Yesterday I was chatting with an executive from a private jet charter company. I was trying to interest him in purchasing several hundred copies of The Cure for Jet Lag to give to the men and women who pilot or ride in privately chartered jets that fly internationally. Seemed like a great idea to me. I knew that Continental Airlines had purchased thousands of copies when the book first came out and had given those copies out as a “thank you” to their best customers. So I was ready to draw up an invoice, congratulate myself on a smart sale, and treat myself to a ticket to an exotic locale to get away from the 25-degree weather that had descended on the east coast.
This sale was not to be, however. “We don’t want to emphasize the bad side of jet travel,” the executive said.
What? There IS a cure for jet lag. Wouldn’t your international clientele be wildly enthusiastic to know about it? And grateful you let them know about it?
Guess not.
Yet, it seems to me that private jet charters are the only flights where you have real control over when you will take off and when you will land. And that’s important. There’s an entire section in the book devoted to recommendations about whether it is better to choose an ideal take-off time or an ideal landing time, since you can usually only choose one. If you are paying for a private jet charter, you should be able to call the shots in terms of departure and arrival times — unlike the travelers at the mercy of the schedules and cancellations of the big airlines.
It makes no sense to me that a private jet charter company would stick its fingers in its ears and want to pretend it hasn’t heard about Dr. Charles F. Ehret’s U.S. Government-sponsored, legitmate, cure for jet lag.
Not being overwhelmed by jet lag symptoms can make all the difference in the quality of a vacation. And if you are jetting to a business meeting, not having jet lag can make a huge difference in your mental acuity.
What’s up with the attitude?
(I’m shaking my head.)
December 7th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
OK I just rolled in from Southern California and the weather was horrible. What did I expect by going there in the winter but my grand son is there so I went.
The jet lag wasn’t so bad going but coming back I am suffering. Last night I got up at 1:30 AM and can’t sleep. Now I’m figuring I should buy 2 copies of this book ( 1 for each eye ). I’ve always been behind when it comes to boning up on the latest and greatest cures but I think this one will work. More about it when I go again in April. The weather will be better and hopefully so will the jet lag symptoms.
September 16th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Dear Jet Lag,
As a person who frequently flys private, and sometimes commercial, I can tell you the cure for JeT Lag is to fly private!
your travel time is cut in half first of all, no airport delays or lines, And then there is the freedom to move about “your cabin” the amenities on some of these planes are as if you are relaxing at home. In fact, some have bedrooms and you can even enjoy a hot shower when you wake up at 40,000 feet. I assume the reason why your CEO did not want to buy your book, is because he too knows that taking off your shooes and curling your toes has no chance to flying private.
you can see some of the planes at http://www.exclusivecharterservice.com
Thanks
Jason
Note from Author Lynne W. Scanlon: Thanks for dropping by, Jason. When Dr. Ehret’s methodology calls for sleep while on the plane, of course having a real bed is an advantage, as is being able to take a wake-up shower on destination time. But that’s only part of Dr. Ehret’s world-famous methodology for beating jet lag. You are forgetting about the timing of high-protein meals and high-carbohydrate meals AND the use of caffeinated beverages taken at specific times to help shift a body clock to a new time zone. The combo punch!
In addition, noting that you represent a charter jet service, I’d suggest that your company could easily implement the dietary suggestions in the 3-Step Plan and really put your clients on the ground running.
What say?
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:48 pm
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