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Elite Traveleris Media KIT 2016 elite THE PRIVATE JETtraveler LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE Brooke Laffan, Director of Travel & Luxury / 646-430-7913 / [email protected] Welcome Our Mission Since its launch in 2001, Elite Traveler has been a market-leading guide and curator to the global luxury lifestlye of Ultra-High-Net-Worth-Individuals. Reflecting the increasing globalization of private wealth, the editors in both New York and London bring indispensable insights of the world's best hotels and resorts, restaurants, experiences, fashion watches, jewelry, travel and motoring to its readers. In features, Elite Traveler offers analysis and advice on the issues that specifically matter to living the private jet lifestyle. With a unique distribution aboard private jets, first-class lounges and in FBOs,Elite Traveler reaches the wealthy consumers in the ultimate luxury market while in a setting to discover, be influenced, to be inspired and to explore. elite traveler 2016 The One Percent A HARD-TO-REACH TARGET. A mere one percent of Ultra-High-Net-Worth consumers (minimum HHI $469,000) control more than 50% of the world’s wealth. These UHNW Individuals are elusive. With multiple dwellings, they live the private jet lifestyle, traveling from continent to continent. According to the National Business Aviation Association, private jet travelers make 41 trips each per year. Private jet fliers- A guaranteed market Private jet travelers are core for luxury brands customers for luxury brands What does a magazine distributed • 89% purchase fine jewelry, spending an average of $168,000 worldwide in private jet terminals, spending an average of $248,000 • 17% take an experiential trip per on private jets, on mega-yachts and per year year, spending an average of in first-class lounges mean for you • 32% purchase luxury watches, $98,000 as a marketer? Together with a spending an average of $147,000 • 75% make home improvements, website that private jet travelers • 90% purchase fashion/ spending an average of $542,000 use to make key purchasing accessories, spending an average • 85% purchase wine or spirits per decisions, along with events, dining of $117,000 year, spending an average of and other services, it offers the only • 65% stay in a hotel/resort for $29,000 guaranteed way to reach ultra- leisure, spending an average • 30% purchase fine art per year, high-net-worth consumers. of $157,000 spending an average of $1,746,000 • 73% use a hotel/resort for • 85% are planning to acquire a meetings events, average spend new vehicle in the next 24 months. $224,000 They own or lease an average of • 59% stay at a spa per year, 4.4 luxury vehicles spending an average of $107,000 • 90% are always looking for new • 21% take a cruise per year, financial advice spending an average of $138,000 • They own 2.5 primary homes • 28% rent a villa/chalet per year, valued at $2 million Sources: Prince & Associates, the leading market research firm specializing in global private wealth and the spending habits of the Super Rich; NBAA; Federal Reserve elite traveler 2016 The Perfect Fit With distribution aboard private jets, mega-yachts, first-class international lounges, and other high-end venues in more than 100 countries, Elite Traveler brings your DISCOVER 35 The palatial lobby elite advertising to this high-spending market wherever they are in the world. of the theater at traveler the Ace Hotel SEPT/OCT 2015 ISSUE 5 1 2 3 Travel Limalimo Benguerra Namiri Advertising in Elite Traveler means that with each issue, you reach more than 630,000 CHENGDU THE LEGACY OF Take a walk on EMPERORS The curved-roof temples and the wild side timber-and-brick columned pavilions of Chengdu are a wealthy consumers in the ultimate luxury environments. 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Plus the Museum of The Varnish or The Edison (in a The Broad Art Museum tourists but the new Namiri Plains has reopened in a Contemporary Art, the renovated power plant) are the remote eastern area of the park, after being closed for forthcoming Hauser & Wirth places to while the night away 20 years to create a cheetah haven. There are no other gallery (due early next year) in this newly grooving district. lodges, so guests at the semi-permanent eight-tent and this month’s arrival of a acehotel.com/losangeles camp can view the migration of wildebeest and zebra, which starts in October, totally undisturbed by others. namiriplains.asiliaafrica.com DISCOVER 37 Simple, pale-colored rooms Classic cars THE WHOLE HOTEL elite have natural bamboo and plain traveler If you’re looking for a classic car ST MORITZ SEPT/OCT 2015 wooden screens. Meanwhile investment, head to the 1970s ISSUE 5 the three restaurants are a and 1980s. 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