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The ultra-wealthy have dangerous pastimes. Who pays when they need saving?

And as technology has evolved, a sprawling industry of extreme tourism has emerged to give people — mostly wealthy people — a chance to stare down death with a considerable safety net. For the right price, you can ascend or descend to the planet’s nooks and crannies, briefly occupying spaces that only a handful of people in history have ever been, or will ever be. Of course, even the best, most expensive safety net can fail.

“We have seen a significant uptick in requests” for memberships, which cost between $12,000 and $120,000 a year. The search for the Titan brought international media attention, and with that, potential explorers got a reminder of the potential to see the Titanic firsthand. Brown said that travelers may become more interested now because they anticipate that the incident will prompt greater regulation and improved technology. “Sadly, sometimes tragedies are the catalysts to progress.

 

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