![]() "The tragedy was well documented by the media, so that will be in the back of any client's mind before attempting something similar," said Bush, who is also an extreme traveler and has a personal goal of summiting the world's highest peaks.īush said the incident, while tragic, was likely to prompt more caution and discernment in the vetting process of companies offering extreme adventure trips than it is to dampen demand for them.īill Price, former president of YMT Vacations, in the OceanGate Titan submersible on a successful mission to reach the Titanic wreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The company had three five-person submersibles, but on its first Titanic-bound dive this year, the Titan imploded, killing all five people aboard and prompting scrutiny of the dangers of this type of travel. OceanGate was another example of a company offering big-ticket, expedition-style opportunities, with seats on its Titan submersible that promised a deep-dive to the Titanic wreck selling for $250,000. ![]() DePrez's Curran said zero-G or weightless flight experiences cost around $9,500, while high-altitude skydiving, with jumps from as high as 32,000 feet, can cost around $4,500 per person. More affordable trips exist, too, although "affordable" is a relative term. Yacht-based heli-skiing trips to Antarctica with U.K.-based luxury tour operator Pelorus start at around $750,000 to upward of $1 million, the company said, with demand increasing since it launched in December 2021. "You are in the millions for other experiences like SpaceX, is extremely difficult to accomplish." ![]() "Space exploration would likely be priced between $250,000 to $500,000 per seat, reserving your space years in advance," Joshua Bush, CEO of Avenue Two Travel, said of using suppliers like Space Perspective or Virgin Galactic. Excursions can run well into the six-figure range and beyond. ![]() The niche is primarily driven by, and has been limited to, those with pockets deep enough to afford the accommodations, preparations, certified guides and equipment used to execute these trips. Other examples include aerobatic gliding extreme via ferrata (rock climbing) heli-skiing and heli-hiking mountain climbing deep-sea diving and bear and gorilla trekking. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise CollectionĪvenue Two Travel CEO Joshua Bush on a mountaineering expedition on Mount Whitney in California.Visitors keep pouring into the Aloha State May arrivals were up 3.2% over last year.Katina Athanasiou's view of Celebrity and cruise trends Celebrity Cruises' new senior vice president of sales talks about a new booking trend, and how the line is working closely with.But can it last? Based on early numbers, the destination is on track to break arrival numbers set in 2019. Bahamas on a record-breaking pace for tourism.Variety Cruises returns to West Africa with river cruising, philanthrophy in mind Variety is relaunching river cruises in Senegal and Gambia, and it has teamed with the Explorers Club to launch a museum as.
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