Private Concierge Service [Updates]

Once again, an idea originally introduced to this community as an amusing farce, has now become an established money-making service.

The Burning Man concierge is here.

From BurningmanVIP.net:

Burning Man Concierge Service is a product of The Key Group. We are an european company based in Geneva (Switzerland) and Luxembourg, specializing in Family Office and Private Concierge services.
From the begining, we always develop some new products in order to meet the specific needs and requests of our clients. Our dynamic team is used to treat the most eccentrics requests, while maintaining total privacy and also the safety of our clients.

Going further than just a supplier, we study the request with our customers to assist them in each project. Together We develop projects proposing some new ideas, extremely targeted to provide total satisfaction to our customers. Whether to make a personal dream, any urgent need, planning some holidays, or even to please your own clients in a Business to Business, our team will make every effort to surprise you.

IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, WE CAN DO IT

Following the request of a group of clients, we decided to create this service of Burning Man Concierge Service to allow you to enjoy this wonderful experience in the best conditions of comfort you can expect. With a long experience in the major festivals around the world, our team will take care of everything for you, to let you live your Burn and keep a magical memories of this unique adventure !

What sort of services are on offer, for those who like their Radical Self Reliance to be Immediate? Everything from holding your parasol to fetching you in a private plane and designing your own art car.

To enable our customers to make the most of their experience at Burning Man, we offer a concierge service that takes care of all the logistics of their stay, and which offers the best comfort you can hope for in a desert camp.

P.Diddy’s girlfriend Cassie poses in front of the couple’s Pilatus PC-12, a sweet ride to the Playa

Example of proposed services :

- Arranging and booking of flights to Reno
- Welcome and support from the Reno airport
- Flight to Burning Man in a private plane
- Skydiving over the playa
- Survival pack 
- Establishment of a camp with electricity, water and satellite internet wifi connection
- Welcoming participants in some luxury RV, comfortable and air-conditioned (2 – 4 people per RV)
- Daily water supply for the RV
- Private toilets for the camp
- Musical entertainment in the camp
- Organization of Camp central tent (decoration, sofas, beds)
- Supplies additional costumes and accessories for bike decorations
- Customized Art Car for all the group with BM authorized driver
- Cooks and fresh buffets for every meal
- Snacks 24/24
- Open bar 24/24 with fresh drinks and alcohol at discretion
- Possibility of ordering goods and products from outside Black Rock City every day (+24h)
- Technician guard 24/24
- Physical coach and 4 times per day sport training sessions at the camp and around the playa
- Massages on request provide by the physical coach
- Photo reportage and editing a souvenir book
- Organize a goodbye party for 300 person (guest + friends) in the camp (DJ)

Extra VIP services :

- Study, design and creation of your own art cars
- Coordination of any artistic performance of your choice

[Update 8/10/14 1:44pm]

Technically, this is all perfectly fine for them to offer – just like Turnkey Plug-n-Play camping – as long as BMOrg gets their cut. The BLM takes 3%. Radical Inclusion, Radical Self Expression, dehydrated Sparkle Ponies and Leave No Trace butt up against Civic Responsibility and Radical Self Reliance and Decommodification and Gifting and Communist Ethics Communal Effort in one big, confusing, lucrative mess. Wash your own brains. The people giving you a ride on that public conveyance Art Car or displaying that giant fire breathing statue for your enjoyment might be there on one of these packages, so think before you hate. This is by no means the only private concierge service at Burning Man.

Commenter Nomad Traveler points out that this must be sanctioned by the BMOrg, like SK8 camp’s merchandise, since they are using the Burning Man logo.

http://burningmanvip.net must be a BOrg-sanctioned activity because:
a) it has the Burning Man logo;
b) it uses the “Burning Man” name in it’s title and domain;
c) it uses BM pix for commercial purposes;
d) they list a US contact: Los Angeles +1 323 375 0 735 usa@the-key.ch.

Otherwise, those add up to the sort of thing the BOrg has unleashed their lawyers on. Nope. I figure it is just another way the BOrg is cashing in.