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Annemarie Victory
President
The Annemarie Victory Organization, Inc.
As president of her own New York-based specialty tour company,
Annemarie Victory has successfully combined her extensive travel
experiences and knowledge of fine cuisine in offering one-of-a-kind
luxury tours throughout the world. Whether it’s to Vienna for
the famed New Year's Eve Ball, experiencing culinary creations
by such legends as Alain Ducasse and Paul Bocuse, or cruising
the Mediterranean aboard the legendary Sea Cloud, Victory has
developed a special niche creating one-of-a-kind vacation experiences
for the discriminating, upscale traveler. Inspired by a passion
for travel, food and wine, she has spent her career touring
the world, personally selecting those unique elements which
become hallmarks of tours offered by the Annemarie Victory Organization.
 | | In Vienna with Walter Cronkite |
Austrian born, Victory began her career in the travel industry
while in college, working as a tour guide to various European
cities and at a resort in Lugano, Switzerland. Professionally
trained as a translator in Zurich, her schooling also included
studies in London and at the Sorbonne. She is fluent in French,
German, Italian and English and conversant in Spanish.
 | | On Sea Cloud with Patrick O'Brian |
Victory came to the United States in 1964 as the director of
the Swiss Tourism exhibit at the World’s Fair in New York. She
remained in the U.S. as the general manager of Europe on Skis,
which under her leadership became the largest U.S. based wholesaler
and retailer of ski tours in Europe. After seven years with
Europe on Skis, she took a hiatus to raise her two children.
She returned to the travel industry in1980, becoming a partner
in a successful New York City-based travel agency.
In 1983, she founded The Annemarie Victory Organization and
rapidly carved her niche in the industry by meeting the special
needs of upscale travelers throughout the U.S. Her tours became
her forte, with clients benefiting from her experience, knowledge
and attention to detail in creating, organizing and personally
escorting groups to Europe, Asia, Africa and the South Pacific.
With the special relationships she has established with some
of the world’s most distinguished hoteliers, restaurateurs an
chefs, Victory’s tours allow special access to the finest hotels,
restaurants and events the world over.
 | | On Sea Cloud with Peter Mayle |
Her New Year’s tour to
Vienna is an annual favorite, offering her clients the opportunity
to not only attend one of the world’s most famous social events,
the New Year’s Eve Ball at the Imperial Palace, but to dine
in private palaces and be entertained in high style throughout
the city. Exclusive culinary tours to France, Italy, Belgium,
Switzerland, Spain and Austria, Mediterranean cruises aboard
the famed Sea Cloud, the legendary sailing yacht formerly owned
by Marjorie Merriweather Post, and tours centered around Austria’s
famed Salzburg Music Festival are only a few of the offerings
which have made Annemarie Victory’s tours so coveted.
In addition to running her own company, Victory’s expertise
and talents are also in demand elsewhere. She has been a travel
consultant to one of America’s largest airlines since 1987,
coordinating their activities in Europe. She has also served
as consultant to leading European hotels and restaurants, providing
them with her expert evaluation of service, design, renovations
and menu analysis.
 | | On Sea Cloud with Gay Talese |
As one of the country’s foremost authorities on travel, food
and wine, Victory was selected to host the culinary series "World
Class Cuisine," on the Discovery Channel. Filmed on location at renowned hotels
and restaurants in France, Italy, Belgium, Austria and Spain,
she visited with more than 65 of Europe’s top chefs and restaurateurs
for the series. Additionally, she has appeared on national network
television including the Regis Philbin Show and The Travel Channel.
In 1988, in recognition of her efforts to introduce Austrian
food and wine to the United States, Victory was awarded a "Golden
Cross" from the city of Vienna.
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