A Holiday Package with a Difference

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A Dutch travel agent is offering a holiday package with a difference—a night in a cardboard box on a Paris street. The mini-break, which has come under fire from a French charity for homeless people, is aimed at companies wanting to instill a team spirit in staff. Groups of 10 contestants are left “homeless”for one night without cash or credit cards and compete against work mates to collect money by busking* or begging. Those who want to try their hand at busking are given guitars, while would-be street artists are provided with pencils. The less talented have to resort to panhandling. “They get a good meal and after that they sleep under a bridge in a cardboard box,” said Kamstra Travel director Bart Jansens. The package, which costs about $400 per person, has yet to find any takers, although Jansens says he has had a number of inquiries.

　　荷兰一家旅行社推出了别具一格的假日旅游套餐——在巴黎街头的纸板箱中过一夜。这种短期休假方式以那些想培养员工团队精神的公司为目标顾客，而法国一个援助无家可归者的慈善机构对此表示了强烈不满。参加者每10人一组，将被安排在没有现金、没有信用卡、也没有地方住的处境下度过一晚。他们只能和平时工作中的同事相互竞争，通过卖艺或是乞讨来赚钱。旅行社方面给打算卖唱的游客准备了吉他，想当街头艺术家的游客则可以得到铅笔，而那些没什么才情的参加者就只好摊开两手去要钱了。卡姆斯特拉旅行社经理巴特·简森斯说：“我们会给他们安排一顿丰盛的晚饭，之后他们就睡在桥下的纸板箱里。”虽然据简森斯说已经有不少人来询问有关事宜，但这种价格大约为每人400美元的旅游套餐迄今还没有找到任何买主。