While you’re finalising your Christmas shopping, TravelManagers’ personal travel managers (PTMs) will be getting an introduction into selling space travel.
And its all thanks to TravelManagers’ association with US-based luxury travel provider, Signature Travel Network which has just announced a partnership with Space Perspective, the only company in the world to offer carbon-neutral luxury spaceflight experiences.
With an introductory webinar prior to Christmas, and a PTM roadshow in early 2023, TravelManagers predicts that PTMs could help launch their customers to the edge of space by as early as 2024.
Commercial space travel experiences are projected to become a US$8 billion global market by 2030, TravelManagers Chief Operating OfficerGrant Campbell said, but it’s “an entirely new category of travel”.
As such, PTMs will need to be well-briefed to be able to satisfactorily answer the many questions that are likely to arrive from would-be customers, he said.
“For example, those who are concerned by the environmental impact of space travel will want to know about Space Perspective’s innovative design features which set them apart from other space travel companies,” Campbell explained.
Passengers aboard Space Perspective’s Spaceship Neptune will experience a a gentle six-hour journey that Campbell agrees has the potential to redefine space travel.
On the journey, PTMs customers will be propelled by a high-performance SpaceBalloon that operates without emitting rocket fuel or inflicting high G-forces on its passengers, who will enjoy offers 360-degree views, a bar, interactive screens, Wi-Fi and a bathroom.
Signature Partnership
“Like any luxury product, it’s not going to be to everyone’s taste or budget,” Campbell concedes.
“But it is an exciting addition to an already impressive collection of luxury travel experiences that are available to TravelManagers customers as a result of our partnership with Signature.”
“TravelManagers’ partnership with Signature provides our personal travel managers (PTMs) with access to unique, luxury travel products like those offered by Space Perspective, along with all the necessary training and support to ensure that their customers have the best possible experience.”
Space Perspective’s new marine spaceport is scheduled to begin test flights early next year and more than a thousand tickets for its commercial flights have already been sold.