About our Premium "Jewel" MembershipsThree Premium Memberships Allow You To Travel at Our Net Wholsale Costs (and save up to 40%)What "wholesale" means All three of our Premium Memberships allow you to travel with Purple Dragon at our net wholesale rate, which means up to 40% lower than our published prices. "Wholesale" means the cost we pay hotels, car companies, guides, and other suppliers for the components that go into our tour programs, including taxes that are passed on to us, and credit card commission fees we have to pay. In other words, we make zero profit. We provide a running statement of your payments and actual costs, and you will have access to all invoices for services you use.
As an Emerald Member you and a companion can travel as often as you like during the period of your Membership, whether it be our standard packages, custom tours, or hotel-only bookings. If we can buy tours at industry rates from other tour operators in other parts of the world, you get those rates as well. Read additional details below. Cost: US$1,900 for two years (beginning on the day you first travel as a Sapphire Member) ![]() The Sapphire Membership is good for four consecutive years beginning with your first trip as a Sapphire Member and allows you and one companion to travel at Purple Dragon's wholesale cost. Two more friends can travel with you at a substantial discount. As a Sapphire you and a companion can travel as often as you like during the period of your Membership, whether it be our standard packages, custom tours, or hotel-only bookings. Read additional details below. Cost: US$2,900 for four years (beginning on the day you first travel as a Sapphire Member) The Ruby Membership is good for life and allows you and a companion to travel at Purple Dragon's wholesale cost. Up to four more friends can travel with you at a substantial discount. As a Ruby Member you and a companion can travel as often as you like during the period of your Membership, whether it be our standard packages, custom tours, or hotel-only bookings. Read additional details below. Cost: US$4,500 for life. Things you need to know about Emerald, Sapphire and Ruby MembershipsYou can also use your Sapphire or Ruby Membership globally. We can book hotels for you just about anywhere in the world through the global distribution system we subscribe to at rates that are usually lower than what you an get through hotel websites. Have your eye on a tour to Machu Pichu or a Nile cruise? If the supplier pays commission to travel agents, we an probably get you at least 10% off. You can read more about that here. We think this is a great deal for someone who has long term plans for multiple tours in our part of the world at a $4,000 to $7,000 or more per year. This is a great deal for:
If you are already a Diamond Member you can take a $250 discount on the a Premium Membership cost. If you are Basic Member you can apply expired Purple Bonus Points toward your Membership at US$ .05 per point of you have a minimum of 1,500 expired points. In other words, if you have 6,000 pints you would be entitled to a reduction of $300. (If you want to know how many points are in your account,ask Miss Fu.) If you travel just once a year you will probably recover the cost of the Sapphire Membership about half way through the three-year period if you travel once a year and spend an average of $7,000 each year. A few important rules:
Why are we doing this? We have plans to expand (new countries and at least two new websites) and diversify (expanding our app development, and beginning distribution of several agricultural and industrial products). It will cost us less to give our favorite customers a great deal than borrow from a bank. We like you better than banks anyway. Have a question? Ask Miss Fu, our Membership Secretary. |