Elite Traveler HRS 2017-2018

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Socrates Projects AROUND THE WORLD BY PRIVATE JET

CONCEPT For the Liebaerts, travel is a family business in the broadest sense of the word. Together with their four children, Alain and Michou Liebaert have been flying all over the world for the past 15 years. “We are always looking forward to that next well-deserved vacation together,” Alain states. “Detached from deadlines, daily stress and routines, family vacations are by far the best opportunity to create those cherished memories that fill our hearts and scrapbooks.” The CEO of a successful Belgian textiles company is the driving force — or should we say flying force — behind the adventurous spirit of Socrates Projects. As a part-time airline pilot he flies business jets both for work and for fun all over the world. You’re as likely to find him in a remote jungle in South Africa as in the boardroom of his company. Because, as he admits, flying has always been his first love. So he works very hard, in order to play even harder after office hours. It was not by chance that Socrates Projects was born in 2005, out of this inexhaustible love for flying and travel. It’s the family’s dream to share this lifestyle with other travel enthusiasts. THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAVELERS Much more than just a travel company, at the heart of Socrates Projects is an adventurous family with mother (personal travel designer), father (pilot) and oldest son (travel director) as the familiar faces behind it. “Last summer, we went on a scouting trip to explore places that we were less familiar with,” Mathieu explains. “We’ve been traveling through Iran, Cambodia, the Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Tahiti and parts of the US. Because, as it should be, every trip for a client is distilled from the best of our own experiences.” With Alain as your personal flight captain and the pure comfort of his Falcon 900EX Easy jet, the world becomes your playground on your journey around the globe. What’s more, by traveling with Socrates Projects you become part of their League of Extraordinary Travelers. Their unique private travel concept connects a community of like-minded explorers, in search of top-class experiences and the promise of unexplored worlds.

Socrates Projects has been scouting the terrain for the ultimate private jet experience — an all-around-the-world tour. Imagine you and your loved ones cruising through the most stunning secret corners of the world, from Argentina to Zanzibar and everywhere in between. Travel in utmost style, with a private Falcon 900EX Easy jet and embark on an unforgettable luxury expedition. CONTACT Mathieu Liebaert, director of travel, mathieu@socrates-projects. com, +32 474 301 192, socrates-private-travel.com

Photos Ine Dehandschutter