A €10,000 jackpot would not buy a single day on an elite charter yacht. At $100,000- $150,000 a week, elite charter yachts are for people who are very serious about their privacy and about the company they keep.

The €10,000 might just about cover the cost of a two-week cruise in the Chilean Fjords with travel company Tauck but it would not even buy breakfast on the Christina O (weekly charter rate around $500,000).

A €10,000 jackpot would buy a weekend for two at an elite yoga retreat at the Kenmare Park Hotel, and with cash to spare. The price per person is €1,500 for two days.

In the world of elite wealth your €10,000 would not buy a deposit on a proper personal concierge service. Though some can be bought for €3,000 per annum, the personal and discreet touch costs nearer to €50,000.

A half share of a Boeing business jet (right) will cost $20,000,000, so perhaps it's better to opt for a one-sixteenth share of a King Air turbo prop. Ten thousand euro will hire it for about a day and a half.

For more information on elite destinations subscribe to Elite Traveller, the magazine whose readers have an estimated average $900,000 annual income. For details on where the Irish elite like to get away from it all locally, consult Ireland's Blue Book, tel: 01-6769914, or see www.irelandsbluebook.com.

To buy half that dream holiday home, look at www.halfshare.com. Contact yacht charter experts at Camper and Nicholsons at www.cnyachts.com.