Glamorous French Riviera holiday ideas:

and why not go there by private jet?

The French Riviera is a legend: the original haven where the ‘jet-set’ played, sailed, wined and dined, gambled and nurtured their suntans. The glamour, sunshine and easy-going lifestyle of the French Riviera is known all over the world. But it’s not only somewhere for lovers of the sun, yachts and the buzz of being with beautiful people. Much of the excitement of the Riviera also comes from the sheer variety of the high-profile, world-famous events that take place there. For example...

• The only live supercar event in the world, Top Marques Monaco, held in the Principality from April 24 to 27 2008, is a car show devoted exclusively to the luxury and supercar markets. Top Marques Monaco is an unalloyed delight for anyone who loves the glamour of driving remarkable cars, and seeing just how terrific the latest supercars really are.
• Next on the agenda for lovers of glamour - and top-quality culture, too - is the world-famous Cannes Film Festival. Running from May 14 to 25, the Cannes Film Festival, synonymous with the high life, features some of the best new movies out anywhere in the world, along with their stars and directors. It’s the place to be during these twelve days.
• And... for excitement of a different, high-octane kind, why not pop over to Monte Carlo - only a short drive from Cannes - to take in the buzz of the equally fabled Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix? For those three days the streets of Monte Carlo become a famously demanding, even unforgiving, racing circuit for what many regard as the premier Grand Prix event of the international phenomenon Formula One.
• And what better way to travel to the French Riviera and back than in the truly glamorous and luxury style of the jet-set themselves? Going on holiday by private jet charter avoids all the typical problems of holidays that can so easily make much of the holiday a chore. As Wendy Courtenay of International Air Charter says: 'flying by private jet charter recaptures what flying should be but otherwise so rarely is nowadays. Private jet charter is also by no means as expensive as people assume it will be. The aircraft we use are all furnished to first-class standards and staffed by experienced pilots and air crew for whom the concept of customer service really means something. The new generation corporate jets are certainly very impressive.'

Wendy adds: ‘Our service gives clients the chance to travel in real style, and to enjoy food and drink tailored absolutely to their own personal requirements provided by organisations specialising in the highest standard of in-flight catering for private charter passengers.’

Wendy lists other key advantages of private jets, such as:

• little or no limitations on baggage allowance (you take your equipment onboard with you)
• no queuing
• the privilege of checking in just twenty minutes before the flight departs
• instant boarding
• privacy on the flight: you either fly alone or in a group of people - such as friends, relatives or colleagues - you¬ choose
• departures at convenient times of the day based around your schedule
• no anxieties about security

An indication cost for a return trip for up to 10 people starts from £6800.

International Air Charter Tel: 020 8897 8979

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