At almost the same time, Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma and Bill Gates visited Europe on a luxury yacht. They are on vacation and also have their own agenda. Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos took time to meet, while Jack Ma had a mission of his own. Here's a summary.
Jeff Bezos' luxury yacht, the Flying Fox, was spotted off the coast of Turkey's Aegean province. The ship is 136 meters long with complete and luxurious facilities, such as spas, games, swimming pools, cinemas to luxurious bedrooms.
Bezos also took the time to attend Bill Gates' birthday party. All invited guests were flown from the megayacht Lana rented by Gates, to the party location. The luxury yacht was chartered by Gates at a cost of 1.8 million euros (Rp 29.5 billion) per week.
Then, Bezos in his private plane attended the COP26 climate change conference held in Glasgow. There, he had several agendas including meeting with the Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyanii and with Prince Charles.
The founder of Microsoft used a luxury yacht to vacation in Turkey after marrying his eldest son, Jennifer Gates. He was seen a few days ago visiting the ancient city of Ephesus which is known as a place of pilgrimage.
Bill Gates chartered yacht called Lana, 107 meters long and 16 meters wide with all kinds of luxurious facilities. To get to the mainland, Bill Gates used a smaller support ship.
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After celebrating his birthday party which also invited Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates also went to Glasgow to attend the COP26 conference which was also attended by President Jokowi. There, Bill Gates will campaign for solutions to address climate change.
Jack Ma traveled to Spain for a holiday, much to the relief of his fans and Alibaba investors alike because he was doing well after a long absence. The founder of Alibaba travels on his luxury ship.
Jack Ma's luxury yacht is called Zen. The ship was spotted off Mallorca waters and is likely to visit other areas. Jack Ma's Zen ship, which looks futuristic, consists of five levels and is 88 meters high. It can accommodate up to 16 guests and 25 crew.
After that, Jack Ma visited the Netherlands with the aim of visiting research institutions engaged in agricultural technology. In Spain, Jack Ma also took the time to do the same.
What exactly is Jack Ma's mission by doing this? Reportedly, he wants to combine Alibaba's cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence technologies to help modernize China's agriculture.
