Where do the super rich go on vacation?

Billionaire Jeff Bezos loves Aspen, the famous ski town in the US, while the British royal family likes to visit the Courchevel 1850 resort in France.

Elisabeth Brown, who lives in New York, USA, is the director of a luxury travel company where her clients pay $50,000 a year to become members. She said that the most precious thing for the rich is time. Therefore, wealthy clients often prioritize giving gifts to relatives on holidays like New Year. new are luxury vacations.

Brwon once rented a private villa in Africa for a client and his family, where rooms cost $40,000 a night. "They just wanted to see what the best of the best looked like. Money was no object," Brwon said.

Nicole (left) and Elisabeth are two experts in providing luxury services to the wealthy. Photo: Instagram — Nicole (left) and Elisabeth are two experts in providing luxury services to the wealthy. Photo: *Instagram*

Stylist Nicole Pollard Bayme, who lives in California and works for royalty, celebrities, and the super-rich on the Forbes list, says many of her clients "want to travel to space." According to Bayme, space travel represents the highest level of confidence billionaires have in their wealth. Two of her clients are about to fly into space and are preparing to train with NASA astronauts. A seat on a Virgin Galactic space flight costs nearly half a million dollars. A seat on a Blue Origin rocket costs millions of dollars.

Winston Chesterfield, founder of UK-based consultancy Barton, said one client spent $500,000 so his daughter could take a private jet anywhere for Christmas.

Another wealthy traveler booked a health-enhancing trip with a cycling experience in Mallorca or a week-long stay in Austria. The cycling tour cost $6,000, while the hotel in Austria cost $2,500.

For those drawn to winter wonderlands, Aspen is often a top choice. The popular ski resort town in Colorado is a favorite destination for billionaires Jeff Bezos and Michael Dell. According to Wealth-X, Aspen has the highest concentration of homes worth $30 million or more in the United States. For every 60 residents, there is one billionaire. Other famous ski resorts in the United States, such as Lake Tahoe, are also favorites of billionaires.

In Europe, top ski destinations such as Gstaad, Verbier (Switzerland), Kitzbühel (Austria) and Courchevel 1850 (France) are also popular with the wealthy. Courchevel 1850 has welcomed A-list VIPs such as David and Victoria Beckham, Elton John and members of the British royal family.

Ski town Aspen, USA - a favorite place of many wealthy tourists. Photo: Tourist Destinations — Ski town Aspen, USA - a favorite place of many wealthy tourists. Photo: *Tourist Destinations*

Chesterfield says the super-rich love to visit historic cities, enjoying high-end experiences like Kitzbühel's Zuma restaurant or Courchevel's Cheval Blanc hotel.

For those craving a sun-drenched coastline, the Caribbean is the ideal destination. St Barts, a New Year's Eve hotspot, hosted Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez, as well as yachts owned by billionaires David Geffen, Sergey Brin, Bernard Arnault and Barry Diller and his wife Diane Von Furstenberg.

Some billionaires prefer the quiet of resorts like Jumby Bay in Antigua or Aman in the Dominican Republic, where luxury rooms cost $2,700 to $13,300.

Anh Minh (According to Business Insider )

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