, France was the first stop on our Holiday Market Tour. We had never been to Strasbourg, knew nothing about the city, so it seemed like a great starting point for our adventure. We were pleasantly surprised as it became our favorite stop on our Holiday market tour. Strasbourg is the capital and principal […]
Read more »Belgrade was a city we often wanted to visit. We had friends and co-workers from Serbia and they spoke often and wistfully about their country. Belgrade is a city with a very tumultuous history and is also one of the oldest cities in Europe – with historical references of more than 7,000 years. In […]
Read more »Monte Carlo has a well-deserved reputation of glitz and glamour. Only 3 kilometers long, Monte Carlo sits on a large rock named Mont Des Mules overlooking the sea. You travel back and forth into France and you hardly realize you’re moving between two countries. Yet there is a special uniqueness to Monte Carlo. This […]
Read more »We had never been to Slovakia and the opportunity to see a new country, and be within one hour of Vienna by train, was enticing… so we booked flights on Wizz Air to Bratislava. We wandered the city, ate at many Slovak restaurants, and just relaxed. On one of our days, we walked to […]
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Ron Phillips is an Independent Consultant of Brownell Travel 
Ron Phillips is an Independent Consultant of Brownell Travel