有緣千里來相會

經(jīng)過多年的奮斗，你終于躋身私人飛機(jī)一族。全世界的天空張開雙臂擁抱你，這時候你可能忽然一下子沒有了方向。下一站該去哪里？如何聘請一個可靠貼心的機(jī)組？誰幫你安排航線，辦理所有的繁瑣文件？地面的交通、住宿、行程又由誰來安排?這些都是甜蜜的煩惱（nice problems to have）。而世界上有一些經(jīng)驗豐富、行事妥當(dāng)?shù)睦鲜郑瑢ｉT為你打理甜蜜的煩惱。也許彼此相隔著大洋，但似乎有一種神秘的力量，牽引著你和他們有緣千里來相會。我還不知道你的名字，但我已經(jīng)見到了一個她—夢翔天下的創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官麥佳寧（Jane F. McBride）。

Finally you have arrived. You have a jet no smaller than your pal’s. But suddenly it occurred to you that you were not sure where exactly you would want to go next， and what surprise gift you could prepare for your sweet wife. Who can be reliable， discreet and responsive? Who can promise you a pilot and a crew with flawless track records? Those are nice problems to have and there are safe pairs of hands who have been helping people like you for decades. Meet Jane F. McBride， an American lady who has just moved to China to meet and assist you.

21天環(huán)游世界

我和Jane約好在上海外灘的半島酒店見面。她穿著一套挺括的短袖酒紅色套裝，胸前別著翱翔形狀的公司標(biāo)志別針，看上去就像一個剛走下包機(jī)、執(zhí)行特殊任務(wù)的機(jī)組隊長。后來，當(dāng)Jane告訴我她大學(xué)畢業(yè)就拿到私人飛機(jī)駕駛執(zhí)照時，我絲毫不覺得驚訝。

Jane到上海只有兩個禮拜，但已經(jīng)在幫潛在客戶規(guī)劃21天環(huán)游世界的行程了。

“21天？好緊張啊，為什么不是80天呢？”我開玩笑。中學(xué)讀過的法國作家儒勒凡爾納的《80天環(huán)游地球》讓我印象深刻。

“有的客人希望先全世界兜一圈感受一下，看自己喜歡什么，然后再回頭深度游。”Jane回答。

在這21天中，Jane為客人安排了6大洲的10個國家。從沙漠到叢林、從田野到都市，亮點是非洲文明的搖籃、亞馬遜雨林、夏威夷火山和澳大利亞的大堡礁。從北京出發(fā)，站站精彩紛呈。首先是中東阿曼國的首都馬斯喀特，騎駱駝，乘四輪越野車沖沙，在阿拉伯帳篷里看星星，在游艇上晚餐。然后飛往羅馬，在法拉利的駕駛學(xué)校體驗半天，并避開游客，以貴客身份參觀古競技場和其他古跡，并享受Via Condotti的“閉門購物”禮遇。下一站是贊比亞的利文斯通，觀賞世界七大奇跡之一的維多利亞大瀑布，沿河探訪納米比亞、津巴布韋、博茨瓦納和贊比亞四國的交匯處。到了非洲越野車追逐非洲五霸自然是必不可少的節(jié)目，晚餐時會有土著人的Boma舞蹈為你助興。

亞歐非的行程都已經(jīng)完成，私人飛機(jī)此時載你飛往南美的巴西。馬瑙斯是亞馬遜熱帶雨林的門戶，你的南美之旅就從這里開始。乘獨木舟探險熱帶雨林，并與部落酋長會面。從巴西飛往巴哈半島，你就到了北美。巴哈是全球最大的游釣基地，這里的海灘美輪美奐，你可以暢游在海豚間，并嘗試各種水上運動。然后飛往夏威夷，乘直升機(jī)看火山，與PGA冠軍一起打高爾夫，晚上登上美軍的密蘇里號，重溫日本投降的歷史。

最后一站是澳大利亞，乘熱氣球看日出，在大堡礁中潛水，拜訪烏魯魯圣地。21天的豪華旅行，以超大私人游艇上的告別晚宴謝幕。

夢翔天下

25年前，Jane和合伙人創(chuàng)辦了一家叫做Flight Time Corporation的公司，是美國最早成立的包機(jī)經(jīng)紀(jì)公司之一。Jane說那時候美國擁有飛機(jī)的個人和組織越來越多，另一方面，市場對包機(jī)的需求也日益擴(kuò)大。一駕飛機(jī)的用途有限，因此就算你有私人飛機(jī)，也會經(jīng)常需要從市場上租用別人的飛機(jī)。Jane的公司成為一個中介和橋梁，連接供應(yīng)和需求，讓私人飛機(jī)的市場活起來。Jane進(jìn)一步解釋說，通過多年的運行，她和她的團(tuán)隊積累了豐富的經(jīng)驗和數(shù)據(jù)庫。他們了解市場上存量飛機(jī)的性能、特點和機(jī)況，飛行員和機(jī)組的背景和能力，尤其是安全記錄。這就是為什么雖然市場上有那么多的運營公司，而在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的時代，搜索這些運營公司又如此容易，還是有許多客戶信賴和依仗夢翔天下的知識和經(jīng)驗。Jane做過的項目，包括喬丹、麥當(dāng)娜、邁克·杰克遜、馬友友、老虎伍茲、克林頓和姚明的火箭隊的包機(jī)。Jane和她的團(tuán)隊是幕后的“可靠老手”（safe pair of hands）。

另一方面，25年的時間，也讓Jane的公司建立了一個全球網(wǎng)絡(luò)，覆蓋酒店、當(dāng)?shù)馗叨寺糜畏?wù)商、上流社會、政商界精英、體育和娛樂明星。換句話說，她能為你打開許多大門。英國王室是一個例子，高爾夫冠軍是另外一個例子，此外，有中國客人向她詢問好萊塢投資的可能性，“我當(dāng)然能安排他們跟好萊塢的導(dǎo)演和演員會面?！盝ane說。

雖然夢翔天下的中國網(wǎng)站今年一月才開通，而Jane本人搬到上海常駐也只有2周的時間，她似乎對中國客人的需求已經(jīng)有了很深的理解。“我們的每一單服務(wù)都是度身定制的，”她說，“但是客人往往不知道他們到底想要什么。我跟他們仔細(xì)聊，梳理出了幾個關(guān)鍵的主題：醫(yī)療和健康、教育和文化、體育和休閑、投資以及購物?！?/p>

除了上述的21天環(huán)游世界，Jane正在為中國客人設(shè)計的方案還有：世界10大高爾夫勝地體驗和美國寄宿中學(xué)訪問。

二次創(chuàng)業(yè)

除了在中美之間奔波，Jane還有一個心心念念的地方就是泰國。她是泰國慈善機(jī)構(gòu)—泰國女孩之友（Friends of Thai Daughters）的創(chuàng)辦人之一，與人口販賣做斗爭，挽救陷于危險中的泰國女孩。Jane說，為富人服務(wù)，而把利潤中的相當(dāng)部分，用于非營利的事業(yè)，讓她對工作充滿了熱情。

中國市場蘊藏著巨大的機(jī)會，但Jane說促使她來中國開拓市場的很大原因，是二次創(chuàng)業(yè)的興奮感?！懊绹疽呀?jīng)運作了25年，一切都井井有條，有專業(yè)團(tuán)隊打理，很多事都不用我自己親力親為?！彼f，“而到了中國，一切都從頭開始，我可以自己到第一線，重新干一遍，我覺得有意思極了。”沉吟半響，她笑瞇瞇地補(bǔ)充，“如同中年得子，重新品嘗為人母的喜悅，而沒有妊娠斑的苦惱?！?/p>

Around the world in 21 days

I was to meet Jane at Shanghai’s Peninsula on the Bund. I hadn’t met Jane before and didn’t know what she looked like. But I saw a lady in a well-cut， well-fitted， burgundy suit wearing a badge shaped like a flying jet and I immediately knew it was her. She looked like she was walking straight from a private jet with an important mission well executed. I was right. And indeed the badge is the logo of her company， Private Jet Journeys. She is the founder and CEO of this charter brokerage and exclusive travel and lifestyle provider. No surprise to me that she obtained her private pilot’s license right out of college.

It has been just two weeks since Jane moved to Shanghai， and she has already designed a package for potential clients who want to travel around the world in 20 days.

“Why 20 days? Why not 80?” Jules Verne made such an impression on me since high school.

“It is more like a sampling trip. The clients want to see the world first and then decide where they want to go back to，” replied Jane.

I was in doubt， so I started to go through the itinerary. Jane suggested 10 countries in 6 continents for her clients， from desert to jungles， cities to countryside， the highlights being Africa’s Cradle of Civilization， the Amazon jungle， the volcanoes of Hawaii and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. “This unforgettable journey will include activities to appeal to all ages with extraordinary surprises at every turn，” said Jane. So let’s have a look. You depart from Beijing and fly to Muscat， The Sultanate of Oman， where you enjoy camel rides and 4 wheel-drive races in the desert. You are treated to Bedouin tented fantasia under the stars， VIP tours of “Arabia’s Jewel” and private dinner aboard the Sultan’s Yacht. Nice， I started to get it. You then fly to Rome， for “an exclusive tour of the Coliseum and Rome highlights private viewing and purchasing opportunity of world-class art， a half-day Ferrari driving school” and of course “closed-door shopping on Via Condotti”. The next stop is Livingstone， Zambia. Jane has lined up Victoria Falls， river expedition to where four countries meet: Namibia， Zimbabwe， Botswana and Zambia， private safari in search of Africa’s Big Five and traditional Boma dinner with native dancers” for you. Amazing， isn’t it?

With private jets， your jet lag is not supposed to be that bad. So get ready for the rain forest in Brazil. You will take the canoe and meet with chief of the local tribe. You then fly to Baja peninsula for game fishing， swimming with dolphins and golf. If you regret not having enough golf in North America， you can continue with it in Hawaii， with PGA champions this time. You also don’t want to miss USS Missouri， where the Japanese surrendered.

You need to continue to the last stop， Australia for the Great Barrier Reef and farewell dinner on a “private megayacht”.

Private Jet Journeys came to China

25 years ago， Jane and her partners spotted an opportunity in the United States. More and more people had planes. Jane has a family one. Her father used to train pilots for the WWII. But the plane was not as versatile as humans; one type of plane served one purpose nicely but might be useless for another task. In addition， many non-plane-owners wanted to charter a plane occasionally. Jane wanted to be a bridge and Flight Time Corporation was founded. After years of operations， Jane and her team have accumulated a wealth of knowledge and expertise in planes， operators， pilots and crews. They know where to source available planes， what plane suits what purpose， which operator and crew have a better track record， and how to get the documentation done. Even after the arrival of the Internet， clients continue to trust and rely on Flight Time’s expertise and network Jane’s clients include Michael Jordan， Michael Jackson， Madonna， Ma Youyou， Tiger Woods and Yaoming when he was with the Rockets. Jane’s team operates behind the scene as a safe pair of hands.

In addition， Jane and her team build up a network of contacts， including hotels， local high-end service providers and the high society. She opens the doors for you， to the British royal family， Hollywood stars， sports champions， politicians and tycoons. “How do you become so well-connected? I asked， perhaps needlessly. “It comes with age，” she answered graciously.

Private Jet Journey’s website has been up and running since January 2012 and Jane has moved to Shanghai formally for only two weeks. But she has already got a lot of inquiries and she seems to have got some insight into the local market. “Every package is exclusive and customized，” said Jane， “Strangely clients sometimes don’t really know what they want. But we talk with them and in China a few key themes have emerged， health and wellness， education and culture， sports and relaxation， business investment and shopping.”

Apart from the 21-day world trip， Jane is developing a few other ideas for her clients —a tour of top 10 golf courses， U.S. boarding school visits and meeting up with Hollywood stars and directors and even luxurious destination weddings.

A Thailand Connection

Apart from travelling between the U.S. and China， Jane often goes to Thailand. She is the Co-Founder of Friends of Thai Daughters， an organization e fighting human trafficking of girls. Jane has been working hard to funnel some of the profits from serving the rich to helping the underprivileged. She said she looks forwarding to expanding her volunteer efforts here in China too.

The China market is hugely promising based on the reception Jane has got so far. She is focusing on outbound for the moment， but there are already candidates trying to partner with her to serve the domestic market. Jane is cautious about it， wanting to take one thing at a time and get to know the market well first. Jane is thrilled with running a start up all over again. “In the U.S.， there are experienced people doing a good job at the company， and I don’t have to do much. But here， I get to do everything all over again. It is like having a new baby without the stretch marks，” she added with a big smile.