A tour company is charging $120,000 for around-the-world group vacations by private jet. Take a closer look at the jet and its new itineraries.
Brittany Chang
- TCS World Travel operates global group travels by private jet.
- Its recently unveiled 2024 and 2025 itineraries start at 16 days for $120,000.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a private jet full of wealthy travelers on their way to fly around the world.
Travelers have been flocking to around-the-world cruises over the last few years. Interest has been so high, luxury cruise lines like Regent Seven Seas and Oceania have seen strong or "record-breaking" booking success.
But for wealthy travelers who're interested in traveling around the world but don't want to spend over 100 days at sea, there's another option: go by jet.
Companies like TCS World Travel do just that.
And the luxury travel company's trips have been so popular, several of its itineraries through 2023 and 2024 already have a waitlist. Like its cruise counterpart, "demand for private jet expeditions has just grown since the pandemic," TCS told Insider in a statement.
For travelers who couldn't book these trips in time, TCS has unveiled 11 more of these private jet-based global itineraries.
This lineup includes deep dives into Asia and the Middle East, journeys around Africa, a South America-based itinerary, and even a "wildlife and natural wonders" trip seeking out "magnificent creatures."
If the company sounds familiar, that's because it also operates Four Seasons' private jet travel arm.
But outside of its work with Four Seasons, TCS holds its own weight in the luxury travel world as well.
To facilitate these tours, guests will be flown around in a custom Airbus A321.
The Airbus is operated by Titan Airways, a UK-based charter airline. Before this, TCS relied on a less environmentally friendly Boeing 757.
Unlike a typical commercial flight, this jet can seat up to 52 guests.
Compared to other single-aisle planes, TCS says its Airbus A321 has the "largest cabin by height and width."
To make extended traveling more comfortable, the aircraft has plush amenities like custom lie-flat seats and larger-than-usual bathrooms with full-length mirrors.
To accommodate the over 50 guests, the aircraft can fly an additional 18 crew including a chef and physician.
The shortest journey in this new lineup will be the 16-day "Galápagos, Patagonia and Beyond: South America" itinerary.
Starting at about $120,000 per person, it's also the cheapest on this list.
From mid-October to early November, TCS says the up to 52 guests on this trip will travel roundtrip from Miami to several South America destinations.
TCS' itinerary includes stops in the Galápagos Islands, Mendoza's wine region in Argentina, Chile's Patagonia, Santa Cruz and Uyuni in Bolivia, and Bogotá, Colombia.
Despite being the cheapest option, this $7,500-per-day itinerary has a higher daily cost than the longest trip on the list.
The longest 25-day "Around the World: A Luxury Tour" — TCS' "flagship" — starts at $155,000 per person, making it one of the more expensive options overall. Despite this, the company predicts its global itineraries will be "completely booked soon," it told Insider in a statement.
Like the previous itinerary, this 2025 trip from late-January to mid-February will be roundtrip from Miami.
From there, travelers will fly to either Peru's Cusco and Machu Picchu or Pisco; Easter Island, Chile; Papeete, Tahiti; Australia's Great Barrier Reef; Angkor Wat, Cambodia; India to see the Taj Mahal; Tanzania's Serengeti or Ngorongoro; Luxor and Cairo, Egypt; and Marrakech, Morocco.
For these hefty price tags, at least the vacations will be all-inclusive.
There's no need for travelers to book their own accommodations, restaurants, or activities.
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