Private jet travel is a smart way to turn a multi-day business trip into a same-day jaunt. It's also a wonderful complement to a ski holiday, island beach getaway, or family reunion.
The Private Jet Services Program offers three attractive options - Charter, Membership and Fractional - with six leading industry partners.
PRIVATE JET PROGRAM OPTIONS
If you plan to use private jet travel for roundtrip or multi-stop itineraries, and travel less than 25 hours per year, Charter is often your best option. Our charter partners will select the best aircraft for your particular trip from a wide range of aircraft types and sizes. Both domestic and international trips can be accommodated. Commitments are made on a trip-by-trip basis.
If you fly 15 to 25 hours or more annually, consider a Membership Program. Jet membership provides guaranteed access to a network of aircraft, including the ability to fly in a specific jet type --without a major commitment in time or expense. It also works well for one-way or drop-off travel. Our membership partners offer commitments as brief as one year or as little as $50,000.
If you fly more than 50 hours annually, a Fractional Jet Ownership may be most appropriate. Fractional owners gain the advantages of owning an aircraft without having to maintain or operate one. In addition, owners have access to a prestigious fractional fleet.
As a Platinum/Centurion Card member, you enjoy an exclusive extra benefits with whichever private jet option you select.
Learn more about the following American Express Private Jet Partners by contacting Bruce World of Travel/American Express at 416.923.7337 or toll free at 1.888.923.7330.
Atlantic Aviation Flight Service
Bombardier Flexjet
Bombardier Skyjet
Delta AirElite Business Jets
Le Bas International
Sentient Jet Membership
Private jets cheaper than public travel???
Here is an example of how flying by private charter jet compressed a three-day business trip into one day. A group of eight banking clients needed to visit Sibiu in Romania. Their starting points were Bristol and London, so the travel would have taken two full days, by train, by air London to Bucharest, followed by a five-hour car journey and back again.
Instead, the party flew on a chartered Challenger jet and completed the return visit in a single day. They departed Stansted airport at 5am, collected the other passengers from Bristol, conducted productive meetings on the flight, visited the company, compared notes on the return journey and were home by 11pm.
As well as creating tremendous efficiencies, chartering also spared the group various costs: two nights' five star hotel accommodation, long-distance chauffeuring, food and drink, Bristol-London first class return rail fares, telecommunications costs and other expenses. Chartering therefore not only made possible a trip that otherwise would not have happened (convincing that number of bankers to be out of the office for three straight days would likely have been impossible), but also provided a viable return on investment.
And while that may not look compelling, it doesn't take into account the potential cost of two additional days out of the office for eight busy executives. And there are times when chartering works out cheaper than standard business travel.
Wherever time is valuable - and for senior people this is explicitly the case, both for the firm and the client - a business jet service could provide tangible economic benefits.
Private jet travel is a smart way to turn a multi-day business trip into a same-day jaunt. It's also a wonderful complement to a ski holiday, island beach getaway, or family reunion. 