Della Street didn't have the option of scheduling a luxury conversion van for one of Perry Mason's famous meetings, but if the savvy TV lawyer had seen one of today’s luxurious van conversions, he surely would have bought one. The trend toward conversions is a reflection of an increasingly mobile society and the changes that the workplace has undergone.

Luxury conversion vans are the new meeting rooms, facilitating business deals from airports or across town. They are also used as mass transportation vehicles, team transports, limousine services and more; many have all-wheel-drive, which enables them to safely traverse moderately uneven terrain. These conversions are also equipped with sound-deadening insulation to block out road noise as well as heavily tinted windows for privacy and to reduce glare.

Equipped with such upscale amenities as custom window coverings and valances, comfortable and elegant high-back swivel seats, widescreen televisions with satellite TV and radio, wireless internet, security systems, refrigerators and wet bars, these vans are far from basic function. With extended roofs, simulated woodgrain appointments including laminate flooring, recessed lighting, window ledges and comfortable workstations, these luxury van conversions are more similar to elegant offices that enable the inhabitants to roam the highways. Indeed, many come equipped with kitchens and bathrooms.

Luxury van conversions are available for many specialty uses including business outings and executive day travel as well as for hospitality centers. Some have fewer luxury upgrades and are used instead as mobile laboratories, pet grooming vans and the like. These van conversions have more specialized equipment that takes the place of the widescreen television and wet bar.

In addition, the multi-passenger luxury conversion van is becoming increasingly popular with hotels as a means of transporting their guests to and from the airport. These luxury van conversions can comfortably and luxuriously seat up to 15 passengers and provide amenities such as surround-sound television and wireless headphones. Outlying cities that are a considerable distance from an airport are seeing an increase in private companies that utilize these luxury van conversions for transporting groups of people to the airport. These companies usually charge a flat fee for a round trip to and from the airport and typically have scheduled arrivals and departures.

Traditionally used to accommodate those with disabilities, van conversions are now being used to provide luxury accommodations for business travelers and business owners who recognize that a luxury van conversion can be a very cost-effective and impressive method of entertaining prospective customers as well as rewarding conscientious and productive employees.

For entrepreneurs looking for a relatively low-cost start-up business or hoping to be the next Perry Mason, using a luxury van conversion can be a starting point for a lucrative business in a sector that is growing in diversity and popularity.