Millennial Spent $38k to Travel With Dog to Japan on a Private Jet

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gladys Tsoi, a 29-year-old dog owner and investment banker based in Hong Kong. This essay has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider verified Tsoi's receipts.In April, I treated my toy poodle, Hershey, to a luxurious vacation in Japan. We traveled there together on a private jet.It was the second time we'd traveled to Japan together in four months. The first flight, from our home base in Hong Kong, was on a commercial airline and cost me $10,100. The second trip came with a significantly higher price tag of $38,000.