With a satchel full of years and a bucketful of good fortune, you might say I’ve been privileged to travel in style to an unconscionable degree. Much of the high life has been “purchased” with airline-mileage, hotel or credit-card rewards points—the best use for these “incentives” is to experience otherwise unattainable treats.
Tripping the Light Fantastic
Key Takeaways:
- The author has extensively experienced luxurious travel, including stays at the St. Regis, first-class airline upgrades, and multiple flights on the Concorde, often achieved through airline miles and rewards points.
- His career exposed him to the travel habits of the wealthy via charter piloting, while his personal aviation journey evolved from propeller planes to single-pilot jets like the Cessna Citation CJ1.
- Despite all the high-end commercial and private jet experiences, the author ultimately considers the most elegant travel to be flying his first personal airplane, a Beechcraft Musketeer, on his own terms.
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