Luxury travel: 50 wealthy tourists, eight countries ... and one giant carbon footprint
by Rupert Neate from on (#4Y3HV)
Despite the climate crisis, 'no emission spared' round-the-world holidays in private jets are selling out
Forget cruises. The super-rich have found a new way to see the world in the luxurious style of an ocean liner but taking a fraction of the time: private jet round-the-world tours.
This week, 50 members of the wealthy elite will board a privately chartered Boeing 757 to begin a 24-day guided tour of the globe, taking in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, the Galipagos islands and mountain gorillas in Rwanda.
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