Transform Your Air Travel With Insider Knowledge To ELEVATE THE WAY YOU FLY Flying private is the single best way to maximize your precious time and is far more accessible than you may think! Discover how you can pro몭tably transform your business travel, while enjoying a more relaxed and 몭exible 몭ight experience on vacation. Learn everything you need to know to make a major impact on how you 몭y, how much you pay for it, and the quality of your experience. “Finally someone has created a simple resource to quickly explain & demistify the complex elements of private aviation. The baseline knowledge I’ve gained from Tom’s course has saved me extraordinary time and money.” Ken Roney - Harrison Partners, Private Equity S E C U R E O R D E R When exactly did your commercial air travel become as wearisome and draining as long-distance bus travel? 2022 © Digistore24 Inc., United States Inc. and/or its licensors. Review legal terms of use here and privacy policy here. Contact us here. You take a deep sigh as you see the line ahead of you at security. It was only yesterday that you got back from a 몭ve-day business trip and right now you’d rather be anywhere else than an airport, even if this trip is for pleasure. Your family is a little more upbeat. It’s day one of your vacation, but you know that the two 몭ights and the 몭ve-hour layover will put an end to that. And why, you wonder, as you rub the sleep from your eyes, do you need to be here at 4 am anyway? (You know the answer: It’s when the airline could buy a cheap gate slot. Great for them but not so much for you.) You dump the remainder of the bottle of water you just bought - about $3 worth, repack your toiletries which were on display to your line-mates and, as you walk past the stodgy pizza slices on the way to Gate C92, the same dreaded thought of who you’ll be sitting next to comes to mind. You ask yourself, “Wasn’t air travel once-glamorous? Something you looked forward to instead of something to endure? What happened?” You 몭nally sit at your gate, just in time to hear the announcement: “Your 몭ight has been delayed. Gate change announcement, please go to gate B79.” Vacation is off to a great start... If you’re honest with yourself, your business trips are just as bad. Even when everything goes smoothly, the time drain is enormous. With fewer than 400 airports serviced by commercial airlines across the United States, 몭ying commercial is often only half of the trek (with the other half your journey bookended by an endless UBER from the middle of nowhere to your hotel or meeting) Sometimes you wonder exactly how much these 몭ights are really costing you, not just in money, but in TIME. That’s the real cost. Money can be earned or recouped, but not time away from your team or away from your family and friends. The fact is, you know air travel is paramount to your leisure pursuits and a winning proposition in business (and so does the competition). Right now it feels like the entire business world has swapped business travel for online meetings. But that is changeing quickly because there is no replacement for face-to-face connection in business. The winners are those that connect in person. Ce rti f y r e ports th a t f or e v e ry d oll a r sp e nt on tr a v e l e xp e ns e s, th e r e 's a $9.50 in c r ea s e in r e v e nu e ( a n 850% ROI !), a n d 90% o f pro fe ssion a ls be li e v e b usin e ss tr a v e l is e ss e nti a l f or th e ir growth a n d effec tiv e n e ss. In other words, if you don’t get to visit your key business contacts in person, the opportunity cost is huge. The numbers clearly show that 몭ying for business pays for itself, so why does it have to feel like you're a door-to-door salesperson? You’ve been on the road long enough and deserve better. On a personal level, you know air travel is the only option for those bucket- list trips to the beaches, mountains, or iconic cities where lasting memories are made. In your airport-dazing, I’m sure the thought has crossed your mind, “what if I had a private jet?” But then you dismiss the thought because only the elite 몭y private and it's an extravagent luxury, and not practical. Or is it? Is it possible that private aviation is a smart money move? Could it actually generate enough ef몭ciencies and time savings to lower your net travel expense? Could private aviation be what you SHOULD be doing, not what you COULD be doing? Could it also mean traveling with your family or fostering key business relationships actually becomes something you look forward to and prioritize? Imagine this ... Y our a ssist a nt h a s b ook ed you a n d your fa mily on a priv a t e j e t f or a qui c k, mu c h-n eeded w ee k e n d g e t a w a y. Your 몭ight will be departing from the airport 15 minutes from your home, not that busy, overwhelming commercial swath of concrete in the far-몭ung distance. You rest easy on the morning of your 몭ight, knowing the plane and pilots will be ready to go when YOU are, on YOUR schedule. You pull up to the security entrance at the private terminal and the gate swings open to let you drive directly onto the tarmac to your awaiting plane. The pilots and ground support team offer a pleasant smile, open your car doors and transfer your luggage onto the plane. In under 10 minutes, the wheels lift off the ground, you stretch out and you sip your ice-cold water (in a proper glass). You glance at your watch and realize you are at least three hours ahead of where you would be if you were to have 몭own commercial. You’re overwhelmed by a feeling of relaxation and looking forward to an amazing experience with your family. When you land, it’s a short 10-minute drive to the resort. After all, you 몭ew private and, by doing so, accessed the closest airport, one over 18,000 in the United States alone that are not accessible to commercial travelers. This is travel on your terms. S oun d s lik e a d r ea m, b ut you know this kin d o f tr a v e l is only f or th e sup e r- ri c h. R ight? Or...could it actually be available to you right now? Could private aviation be what you should be doing? A growing number of people are answering YES to 몭ying private, in part due to the reduced convenience and increased risks of 몭ying commercial as a result of the pandemic. But more important than that, people like you are increasingly 몭ying private because of the quick, seamless, tailored service that reduces costly downtime on trips and transforms how they use their leisure time. Should you be one of them? If you make the choice to give it a shot, 몭ying will become effortless and a tool you can use to more frequently catch up with old friends and family or advance critical business initiatives. It’s as hassle-free a mode of travel as you can imagine and as enjoyable and ef몭cient as, well, a time machine! So, what is stopping you from using private air travel? The Three Barriers Standing In Your Way of Luxury, Private Aviation “ Private planes must be really expensive to buy or charter. Otherwise, everyone would be doing it. Right? ” T h e m a jority o f p e opl e who us e priv a t e a vi a tion n e v e r h a v e nor e v e r will b uy a pl a n e They don’t have to because they already have a great range of cost-effective, private aviation options to choose from. When you begin to consider 몭ying private, you will quickly realize that there are an overwhelming number of ways to do it, with literally hundreds of options, not just the 4-5 commercial airlines you’re used to. Selecting one of these many options can save you an enormous amount of time AND, if you choose wisely, money. You just need to know what these options are and the best places to get them. If you’r e a b usin e ss tr a v e l e r, you may be surprised to 몭nd that the actual cash savings you can obtain with private aviation often means that the real cost barrier to 몭ying is going back to commercial air travel. The smartest business minds accomplish in a day or two using private aviation what takes their competitors weeks trying to save a buck navigating commercial airlines. And the math pencils out. Think about the ancillary non-몭ight costs of weeks on the road - UBERs and rental cars, meals, hotel rooms, and airport parking. Think about the lost productivity alone of sitting in terminals, to say nothing of the time away from your family and friends. Now think of how your travel life could be transformed if you could condense weeks of business travel into a day or two? And as a result of the growing popularity of private aviation, there are seemingly endless options to buy your 몭ight time. Y ou ca n c h a rt e r f rom a lo ca l op e r a tor, b uy a j e t ca r d , join a m e m be rship progr a m, source an empty leg, engage a charter broker, identify a 몭oating 몭eet option, buy into a fractional program, share ownership with a group of friends and the list goes on. If this aviation jargon 몭ies over your head and an endless array of options are starting to overwhelm you, well, that’s the second barrier standing between you and successfully using private aviation. “ I ’ d need a degree in aviation just to understand what my options for fl ying private are. There ’ s just too much jargon and the options are overwhelming. ” Ja rgon is a gr ea t w a y o f k ee ping p e opl e out o f a c onv e rs a tion a n d , un f ortun a t e ly, it’s e v e rywh e r e , f rom l a w to fin a n ce to m ed i c in e to a vi a tion. But once you discover that your borborygmus is just your stomach grumbling because you skipped lunch, everything becomes a lot more straightforward. It’s the same in private aviation. Know the language, learn the lingo, and unlock your options. “ There are too many choices. I have no clue where to start. ” Y ou’v e d is c ov e r ed th a t flying priv a t e ly ca n b ring signifi ca nt tim e a n d mon e y s a vings. You’ve learned the jargon and have a clear understanding of your options. There’s just one more barrier to knock down, and that’s your choice. This is where you need insider knowledge. Just like buying your 몭rst house or car, or walking through a foreign food market, you will do much better with an expert guide. That insider knowledge is the last piece of the puzzle. Once you have it, the doors swing wide open to all of your air travel options. The problem is, that knowledge is hard to come by. Very few people specialize in being an honest purveyor of aviation advice. Mostly, you end up talking to con몭icted sales reps or commission-hungry brokers who are just selling (and then up-selling) you on the option that lines their pocketbook. Getting honest, transparent insider knowledge is the key and it is the true barrier standing between you and leveraging private aviation as the time machine that it can be for you. But it’s been almost impossible to 몭nd...until now. The good news is ... unlocking the insider knowledge to successfully and pro fi tably use private air travel is now at your fi ngertips. The knowledge that... ...walks you through all your choices, from full ownership to buying a single hour of 몭ight time so you have the best options for every travel need. ...demysti몭es key industry concepts (meaning you can talk directly with the top vendors about options that work for you). ...explains what kinds of aircraft you should consider for different needs, allowing you to maximize value while maintaining all the private-몭ying bene몭ts. ...lays out exactly how to buy 몭ight time so your team can handle all the organization on your behalf. ...explains how to balance long-term plans vs on-demand needs to align your budget with your travel calendar. All bundled into a single program and based on a highly successful business model already bringing outstanding travel value to business leaders and leisure travel a몭cionados. Your guide is an independent expert with a passion for aviation and who has a deep understanding of how private air travel works as a productivity tool and a source of huge savings. This is the knowledge that will unlock the world’s smartest access to private air travel. How a single travel decision changed the course of my professional life Hi, I ’ m Tom Filippini, B usin e ss own e r, hus ba n d , fa th e r to thr ee a m a zing da ught e rs, a n d a p a ssion a t e a vi a tor, a n d i f th e r e ’s on e thing I e njoy a s mu c h a s flying, it’s introducing private aviation to my friends so it becomes a life-changing part of their travel strategy in the most 몭exible and cost-effective way. My entrepreneurial journey and introduction to private aviation started quite young. In my mid-20s, I conceived and built luxury destination club Exclusive Resorts. ER, as it has become known, was an amazing experience for me as a burgeoning entrepreneur and gained national attention, with major news outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNBC, and many others featuring our success. Within just a few short years, ER exploded onto the travel scene and became a global phenomenon, orchestrating hundreds of thousands of luxury vacations on all seven continents. We amassed a real estate portfolio of resort homes valued in excess of $1.5 billion and generated over $250 million in annual sales. But my proudest achievement was the 97% satisfaction rating granted to us from our members - thousands of the world’s most discerning and af몭uent travelers. A s you ca n im a gin e , a s w e w e r e b uil d ing ER ’s glo ba l r ea l e st a t e f ootprint, I tr a v e l ed A LOT While it was necessary and I loved the work, it took me away from my family and my team. I wasn’t a fan of either. Then something happened that completely changed the course of my life. I was looking at properties in Palmetto Bluff on the coast of South Carolina and needed to get to Boca Grande on the gulf coast of Florida for more tours. It was an 8 hour schlep and I was planning to make the drive, even though it would cost me another day on the road. Then my tour guide at Palmetto told me about a local charter service that could 몭y me there in about 90 minutes. At 몭rst, I said thanks-but-no-thanks (I shuddered to imagine the cost) but decided to inquire anyway. Why not?! I w a s sho c k ed b y how in e xp e nsiv e a n d tim e - ef fi c i e nt it w a s! I w a s quot ed a flight f rom Sa v a nn a to th e C or a l C r ee k priv a t e a irport (15 minut e s B o ca G r a n de ), then to Orlando International Airport (where I caught my commercial 몭ight back home) all in one day for less than $1,500! I even asked if they had left off a zero! $1,500 to get a day of my life back was an absolute no-brainer, so I booked it. As we were 몭ying along, I observed the streams of traf몭c on the roads below me. My mind drifted from work to the wife and kids to the roads and then, just like that, it hit me. I was not just in a plane. I was in a time machine. Not one that travels back in time, but one that literally makes time. I had just bought an extra day and I couldn’t help but think of how impactful it could be if done at scale! If you manage a demanding business while balancing a busy personal life, you know a full-day is priceless. I h ad just b ought a n e xtr a da y a n d I c oul d n’t h e lp b ut think o f how imp ac t f ul it c oul d be i f d on e a t s ca l e !, If you manage a demanding business while balancing a busy personal life, you know a full-day is priceless. I was so pumped by this revelation that I vowed to somehow incorporate it into my travel repertoire when time was of the essence. And when isn’t time of the essence? As a fairly methodical consumer, I talked to every single person I could about the ins and outs of private aviation. I quickly discovered one very clear and hard divide. There were those on the outside, like I had been, who don’t really “get” the power of 몭ying private (until I experienced it). And then there are those on the inside who are “all-in” on its ability to transform their travel and their lives. As one insider put it, private aviation is the travel solution that the smartest CFOs recommend to their CEOs. People on the outside see private travel as an exorbitant, unjusti몭able expense - like the “champagne and caviar” of travel modalities. While those on the inside see it as one of the very few tools that can drive immense amounts of ef몭ciency and utility. O n e trip on a priv a t e a ir c r af t - not e v e n a fa n c y on e - w a s IT f or m e ! I was committed to bringing this revelation to as many people as possible, and after Exclusive Resorts was acquired by its current owner Steve Case (the founder of AOL), I went on to build a very successful aviation company that brings cost-effective private air travel to hundreds of families and businesses. They love it. They love the convenience, cost savings versus alternative options, but they especially love all the nights they don’t have to stay away from home. And they love that traveling with family and friends or for business is now a pleasure - and not something to endure before the actual fun or important work begins. W h e th e r you w a nt to run c on fe r e n ce m ee tings in th e sky or r e l a x a n d c h a t with f ri e n d s a s you fly d own to Cabo for an afternoon of 몭shing, private air travel opens up a whole new world of experiences and possibilities. And no, the people who do this are not the super-rich. These are your fellow club members. They are on the green just ahead of you as you tee up. The only difference between you and them is the insider knowledge that allows them to make informed decisions that you can’t... yet! That’s where I come in. Introducing The Insider's Guide to Intelligent Private Aviation Your ticket to navigating the industry to fl y private with con fi dence. As a private aviation entrepreneur, consumer, and instrument-rated pilot I’ve amassed an immense amount of insider knowledge about every method of 몭ying private and have consolidated it into The Insider's Guide to Intelligent Private Aviation - your complete guide to fully understanding and evaluating your private air travel options. Everything you need to make con몭dent, informed decisions that drive cost and time ef몭ciency in your business and bring the luxury of private aviation to your personal life. This step-by-step program is brought to you by an aviation insider who specializes in making private air travel the preferred option for productivity and revenue-focused business owners who also want to experience the best for all their 몭ying. As part of The Insider's Guide to Intelligent Private Aviation, you ’ ll receive: 5 Lea rning M o d ul e s That will give you ... The con몭dence and knowledge to make the right 몭ying decisions for you All the information you need about aircraft options Your full guide on how to choose and buy your 몭ight time The ability to plan your short and long-term 몭ights according to your budget The ability to decode and understand the lingo