His companions were eight of Britain's top arms dealers (Cameron takes arms firm chiefs on trade tour of Arab states, 22 February 2011).
Even the carriage-trade tour company Abercrombie & Kent (www.abercrombiekent.com) has recently started a Signature series of vacations designed for spontaneous journeys to places like the Galapagos, China and Botswana.
But, speaking in Singapore where he is on a trade tour, Johnson said it would be a bad idea to send out the message that Britain was "hostile to talent and hostile to brilliant people who want to come and make their lives in our country".
Arriving in Indonesia on his trade tour of East and South East Asia, the prime minister said the deal was "good news for the UK aerospace industry".
Speaking in Indonesia, during a trade tour of East and South East Asia, the prime minister defended the proposal amid newspaper reports that ministers might be reconsidering its impact on UK-based charities.
The prime minister began his trade tour in Japan, where he met Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and lobbied for UK companies to be given access to the country's defence market.
How does this campaign compare to your other trade tours, such as in Kentucky or Massachusetts?
Rents are rising, while the mass trade from tour groups or late-night drinkers is sharply down.
I went there recently to meet Joyce Gold, a guide who used to lead a World Trade Center tour called "From Landfill to Landscape".
Mr Cameron was already on his way to the region for what is essentially a trade promotion tour (his plane is stuffed with business chiefs, including eight from the defence and aerospace sector).
