The ultimate carbon footprint: see the world in 24 days on a luxury jet

Tailor-made tours for the wealthy elite are in demand. Champagne is included but there's a high price to pay.Forget cruises. The super-rich have found a new way to see the world in the luxurious style of an ocean liner but taking a fraction of the time: private jet round-the-world tours.This week, 50 members of the wealthy elite will board a privately chartered Boeing 757 to begin a 24-day guided tour of the globe, taking in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, the Galápagos islands and mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Continue reading...