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From caves to campsites, these guestrooms offer one-of-a-kind accommodations.
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Pipe down for the night. A cross-section of recycled concrete water pipe is just the right width to house a queen size bed, as devised by the architects of the 20-pipe TuboHotel located in the getaway village of Tepoztlan, about 45 minutes south of Mexico City. |
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Dig in, down under. Rooms in the Desert Cave Hotel in Outback South Australia are in underground dugouts among the opal mines of Coober Pedy. There are, indeed, few distractions for conference delegates who can meet in the hotel’s 180-seat auditorium. |
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Sleep with the fishes. The Vancouver Aquarium organizes regular sleepovers, including an adult-only “hugs and fishes” Valentine’s Day night for adventurous couples. They enjoy a sushi-making lesson, cocktails and a movie, then it’s time to bed down under the watchful eyes of beluga whales in the Canada's Arctic underwater gallery. |
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Tight squeeze. With its largest rooms at less than 200 square feet, the Yotel capsule hotel in New York is the fourth venture of a pint-sized chain with airport outposts in London and Amsterdam. Each “cabin'’ has all the usual amenities, including a desk and a bath equipped with a monsoon power shower. Some even feature an outdoor terrace and hot tub. |
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Jailbird swan song. In Boston’s Beacon Hill neighbourhood near the Charles River, The Liberty Hotel is a former prison turned luxury retreat. Prison catwalks that criss-cross the lobby can be set for special events, allowing guests to peer out into the action in the open rotunda. |
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Bush league venue. Hear the roar of distant lions in the Savanna night as you sit around a campfire in suburban Toronto. As a family-friendly incentive, or what could be a coveted giveaway prize, a night in the Toronto Zoo's Serengeti Bush Camp is a chance to sleep under the stars in authentic African tents. |
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What’s your most unique retreat? Share your favourite one-of-a-kind experiences and venues with ignitemag.ca.
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It's time for change. BE the change!
The Ignite Business Events Expo, a new
world-class conference and tradeshow,
debuts June 12, 13, 2012, Toronto.
For more information, contact richard@ignitemag.ca. |
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ACTE Canada Education Conference
When: Nov. 6-8, 2011
Where: Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Montreal
Why go: Everything you need to know to keep your organization’s business travellers safe and happy through a cost-effective travel policy.
What’s in it for you: Save your company money today with discounted rates before Sept. 9. Book today via online registration and take advantage of preferred rates for hotel and transportation.
More industry events at Ignitemag.ca
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Corporate Gifts + Rewards
It’s back! Travel perks get good press (for a change)
When it comes to reporting on so-called travel perks in the workplace, media riptides may be easing. A recent report in USA Today declared that employee travel rewards are making a comeback, citing a rise in corporate bookings in resorts such as Atlantis in the Bahamas. The article, published here online, suggests that the AIG effect may finally be fading (referring to insurance industry execs meeting at a lavish resort in 2008 while their company had its hand out for government bailout money), as the value of travel rewards gets its due recognition.
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INCENTIVES + MEETINGS
Online lessons for sustainable travel
If you’re looking for ways for conference and group travel plans to tread more lightly on the environment, a new online webinar series, is available to Canadian travel trade professionals interested in sustainable travel practices. Monthly sessions, beginning Sept. 29, in the Responsible Travel & Tourism Forum Webinar Series offer insight and discussion on environmental, social, and economic challenges in the travel & tourism industry. Sponsored in part by the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, the sessions are free to anyone interested. Register here. |
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CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT
Executive ed for travel managers
In a move to create a global travel management certification program, The Global Business Travel Association Academy was launched last month as a new institution for travel executives, offering education, training and development. Available from the first quarter of 2012, the academy's three new certificate tiers will be associate, manager and leader, moving from business travel basics to an executive-level knowledge base. See the GBTA education site for more details. |
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Group sales roles at a pair of Fairmonts
If you know the business end of what it takes to attract a group to a one-of-a-kind hotel property, Fairmont hotels has a couple of key positions open in its network. Representing the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu in the beautiful Charlevoix region of Quebec, the company is seeking a Director of Group Sales based in Montreal. If the mountain air is more your thing, there’s a call-out to fill a similar position for Director, Group Sales at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler in BC. To browse these and other jobs at Fairmont hotels around the world search
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