Around the World

This extraordinary journey is the perfect way to spend quality time with your partner or friend, or to treat yourself to an adventure you’ll never forget. Adults of all ages take these trips, sometimes with a companion and sometimes alone. You will meet fellow guests with a curiosity about the world and come away with unforgettable memories and special friendships. It can also help you memorably mark a special occasion, whether an anniversary, birthday, retirement, honeymoon or other milestone.

The minimum age to take our expeditions is 12, but we will consider younger guests on a case-by-case basis. We also operate occasional trips for families. On those expeditions younger guests are accepted.

Shortly after booking, your guest services manager will email you more details about your journey. This dedicated professional will be your main point of contact. He or she will provide you with additional information leading up to your departure and is available to answer any questions via phone or email.

Before departure, you will receive a set of amenities for your trip. These may include a backpack, packing cubes and other useful travel items.

TCS World Travel is committed to maintaining the quality and safety of the expedition for all participants, as you travel from city to city, country to country and continent to continent. This allows you peace of mind and to be able to enjoy all of the wonderful experiences with the knowledge that our expeditions meet high safety standards and protocols. As you would expect from a Private Jet Tour Operator, we take the health and safety of everyone on our expeditions very seriously and we listen to customer feedback and use it to continually maintain and improve safety standards.

Of course, travel is not without some inherent risks. The information below is designed to educate you on what you might encounter to help ensure that you have an enjoyable experience.

What to Expect During Your Journey

• Uneven ground/frequent walking up to one mile at any given time
• Climbing stairs carrying your backpack to board the jet, as many foreign airports do not have jetways
• Trip pace—one to three nights in each stop, including some late-night activities and early-morning departures
• Adjusting to time zone changes
• High altitude (depending on the expedition)
• Changes from your “normal” routine: unique local cuisine, frequent packing/unpacking, active days

Excursions & Activities

Overall, our expeditions give you the freedom to set your own pace when you are in the destination. Each destination on every itinerary offers a variety of options with different activity levels. In some, you may only be walking for short periods of time and have more downtime between excursions, while in others, you may spend the entire day touring or walking over uneven terrain. You may, of course, choose to have a day off and relax at any location. Our excursions and activities are graded internally based on established criteria and control measures.

Slips, trips and falls can occur at any time and we ask that you stay alert, be aware of your surroundings, wear appropriate footwear, choose routes that are well lit and avoid shortcuts.

Animal Welfare

Wildlife viewing, use of working animals and animal attractions have the potential to offer customers memorable and authentic experiences on their holidays, and they can play a vital role in education and conservation, as well as providing job opportunities and supporting the economy. However, these attractions require careful management to ensure animal safeguarding, and the physical and mental state of the animal is prioritized. TCS believes that none of the trips offered across its portfolio of brands should negatively impact the welfare of animals. We are committed to continuously assessing any animal interactions that take place on our trips, to ensure that animal welfare is prioritized, and not exploited. Therefore, TCS does not offer:

• Performances involving wild animals that require them to elicit unnatural behaviors, or where the training involves punishment or food deprivation and causes animal fear, injury or distress
• Physical interaction with wild animals such as holding, petting or taking photos where the animal does not have the choice of moving away or where there is no care requirement for the animal
• This includes, but is not limited to, the following activities which we do not condone any participation in:
• Elephant shows or rides for tourists
• Experiences involving captive whales, dolphins or porpoises
• Tourist contact or feeding of wild cats, crocodiles, great apes or bears
• “Walking with” wild cats, such as lions, cheetahs, leopards, etc.
• Ostrich riding
• Animals being used for fighting, such as bull fighting, cockfighting, dog fighting, etc.
• Drugging of animals to subdue them
• Rodeo events that conduct calf-roping, team-roping, steer wrangling and other activities that are detrimental to the animals’ wellbeing
• Hunting of any kind

Vehicle Standards

Standards can vary from country to country and seatbelts may not be provided on every seat, as it is not always a legislative requirement in that country. Seatbelts should be utilized where available, such as airport and activity transfers, Jeep safaris and game safaris.

Road Safety

The rules of the road can be very different to those we are used to; please be vigilant at all times and familiarize yourself with the direction of traffic and look both ways before crossing the road. In some countries traffic is not required to stop at pedestrian crossings.

We at TCS are driven by the transformative power of travel. At the same time, we recognize the impact of travel on the environment and on local populations. As a company, our responsible travel efforts are focused on both reducing our carbon footprint and having a positive impact on communities. We’ve joined our sister companies across the Travelopia Group^* to partner with Blue Marine Foundation to help conserve the stunning coastlines and marine life that enrich your travel experiences and restore ocean ecosystems that are vital in tackling climate change.

We are supporting the conservation and restoration of thousands of hectares of vital marine ecosystems through projects across the globe. These protected “blue carbon ecosystems” have the potential to remove and store thousands of tons of carbon every year. They also help protect a rich diversity of coastal and underwater wildlife, including endangered species. Our support also enables the training and employment of local communities in marine conservation, helping ensure these places are preserved for generations

^*TCS World Travel is a member of the Travelopia group of travel companies which has come together to partner with Blue Marine Foundation.

Our luggage allowances are based on the type of aircraft on which the expedition is offered. On the custom Airbus A321, luggage typically is limited to two checked bags: the wheeled bag we mail you and one additional large suitcase of your own. On expeditions on smaller aircraft like the Fokker 70, guests are allowed the wheeled bag we mail you and one additional smaller bag due to weight restrictions. Bags will be stored in the hold of the jet during our flights, but you will be allowed to take your backpack and another small personal item, such as purse or camera bag, along with you in the cabin.

On many trips, a dedicated expedition staff member handles your luggage throughout the journey. In many destinations, our staff will transfer your luggage directly from the plane to your hotel room. In others, you may be required to walk your bags through customs before handing them over to our staff, but we take over from there. Secure vehicles accompanied by a dedicated expedition staff member are used to transfer luggage between the airport and the hotel on arrival and departure. Often times, your bag is in your room by the time you’re checked into the hotel.

We provide a specialized packing list for every expedition. In general, we suggest you bring comfortable clothing that can be layered. One of your most important items is a pair of comfortable shoes for walking. Our guests generally dress up a little for the welcome and farewell dinners, but this is their choice and is certainly not required. Also, you will find slightly more formal dining options at many of the hotels where we stay. For this reason, you may want to bring a few nicer outfits. A more detailed packing list with specific clothing recommendations will be sent to you closer to the departure date. While you are packing, please keep in mind that laundry services are available at most of our hotels. We also recommend you leave extra space in your suitcase to bring home souvenirs of your journey.

TCS World Travel is committed to safeguarding the security of its guests on every expedition. The company has implemented a set of security processes throughout the journey from before guests depart to when they touch down in a destination. These processes have been fine-tuned over two decades and more than 300 private jet expeditions and thousands of custom trips to help ensure peace of mind for everyone involved.

All guests must have valid passports to participate in this program. Passports must be valid at least 6 months beyond the end date of your expedition. If visas are required for the expedition, a visa kit will be sent to you approximately between 6 and 3 months prior to departure depending on destination requirements. We work with an expediting service that helps make getting your required visas easier. However, you are still required to fill out your visa forms and cover the application costs. Once this is done, the expediting service will review the application to make sure it’s complete and liaise with the necessary consulates and embassies to process your visas.

We pre-fill your customs and immigrations forms at every stop—all you have to do is sign. Where possible, our guests enjoy special privileges, such as expedited customs and immigration formalities. We may have a dedicated customs counter for our group and are occasionally allowed to go through without individual clearance.

Reservation Process

To reserve your place on the Tour, you must complete and sign the Reservation Form and pay your deposit. The deposit can be made by wire transfer, check or by a major credit card such as American Express, Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card. To cover the cost of processing a credit or charge card transaction, and pursuant to applicable state regulations (including, with respect to Colorado, section 5-2-212, Colorado Revised Statutes), TCS charges a surcharge of 3.0% for credit card payments. This surcharge is not greater than our merchant discount rate for credit card transactions and does not apply to payment via debit card, ACH or check or redemption of a gift card or to credit card payments with a billing address in Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Puerto Rico. Your place on the Tour is not reserved until the deposit and signed reservation form are both received.

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel your reservation or change your plans, your right to receive a refund is limited, as set forth in the trip payment schedule. All cancellations will become effective as of the date of the postmark or email receipt. All requests for refunds must be sent to TCS World Travel in writing via mail, fax or email.

If you are traveling solo and prefer the privacy of your own room, you will be charged a solo traveler supplement. This ensures that individual travelers will get the same type and size rooms as our double occupancy travelers.

The Jet tour is operated by TCS World Travel, dedicated to delivering immersive, worry-free travel experiences for the globally curious and modern luxury traveler. The aircraft is operated by Titan Airways, an IOSA-certified airlines with over 30 years of experience in bespoke air charter travel.