Elite Traveler January-February 2016

DISCOVER

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We love… Global 7000 Bombardier set aside its business woes to show off a newmodel, the Global 7000. Due to launch in 2018, it has a top speed of mach .925 and a cruise range of 7,400 nm. VistaJet will be one of the first to take delivery, so you can buy hours from them rather than parting with $72.8m. vistajet.com

Aviation

Group trips aren’t usually our thing – all that mass market catering, tourist- rammed landmarks, not to mention being cooped up with complete strangers. But we make a rare exception for Aman Private Jet Journeys, not least because you travel on one of Aman’s plush private jets, but also because the group size is refreshingly small. Just 16 guests will attend the next trip, which kicks off on March 6. The party will share two jets between them, both slick Gulfstream 200s. The itinerary starts in Vietnam and ends in Japan, via Laos, Cambodia and the Philippines. Luxury extras include a private driver, helicopter trip over Angkor Wat and plenty of cocktail parties. From $58,888 per person, excluding flight to the Asia in a fortnight

JET OF THE MONTH The jet: Cobalt Co50 Valkyrie What’s so special? Sleek, futuristic and beautifully alluring, this single piston plane, targeted at the owner-pilot demographic, gets us on aesthetic value alone. It’s the sort of jet a James Bond villain would fly and boasts some impressive attention to detail. We love the leather seats, hand-stitched by former Hermès craftsmen. Made in California, it has a sweeping glass canopy with a 320 degree view. And, for such a compact jet, storage space is generous too with plenty of room for golf clubs, luggage and skis.

Cruise range 1,050 nm Max speed 260 kn Length 30 ft Seats Five Price $699,000 cobalt-aircraft.com

start destination. remotelands.com

Po Klong Garai, Vietnam

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Tokyo, Japan

Words: Laura Powell. Photos: Sabrina Bot, Getty Images