Empire Aviation Group, the Dubai-based private aviation company, is set to indulge the uber-rich with a ‘luxury partner’ programme, which will offer private jet travel with unique leisure experiences at some of the exotic tourist locations around the world.
Luxury private yacht cruises and stays at super premium properties are among the combo offers which will be part of Empire Aviation’s new offering.
The company has already teamed up with leading resort groups in Seychelles and Maldives, and is currently in talks with some of the leading international brands in hospitality and leisure travel management for tie-ups for this programme.
“There is a growing demand from affluent leisure travellers for highly personalised private travel services and our new offering is in response to that,” Paras Dhamecha, founder and managing director of Empire Aviation, told Arabian Business.
“We are always looking to innovate and improve our services and operations as part of our market expansion strategy and the luxury partner programme is in line with this,” Dhamecha added.
Soneva Fushi and Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa in Maldives, and Raffles Seychelles are among the hospitality groups which Empire Aviation has already tied up for its ‘jet-resort stays’ combo offering.
Dhamecha said the group was in discussions with more super premium properties and travel management groups for partnerships for the programme.
He, however, declined to name these groups.
The Empire chief executive said post-pandemic, the demand for private jet travel has picked up significantly as ‘safety’ has become the buzzword for the wealthy.
“There is also a growing interest in the long-term leasing of charter aircraft for 2-3 months and we are seeing higher utilisation of our managed aircraft on charter,” he revealed.
Dhamecha said his new initiative for the ‘luxury partner’…