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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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Nick Copley
President, SherpaReport

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

The Guide

By reading the Guide you'll learn about:
  • How the destination clubs work
  • What to consider when reviewing the clubs
  • Comparisons of the leading clubs
  • Comparisons to luxury vacation alternatives
  • Comparisons of membership costs
  • Key questions to ask the clubs prior to joining

The Homes

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.


Membership

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.


Services

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:

  • book all air travel
  • arrange car hire or ground transportation
  • reserve restaurants, theater tickets or other cultural activities
  • stock the pantry with your favorite food & wine
  • arrange private chefs
  • book tee times, lift passes, tennis lessons, fishing trips or any other sports activity
  • book spa times
  • provide ideas, advice and arrangements for any other activities

Many clubs will meet you at the airport as you arrive and some clubs even provide complementary luxury vehicles as part of the membership.

Questions

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:
  • How the destination clubs work
  • What to consider when reviewing the clubs
  • Comparisons of the leading clubs
  • Comparisons to luxury vacation alternatives
  • Comparisons of membership costs
  • Key questions to ask the clubs prior to joining

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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.


|||| Membership::

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.


|||| Services::

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:

  • book all air travel
  • arrange car hire or ground transportation
  • reserve restaurants, theater tickets or other cultural activities
  • stock the pantry with your favorite food & wine
  • arrange private chefs
  • book tee times, lift passes, tennis lessons, fishing trips or any other sports activity
  • book spa times
  • provide ideas, advice and arrangements for any other activities

Many clubs will meet you at the airport as you arrive and some clubs even provide complementary luxury vehicles as part of the membership.

|||| Questions::

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.

We offer a variety of display advertising, profiles, directory listings and lead generation opportunities. To find out how to reach this focused audience please email us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or use the contact us form.

 

Our partner and client list includes some of the leading names in the luxury travel sector including:

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  Calistoga Ranch
Cape Codder Residence Club
Fairmont Heritage Place
Demeure
Equity Estates
Equity Residences
Exclusive Resorts
G2G Collection
Hideaways Club
Inspirato
Luxus Group
M Private Residences
Palazzo Tornabuoni
Private Trade Winds
Quintess
Ritz-Carlton Club
Rocksure
The Reefs Club
The Timbers Collection
AirSprint
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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).

Guidance & News

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.

"An informative and useful tool, exactly what I was looking for." Tom, Edmonds, WA

 

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

Nick CopleySherpaReport.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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    You agree to indemnify and hold SherpaReport harmless from all causes of action, claims and allegations (whether threatened or pending), costs, fees, charges, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' and professionals' fees), judgments, damages, losses, and liabilities arising from or relating to the breach or alleged breach of your duties or obligations under this Agreement or your use of the Website or Websites Content. For any indemnified matter, SherpaReport will have full control of the response thereto and the defense thereof, including, without limitation, any agreement relating to the settlement thereof, and you will cooperate with SherpaReport in such matter. SherpaReport may, at its option, terminate any person or entity's access to any or all of the WebSite upon any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

  10. Digital Millennium Copyright Act Compliance.

    SherpaReport complies with the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act applicable to internet service providers (17 U.S.C. §512, as amended). If you have any questions regarding these terms and conditions, or regarding any other aspects of our Website, please use the contact us form.

  11. Privacy Policy.

    SherpaReport operates the Website under the Privacy Policy published at http://www.sherpareport.com/privacy-policy.html, which is hereby incorporated into and forms part of this Agreement. We urge you to read this policy now and, because the policy is updated from time to time, later at your convenience.

  12. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction.

    The Website (excluding links) are controlled by SherpaReport and operated by SherpaReport from its offices in and around Boston, Massachusetts. Although SherpaReport has made no effort to publish the Website elsewhere, because the Website is published on the World Wide Web it is accessible in all fifty states and other countries. As each of these places has laws that may differ from those of Massachusetts and from each other, and as you and SherpaReport both benefit from establishing a predictable legal environment in which to operate, use or otherwise exploit the WebSite, by using the Website you and SherpaReport agree that all matters arising from or relating to the use and operation of the WebSites will be governed by the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. You agree that all claims you may have arising from or relating to the operation, use or other exploitation of the WebSite will be heard and resolved in the courts in Boston, Massachusetts. You consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts over you, stipulate to the fairness and convenience of proceeding in such courts, and covenant not to assert any object to proceeding in such courts. If you choose to gain access to the Website from locations other than Boston, Massachusetts, you will be responsible for compliance with all local laws of any such other location.

  13. Miscellaneous.

    No delay or omission by SherpaReport in exercising any of its rights occurring upon any noncompliance or default by you with respect to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement will impair any such right or be construed to be a waiver thereof, and a waiver by SherpaReport of any of the covenants, conditions or agreements to be performed by you will not be construed to be a waiver of any succeeding breach thereof or of any other covenant, condition or agreement hereof contained. As used in this Agreement, "including" means "including but not limited to." The captions of this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference, in no way define or limit the scope or substance of any provision of this Agreement, and will not be considered in interpreting this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will be reformed to be valid and enforceable while reflecting the intent of the parties to the greatest extent permitted by law. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between you and SherpaReport regarding its subject matter, and supersedes all prior promises, agreements or representations, whether written or oral, regarding such subject matter.

Revised Date June 30, 2021.

This Privacy Policy ("Policy") applies to this website and the websites SherpaReport LLC, and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "we", "us" or "our") that display this Policy (each a "Site" and collectively, the "Sites"). By visiting the Sites, you are consenting to our collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of information about you and devices you use as described in this Policy.

Our Sites are not directed to children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under age 18.

This Policy only applies to the Sites and does not apply to information collected or received by other means.

Information Collected

Information You Give Us. We may collect and retain any information from you or your devices provided to us when you visit a Site, including when you:

  • use our service;
  • register for an account;
  • communicate with us, such as to provide feedback, request support, or ask for additional information; and
  • subscribe to content we offer, such as newsletters, etc.

We may collect information such as your first and last name, home or other physical address, email address, zip code, telephone number, your travel preferences, or information about your interactions with us or others, and other information.

Automatically Collected Information. We may collect information automatically when you visit our Sites, such as:

  • your IP address; the type of browser, devices and operating systems you use;
  • identifiers associated with the device(s) you use to access our Sites;
  • the pages you visit, and the features you use, including dates and times;
  • if you navigated from or navigate to another website, the address of that website; and
  • information regarding your internet service provider.

In addition, we may collect information about your activities on our Sites via first and third-party cookies, clear GIFs or web beacons, session logging, heatmaps and scrolls, or through other identifiers or technologies, including similar technologies as they may evolve over time. We refer to these technologies collectively as Metrics Tools.

We may allow third parties to use Metrics Tools on our Sites. The information collected by Metrics Tools may be shared with and used by us, by others acting on our behalf, or by third parties subject to their own privacy policies. Information collected by Metrics Tools may be used on this Site or on other websites or services, including those that may not be operated by us.

Email. We may collect information regarding the effectiveness of our email and other communications with you. For example, we may know if you follow a link in an email we send to you.

Information Uses

We and others acting on our behalf may use the information that we collect or receive to operate our business, including our Sites, as described below:

Operate and Support our Sites and Services. We use the information that we gather in order to operate our Sites and our services. For example, we may use the information that we collect or receive to provide support and assistance that you request or to diagnose or address technical problems in the operation of our Sites or any of our services. If you establish an account with us, we may use information about you to manage or support your account. We may identify your use of our Sites across devices, and we may use information we collect from you and receive from others to optimize your use of the Sites and our services as you use different devices.

Improving and Evolving our Services. We constantly evaluate and improve our Sites and services, including developing new products or services and use the information we gather to do so.

To Allow You to Connect with Travel Providers. When you use our service, and after you provide your contact information to request offers or information, we may use the information you provide us to connect you with a limited number of travel providers. These travel providers may provide you with offers and/or incentives for travel or other products or services. If you pay us to access premium content or services we do not share your information with travel providers.

Advertising and Promotions. We may use the information we gather to offer, provide, or personalize products and services from us and third parties. For example, we may customize content, advertising and promotions to reflect your preferences, interests, or prior interactions with us and others.

Other Contacts. We may contact you through telephone, text, or chat for other purposes, as permitted by law.

This Policy only addresses our own information practices. This Policy does not apply to information you share with third parties, even if we link to those third parties from a Site. These third parties may have their own privacy policies governing their use of information that you can access from their websites.

Information Sharing

We only share information about you as described or permitted by this Policy, unless you consent to other sharing. We may share information about you in the following ways:

Corporate Affiliates. We may share information with our corporate affiliates for their everyday business purposes, to provide services or to perform marketing. We may also participate in joint ventures with others and we may share information as part of that joint venture.

Partner Sites. We may share the information we gather with Partner Sites (and the owners of those sites). For example, we may share information for determining or verifying our economic rights and obligations.

Service Providers. We may share information with third party service providers who help us operate our business or provide services on our behalf, including third parties who help us operate our Sites. These service providers include analytics companies, communication providers and advertising networks that provide Metrics Tools on our Sites.

Promotional. We may share information with third parties to help us promote our products and services, or to help us customize advertisements, offers, or other communications to you.

Travel Providers. We may share information with aviation and other providers of travel related products and services. For example, we may share information with our participating providers to allow you to communicate with them, and them to communicate with you when you elect to share your information with them.

Business Transfer. We may share information we have collected from you in connection with the sale or merger of our business or the transfer of assets.

Protection of Ourselves and Others. We may use and share the information we gather to enforce our rights and protect our property and those of our affiliates, customers and members of the public, to comply with applicable law, legal process, legal advice and for preventing fraud, theft, and injury to you, us or others.

Customer Comments, Reviews and Testimonials. We may publish or use customer comments, reviews or testimonials on our Site or in other advertising accompanied by attribution, including your name and other information that we deem relevant to the statement, such as your geographic location. If you do not wish your reviews, feedback or testimonials to be used in that matter, contact privacy (at) sherpareport.com.

Information Choices

You may limit and control the information provided to us in several ways. You may not be able to use all features of our Sites if you limit the information you share with us.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe link included in each such email.

Your browser and your device may provide you the option to limit the use of cookies or other Metrics Tools. You should consult documentation for your browser or device for more information. Your mobile device may have settings that allow you to prevent sharing geolocation information with us. You should consult your mobile device's settings or help documentation for more information about exercising these options.

SherpaReport uses Google Analytics and related products, which help SherpaReport better understand its audience and target communications and advertisements based on demographic or interest-based information. Google is subject to its own privacy policy.

You may also be able to opt out of certain targeted behavioral advertising via the Network Advertising Initiative's opt-out.

Please note that you may still receive advertising even after opting out, but that advertising may not be tailored to you or your interests.

Access Information

If you are a registered member on sherpareport.com, you may access, update and change certain information we have collected about you by accessing the "My Profile" tab after signing into your account on www.sherpareport.com.

You may request, that we disclose to you the categories and specific pieces of personal information that we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which your personal information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting your personal information, the categories of personal information that we disclosed for a business purpose, any categories of personal information about you that we sold, the categories of third-parties with whom we have shared your personal information, and the business or commercial purpose for selling your personal information, if applicable. You may request that we delete any personal information that we have collected from or about you. There are some reasons we will not be able to fully address your deletion request, such as if we need to complete a transaction for you, to detect and protect against fraudulent and illegal activity, to exercise our rights, or to comply with a legal obligation. You may request to opt out of the disclosure of Personal Information about you to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration. Please submit a request in writing to the contact information below. We may need to verify your identity to enable us to process your request. We value your privacy and will not discriminate in response to your exercise of privacy rights. We will respond to your request within 45 days of receipt of your request, after proper verification, unless we need additional time, in which case we will let you know.

Do Not Track Signals

Our website is not designed to currently respond to "Do Not Track" ("DNT") signal requests from browsers. This is due to the lack of global standardized interpretation that defines "Do Not Track" signals. Once the industry has settled on standards related to this issue, we may re-evaluate this approach.

Information Security

We have implemented reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security procedures to help protect your information.

However, we cannot guarantee the security of information from unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, or other circumstances outside of our control.

Information Retention

We will retain copies of your information for as long as you maintain your account or as necessary in connection with the purposes set out in this Policy, unless applicable law requires a longer retention period. In addition, we may retain your information for the duration of any period necessary to establish, exercise or defend any legal rights.

Policy Changes and Notification

We may update this Policy in the future. When we make material changes to this Policy, we will update this web page and change the Revised Date listed above. We encourage you to check back from time to time to review the most current version and to periodically review this Policy for the latest information on our privacy practices

Contact Regarding Privacy Issues

You can contact us with questions or comments about our privacy practices or this Policy by emailing us at privacy (at) sherpareport.com or you can contact us at https://www.sherpareport.com/sherpareport.html