Living in Peru : your everyday companion

(LIP-ir) -- Efforts made by Promperu, the country's tourism promotion agency, to increase and improve the Andean country's ability to cater to luxury tourists were recently recognized by the Virtuoso travel network, an international group of agencies that are in the top 1 percent of travel agencies.

Peru will now be promoted by a network of more than 6,000 exclusive travel experts in 22 countries in North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand, as well as over 1,000 of the world’s top travel providers.

Promperu will also be permitted to promote Peru in Virtuoso publications, which are sent to over 250,000 families that earn over $200,000 annually.

Virtuoso, a by-invitation-only organization, is reported to be the industry's leading leisure travel network and has been recognized by magazines such as Conde Nast Traveler, Travel & Leisure and National Geographic Traveler for having over 60 percent of the best travel specialists.

According to Travel Weekly, Virtuoso and its network member agencies generated $4.2 billion in sales in 2006 and $4.8 billion in 2007.