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Canoeing in Antarctica or watching an NBA game with Rihanna: How the ultra-rich differ from millionaires

12 April 2026 at 04:00

A few months ago, Gonzalo Gimeno, CEO of a bespoke travel agency called Elefant Travel, received a call from a well-known businessman. We donโ€™t know his name, but we do know the details of the request: to plan a route to travel around the world in five years, traveling one month a year. All the stops had to be based on the curriculum his children were studying at school. After even contacting an educator, Gimeno fulfilled the request. The budget was $1.2 million per month, not including flights, since the client had his own plane. โ€œIn the end, something surreal happened,โ€ the travel agent recounts. โ€œThe businessman is afraid of flying. So they never went.โ€

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A man canoeing in Antarctica.
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