Originally Posted by
offerendum
How do you book Virtuoso without a TA? My understanding was always, that also "direct bookings" via the Virtuoso or for example Classic Travel homepage are linked to a TA.
Yes but I think what it means is that if you book regularly with a TA and have established relationship then they are more likely to contact hotels for better service/upgrade.
If you just book online through a Virtuoso TA, you may not get any service beyond the booking at that rate.