The luxury of travel

Growing prosperity has given wings to not only an elite Chinese jetsetter class but also to a high-end outbound tourism sector to help them fly higher. Wang Wen reports.

Swilling wine at a 17th century cellar in central Paris. Boarding an Arctic icebreaker. Trekking the Amazon rainforest.

Such high-end tourism activities have long been pastimes of the Western upper class. But they increasingly cater to China's emerging new rich.