Four Seasons plans luxury air global tour for 2015

Four Seasons Hotels & Resort has leased its a Boeing 757 to fly guests on February 2015 for a global tour in 24 days. The airplane has been named as the “Four Seasons Jet” and

will carry the brand’s leaf logo on the tail and the interiors of the retrofitted plane will be customized and designed by the companies design team.  The plane will offer Flatbed seats and in-flight Wi-Fi. Susan Helstab, executive vice president of marketing said that it is an extension of what they have been doing to their hotels for more than 50 years.

Four Seasons says it’s already accepting reservations for trips in February, April and August and it will take people around the world in 24 days.

The aircraft will be a Boeing 757 is a twin-engine short-to-medium-range jetliner that can fly both long- and short-range routes. Commercial airlines usually fit out these planes with at least 200 seats, but the Four Seasons Jet will have 52 in a 2-2 configuration.

The nine-destination trip that starts in Los Angeles and ends in London and Price is $119,000 per person and stops include Hawaii, Bora Bora, Sydney, Bali, northern Thailand, Mumbai and Istanbul.

A shorter tour, called “Backstage with the Arts,” is a 16-day European trip in April through Paris, Lisbon, Milan, Istanbul, St. Petersburg and Prague.

Each journey includes air travel and ground transportation, planned excursions, all meals, some drinks and accommodations — only in Four Seasons properties, of course.

In-flight staff will include a concierge to coordinate with local Four Seasons concierges in each destination.

Luxury travels make up for $1 trillion of the annual global total. Companies like Abercrombie & Kent, National Geographic Expeditions and Remote Lands offer similar journeys geared toward wealthy travelers looking for a bit of adventure.

Consumers both young and old are spending more on five star restaurants and exotic vacation travel. This is not the first time that four seasons is offering a private jet journey, but this one is sure to be an experience worth taking.