Do you have interesting news or information about the private aviation or shared luxury residence market.
We always like to hear about new companies, new products, private aviation trends, new clubs, new homes, new offerings, and anything to do with the sectors we cover.
A wide variety of people have written interesting and insighful articles that have appeared on SherpaReport, including:
James Butler
Robin Catlano
Amit Dixit
Tom Evans
Jodi Grundig
Caroline Gutierrez
Lauren Keyson
Susan Kime
Paul LaFata
Barbara McHatton
Renee Nadeau
Tom Shevlin
Erin L. Souza
Sharon Vigoroso
Gary L. Winter
Dawn Wolfe
Fiona Young-Brown
We also publish club member reviews and travel stories, so if you belong to a club, please send in your reviews.
Please do contact us with thoughts, ideas, news or information, just click on the contact us link at the bottom of the page.
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Miami, Florida is a vacationer's paradise. Beautiful beaches, lively nightlife, world-class restaurants and shopping and a wealth of cultural venues make this a highly sought-after vacation destination.
Known for its world-class skiing and breathtaking vistas, Telluride, Colorado is a favorite vacation destination for winter travelers looking to get away from it all. But Telluride has much more to offer the discerning vacationer, be it winter, spring, summer or fall.
Founded in 1962, Vail is recognized as the finest ski resort in North America. Readers of SKI Magazine have voted it the Number 1 ski resort destination in the United States a record 11 times in 15 years. With 5,289 acres of skiable acreage and 34 lifts, it is also the largest ski resort in the US.
Stretching from the southernmost tip of the Baja Peninsula twenty miles northeast to San Jose del Cabo, Cabo San Lucas and Los Cabos offer world-class resorts with a small town feeling. Stunning beaches and rock formations mix natural beauty with the modern luxury of the resort corridor, golf courses and the perfect nightlife for a beach town -- flip-flops required.
By reading the Guide you'll learn about:
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Destination club homes are located in over 25 countries around the world. They tend to be in prime locations in exclusive resorts and at beaches, in mountains and in major cities. Some of the more popular locations include:
Mountain: Aspen, Vail, Telluride, Park City, Jackson Hole, Swiss Alps, French Alps
City: London, New York, Paris, Chicago, Miami, Florence
Beach: Los Cabos, Hawaii, Florida, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas
Leisure: Tuscany, Kiawah, Scottsdale, Napa Valley
The homes are typically large spacious single family residences which are impeccably furnished and provide chefs kitchens and spa like bathrooms.
The average values of the homes varies depending on the club, with a range from under $1m to well over $6m.
The SherpaReport downloadable Guide includes details on the locations of the homes for the leading clubs.
Most clubs offer a variety of membership plans that provide from seven to over seventy nights of use of the club homes each year. Membership works similar to an exclusive country club, in that members pay a one time membership fee which is largely refundable should they leave, and then pay annual dues.
The level of these fees varies depending on the average value of the club homes and the number of nights that a member chooses in their membership plan.
The SherpaReport downloadable Guide includes full details on the membership plans for the leading clubs.
A large part of the appeal of club membership are the full services that they provide, to ensure members can go on vacation and just relax and enjoy time with their friends and family.
The clubs help members plan and organize the whole vacation. The clubs vacation planners will help set up all aspects of the trip prior to departure, and local hosts or concierges are on site to look after members when they arrive. They will:
Many clubs will meet you at the airport as you arrive and some clubs even provide complementary luxury vehicles as part of the membership.
The SherpaReport downloadable Guide is designed to educate you on the clubs and how they work and includes a series of questions for you to ask the clubs to help find the one that is right for you.
Answer the questions on the right and we'll suggest some initial clubs and then download the Guide.
If you have any further questions after reading the Guide, or you just want to discuss the Guide, please feel free to contact our President & Senior Analyst, Nick Copley. His email is included in the Guide.
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By reading the Guide you'll learn about:
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Destination club homes are located in over 25 countries around the world. They tend to be in prime locations in exclusive resorts and at beaches, in mountains and in major cities. Some of the more popular locations include:
Mountain: Aspen, Vail, Telluride, Park City, Jackson Hole, Swiss Alps, French Alps
City: London, New York, Paris, Chicago, Miami, Florence
Beach: Los Cabos, Hawaii, Florida, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas
Leisure: Tuscany, Kiawah, Scottsdale, Napa Valley
The homes are typically large spacious single family residences which are impeccably furnished and provide chefs kitchens and spa like bathrooms.
The average values of the homes varies depending on the club, with a range from under $1m to well over $6m.
The SherpaReport downloadable Guide includes details on the locations of the homes for the leading clubs.
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Most clubs offer a variety of membership plans that provide from seven to over seventy nights of use of the club homes each year. Membership works similar to an exclusive country club, in that members pay a one time membership fee which is largely refundable should they leave, and then pay annual dues.
The level of these fees varies depending on the average value of the club homes and the number of nights that a member chooses in their membership plan.
The SherpaReport downloadable Guide includes full details on the membership plans for the leading clubs.
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A large part of the appeal of club membership are the full services that they provide, to ensure members can go on vacation and just relax and enjoy time with their friends and family.
The clubs help members plan and organize the whole vacation. The clubs vacation planners will help set up all aspects of the trip prior to departure, and local hosts or concierges are on site to look after members when they arrive. They will:
Many clubs will meet you at the airport as you arrive and some clubs even provide complementary luxury vehicles as part of the membership.
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The SherpaReport downloadable Guide is designed to educate you on the clubs and how they work and includes a series of questions for you to ask the clubs to help find the one that is right for you.
If you have any further questions after reading the Guide, or you just want to discuss the Guide, please feel free to contact our President & Senior Analyst, Nick Copley. His email is included in the Guide.
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With thousands of affluent visitors to its site each month, SherpaReport gives you access to wealthy consumers who are searching for information about luxury destination clubs, private residence clubs, fractional property, private jets and fractional boats.
These wealthy consumers rely on our unique content, including editorial, comparisons, video, directories, reports and analysis, as they decide what they are going to purchase.
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Our partner and client list includes some of the leading names in the luxury travel sector including:
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Since 2006, SherpaReport.com has been a comprehensive, independent source for in-depth information about the burgeoning shared luxury market. The constantly updated publication provides valuable information for those seeking advice and guidance, news, analysis, and directories to help them make informed decisions about whether buying a private aircraft or investing in alternatives such as fractional ownership, jet cards & memberships, and/or charters is right for them, their families, and their companies. SherpaReport.com also offers guidance on other luxury travel options such as vacation home alternatives (destination clubs, residence funds & equity clubs, luxury fractionals, and private residence clubs).
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Like a sherpa, SherpaReport’s aim is to guide readers through the complex world of shared luxury options. When seeking to fly private, are charters, jet cards & memberships, fractional ownership, or whole ownership the right option for you? Perhaps a combination of several? And when considering the purchase of a luxury second or third home, are there alternatives to full vacation home ownership that could be more beneficial? This is what SherpaReport aims to elucidate for its readers thanks to decades of experience and expertise.
SherpaReport.com's expert team of editors and market analysts also provide its discerning readers with rich, relevant, and timely information straight from industry sources that they can't get anywhere else, to further help them make smart, educated decisions. On a daily basis, they conduct extensive research, monitor the market and interview the industry's senior executives as well as current, past and potential members, to keep on top of the latest trends and issues. The result? Timely features, informative commentary and revealing insight into these popular forms of luxury travel.
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Publications
SherpaReport.com's free flagship publications, include Destination Clubs: A Guide for Prospective Members, and The Guide to Private Aviation. Both are detailed, in-depth reports, updated annually, that features an overview of their respective markets. The Guides analyze and compare the key products and participants, highlight industry trends, and include checklists of questions potential members should ask before committing themselves to the transaction process. A third publication, SherpaReport’s 60+ page Aircraft Buying Guide, is available to members.
Membership
SherpaReport's aviation membership section is for those seriously comparing private aviation options. Members gain access to side-by-side comparisons of fractional and jet card & membership programs, a directory of charter operators and SherpaReport’s 60+ page Aircraft Buying Guide, among many other features and tools.
What's In A Name
The name SherpaReport is derived from the Sherpas in the Himalayas, who are greatly admired for their expertise as guides to some of the worlds most remote and yet exotic locations. One of the most famous Sherpas was Tenzing Norgay, who in 1953 was one of the first people to climb Mount Everest, alongside Sir Edmund Hilary.
Company Leadership
SherpaReport.com was founded by President and Senior Analyst Nick Copley in 2006. An online media and publishing executive, Nick has dedicated his career to building and growing various media and information businesses.
For nearly 20 years, since he founded SherpaReport, Nick has interviewed numerous industry leaders, executives and managers, including CEOs, Presidents, EVPs and COOs. He has had in-depth discussions with the leading providers and operators, as well as innovative start-ups, in the fields of private aviation and luxury travel. He has also spoken directly to hundreds of private flyers and luxury travelers about their various travel experiences, as well as to advisors, consultants and other professionals. The resulting insider knowledge, acumen and insights are reflected in the quality of the comprehensive content and information that are available on SherpaReport.
Nick has also discussed private aviation and presented on panels to groups such as Tiger 21 and IADA and at NBAA-BACE.
Prior to pursuing his interest in online publishing, Nick lead financial and business development for a division of The Thomson Corporation, and held senior management positions at Paramount/Universal Video in London, the international distribution arm for two Hollywood movie studios. A Price Waterhouse and J.P. Morgan alumnus, Nick is also a UK Chartered Accountant and Oxford University graduate.
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