- Billionaire vacation perks far exceed luxury hotels and first-class flights.
- Private Farrari driving lessons, after-hour visits to tourist sites, and private art tours are just some of the experiences Nota Bene Global plans for the its wealthiest clients.
- Nota Bene Global plans vacations for the ultra-wealthy, who have net worths ranging from $10 million to $8 billion.
Billionaires don't vacation like the rest of us.
Private Farrari driving lessons, after-hour visits to usually tourist-packed historical sites, and private art tours hosted by city's top curators and art historians are just some of the things that Nota Bene Global, a London-based, luxury travel- and lifestyle-management company, help coordinate for their mega-wealthy clientele.
"Ten to $20 million is the starting wealth [of our clients]," Anthony Lassman, the co-founder told Business Insider. "Some of them I know are worth between $1.5 to $8 billion," he said.
Vacation requests from high-end clients can come without much notice. "I once had a client ring me up saying, 'Oh it's really cold in Toronto, we think [we want to go to Brazil.]...on Saturday.' It was a Thursday," said Lassman.
He and his Italy-based agents recently planned a trip for an American billionaire who wanted to explore the food and art scene of Venice and Milan.
"He's the kind of guy who will be on a luxury yacht, but wants to eat in the simplest trattoria — just fresh, simple food," said Lassman. Impressed by the restaurants Nota Bene had chosen during his trip, the client later requested a separate trip and cooking lessons for his personal chef so he could bring the taste of Italy back home.
Below, a look at a sample itinerary of the type of Italian trip that Nota Bene can arrange.
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Day 1: Arrive in Venice. The mega-rich are generally fast tracked through immigration lines — allowing them to arrive at their hotel suites in no time. A private boat whisks travelers to their suite at the Aman Venice, located on the Canal Grande.
Day 2: All day private tour of Venice's contemporary art scene with one of the city's top curators and an art historian.
Stops include the Prada Foundation's Venice location, and the Punta della Dogana.
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