Oct 14th, 2009 at 4:00PM:
The problem with most vacation packages is that they're ... well ... packaged. You may have some room for a little tweaking, but you aren't going to stray far from the menu. As an alternative, you could reach out to an upscale travel agent or concierge, but you'll probably wind up with an experience centered on destinations rendered inaccessible only by price – which, for a particular ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Dream Escape: the name says it all
Oct 14th, 2009 at 4:00PM:
The problem with most vacation packages is that they're ... well ... packaged. You may have some room for a little tweaking, but you aren't going to stray far from the menu. As an alternative, you could reach out to an upscale travel agent or concierge, but you'll probably wind up with an experience centered on destinations rendered inaccessible only by price – which, for a particular ...Private jet, 4 weeks in hotel, starts at NZ$1
Apr 3rd, 2009 at 9:00AM: The bidding starts at NZ$1, but it probably won't stay there long! New Zealand Luxury is auctioning more than NZ$30,000 in luxury travel with a reserve that's 0.033% of its value. The package includes four weeks worth of accommodations at an exclusive private villa, flights on a private jet and local trips by helicopter. Oh, and did I mention the yacht? And the chauffeur-driven private car? Yeah, ...Bad economy? Quit whining and buy a private jet!
Feb 11th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Sorry about the rude title for this article, but it's the heart of the message being delivered by the poor jet makers at Cessna. See, they are fed up with the bad publicity the private jet has received in recent weeks. Fed up with the press complaining about broke automakers taking their jets to DC, fed up with the public complaining about their morally corrupt bankers flying the company jet to ...Super Bowl attracts fewer private jets
Jan 31st, 2009 at 3:00PM: I've said it before, and I'll say it again: rich people feel pain, too. Super Bowl weekend is usually a big one for private jet rental, but a fierce recession is forcing more to take airlines or ... dare I say it ... watch the game at home. Around 750 private jets are expected to touch down in Tampa for Super Bowl XLIII, down 25 percent from last year's 1,000. The last time the Super Bowl was ...Flexjet gives rich people new choices
Jan 26th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The wealthy feel pain, just like the rest of us. As we fight the tightening walls of a global recession, Flexjet is making things a little easier for the world's financial elite. If you're looking to extend the value of your private jet dollar, these two programs could be exactly what you need. If, on the other hand, you are like me, read something else, maybe the Cockpit Chronicles or Galley ...TSA Wants to Screen Passengers of Private Jets
Oct 11th, 2008 at 12:00PM: The TSA wants to expand its reach to include the 15,000 private and corporate jets and 300+ small airports that are currently outside its jurisdiction. The security agency claims that many of the jets are the same size as small commercial planes and could be used to commit acts of terrorism. They want all private jet passengers and crews to pass a background check before boarding their planes. ...Talking travel with an insider of the personal jet industry
Aug 11th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Bob Knebel is vice president of sales for Flexjet, a subsidiary of the jet-maker Bombardier which sells shares of private jets to frequent fliers. This is a relatively new trend in the marketplace. He's here to give a glimpse into what actually goes on in the world of ultra jet-setters. For owners of private jets, is the airport process totally different from what we commoners have to bear? Can ...New travel service for private jets offers one way to get places fast
Aug 10th, 2008 at 10:00AM: There is a new travel service that operates out of Albany, New York. Javian Jet Traveler doesn't own jets, but helps connect private jets with people who are looking for rides.
Frank Figliomeni, the owner of the company, thinks, as far as he knows, that Javian Jet Traveler is the only one like it in the United States.
According to this article in the Daily Gazette, although, primarily serving ...Virgin Charter kicks off domestic private service
Mar 5th, 2008 at 11:40AM: Subsidiaries of Virgin keep manifesting like mold on bread, largely, I believe, because Richard Branson is not stupid-rich enough. Did you know that he bought his own island when he was like 30? Branson's new airline project, Virgin Atlantic America Blue Express Nigeria Charter is actually more of a network of private domestic airline companies. Each of the charter services are run and owned ...
