I toured an $80 million luxury private jet from Qatar Executive, and first class doesn't come close

• Qatar Executive's private jet features a bedroom suite and leather seats that turn into more beds. • A one-way flight from Doha to New York City can cost $300,000 with endless food and drinks. • With more billionaires than ever, demand for this kind of luxury travel is soaring.

Many of the world's billionaires fly in their own planes. We got a taste of that high life when we toured a private jet in Doha — and the interiors were like a 5-star hotel room.

The private jet industry has soared in recent years. There were about 23,000 private jets operating in the world, according to a 2023 report by the Institute for Policy Studies, up from 10,000 in 2000. Jet charter brokerage JetFinder estimates about 65% of the private jets operating today are in the US."

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