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The '''jet set''' is a social group of [[wealth]]y and fashionable people who travel the world to participate in social activities unavailable to ordinary people. The term was introduced in 1949 and replaced "[[café society]]"; it reflected a style of life involving travelling from one stylish or exotic place to another via [[jet plane]].  With the democratization of air travel it has been replaced at least in part by the term "''glitterati''", reflecting a greater emphasis upon celebrity, including "being seen" and stalked by ''[[paparazzi]]'', and less upon mode of travel.

The term "jet set" is attributed to [[Igor Cassini]],  a reporter for the ''[[New York Journal-American]]'' who wrote a [[Gossip columnist|gossip column]] under the pen name "[[Cholly Knickerbocker]]".<ref>{{cite news|quote=[Oleg Cassini] and his younger brother Igor (who became the Hearst newspaper gossip columnist 'Cholly Knickerbocker' and coined the phrase 'jet set')…|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/oleg-cassini-470646.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405235200/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/oleg-cassini-470646.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2008|title=Oleg Cassini - Obituaries|work=[[The Independent]]|date=20 March 2006|first=Tom|last=Vallance}}</ref>  He was a younger brother of the fashion designer [[Oleg Cassini]]. Another term that developed during the era{{Which|date=July 2024}} was ''Beautiful People'',<ref name=vogue>''Vogue'' 15 February 1964:49 and ''[[The Ladies Home Journal]]'' September 1970:81, noted [http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/beautiful_people/ Barry Popik, "Beautiful people"].</ref> a period equivalent to today's concept of "''glitterati''" being "[[supermodels]], [[celebrities]] and [[socialites]]", where looks, youth, and attractive activities predominated over wealth and high social standing.

Jet passenger service in the 1950s was marketed primarily to the upper class, but its introduction eventually resulted in a substantial democratization of [[air travel]]. Although the term "jet set" can still be found in common parlance, its literal meaning of those who travel by jet is no longer applicable as such.<ref>{{cite news|quote=...air travel has been transformed from a luxury good to a mass-market product.|url=http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/in_praise_of_cheap_flights/14440|title=In praise of cheap flights|work=[[Spiked (magazine)|Spiked]]|date=19 December 2013|last=Niemietz|first=Kristian|access-date=20 January 2014|archive-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917143110/http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/in_praise_of_cheap_flights/14440|url-status=dead}}</ref>