In the face of a slowing economy, private jet providers continue to launch new products to ready for the approaching holidays and lower the price of a flight. Jet card providers have been especially aggressive in announcing new products and perks.

New 10-hour cards

Air Partner, a U.K.-based charter company, rolled out its first jet card in the United States last month. While most jet cards require a 25-hour minimum, you can buy an Air Partner jet card with just 10 hours of flight time. (Delta AirElite also offers a 10-hour card). Prices start at $47,000 for flight time on a light jet like a Hawker 400; all taxes and fuel surcharges are included. Air Partner also offers cards for midsize, super midsize and large jets. The decision to split the midsize category into two is unique in the industry. Air Partner senior vice president David McCown says the super midsize category is directly aimed at those fliers who want to fly coast to coast without a fuel stop but are comfortable flying on a smaller aircraft. “A large-category jet is going to cost 15 to 20% more,” he says.

New ways to save

CitationShares recently gave owners of its $100,000 Vector JetCard new ways to lower the hourly cost of flights. It now offers a series of discounts on its Citation Bravo, a light jet. New customers can qualify for an hourly rate cut, and there are discounts for customers who agree to avoid traveling on the 30 busiest travel days a year or who will allow CitationShares to move up or delay flight departures by up to an hour. Buyers can qualify for multiple discounts. For instance, a new customer who will both avoid peak-day travel and allow CitationShares to adjust flight departure times can lower the annual hourly cost from $5,094 to $4,548. A new customer who still wants to travel on peak days and doesn’t want departure times changed can secure an hourly rate of $4,898. Hourly rates do not include the federal excise tax.

Christmas comes early

Holiday promotions have already begun. Bombardier’s Flexjet is rolling out its Flexjet 25 Expert Guide Edition jet card on November 1. While the price, starting at $107,900, is the same as for the standard Flexjet 25 card, the company has partnered with Mint, a high-end concierge service, to fold in additional travel perks. With this Flexjet card, for instance, buyers can secure a four-hour meeting with art consultant Barbara Guggenheim to get tips on art investing or a private tour of a museum in New York or Los Angeles. Another option? A three-hour lesson with poker champ Antonio Esfandiari at the Bellagio in Las Vegas or a two-day fly-fishing trip on Idaho’s Henry’s Fork River with a top guide. Other free add-ons include a session with a philanthropy advisor and an invitation to the Pebble Beach Food & Wine event next April. The card is available until December 15.