欧洲袖珍小国列支敦士登近期面向私人推出一个整国出租计划,承租的客户可享受个性化定制的路标和临时货币等服务,每晚租金七万美元,可提供150人的食宿。
Vaduz castle in Liechtenstein
Executives with cash to burn traditionally hire luxury yachts(游艇) , secluded1 villas2 or expensive hotel suites3 to impress clients. Now they can take corporate4 hospitality to a new level by hiring an entire country, albeit5(虽然,即使) a small one.
The principality of Liechtenstein has decided6 to make itself available to private clients, from $70,000 (£43,000) a night, complete with customised street signs and temporary currency. It's a big step for the country best known for its tax-haven status and exporting false teeth: last year Snoop Dogg, pictured, tried to hire it to use in a music video, but received a stern refusal from authorities.
Since then they have woken up to the marketing7 opportunities of their mountainous landscape. The price tag includes accommodation(住处,膳宿) for 150 people, although the 35,000 inhabitants would remain. Any personal touches, such as an individual logo created out of candle wax or a customised medieval(中世纪的) procession, come at an extra, undisclosed cost.
Upon arrival in Liechtenstein, visitors would be presented with the symbolic8 key to the state, followed by wine tasting at the estate of the head of state, Prince Hans-Adam II. Other options include tobogganing(平底雪橇滑雪) , fireworks and horse-drawn carriage rides through the capital Vaduz.
Visitors could also try cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snowshoe hiking to explore the picturesque9 landscape.
Despite all these attractions, Liechtenstein has yet to be rented out – although a couple recently came close to hiring it for their wedding until the marriage was called off.
The rental10 scheme is offered by Liechtenstein-based marketing firm Rent a Village by Xnet and hiring company Airbnb, which also has 10 European villages on its books. So, if hiring an entire country is too extravagant11(奢侈的) or overwhelming, there is always the option of renting a village in Austria or Switzerland for a mere12 $60,000 a night.