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欧洲袖珍国出租 七万美元一晚
Liechtenstein for hire at $70,000 a night

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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。另外,客户还可以得到蜡制个人徽号,甚至中世纪式巡游表演等高贵服务,不过这些项目都需要额外收费。据悉,客户在踏上列支敦士登国土后,就会获安排到国会大楼内接收象征性的“国家钥匙”,之后可到国家元首汉斯•亚当二世亲王的酒庄品尝葡萄酒,或去坐平底雪橇、放烟花或坐马车游览首都瓦杜兹。

列支敦士登公国是位于奥地利和瑞士之间的阿尔卑斯山小国,是欧洲第四小的国家,人口只有35000。列支敦士登奉行君主立宪制,列支敦士登一向以“避税天堂”及出口假牙、纺织品著称。

欧洲袖珍国出租 七万美元一晚

欧洲袖珍国出租 七万美元一晚

Vaduz castle in Liechtenstein

Executives with cash to burn traditionally hire luxury yachts, secluded villas or expensive hotel suites to impress clients. Now they can take corporate hospitality to a new level by hiring an entire country, albeit a small one.

The principality of Liechtenstein has decided 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 marketing opportunities of their mountainous landscape. The price tag includes accommodation 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 procession, come at an extra, undisclosed cost.

Upon arrival in Liechtenstein, visitors would be presented with the symbolic key to the state, followed by wine tasting at the estate of the head of state, Prince Hans-Adam II. Other options include tobogganing, fireworks and horse-drawn carriage rides through the capital Vaduz.

Visitors could also try cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snowshoe hiking to explore the picturesque 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 rental 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 extravagant or overwhelming, there is always the option of renting a village in Austria or Switzerland for a mere $60,000 a night.

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欧洲袖珍国出租 七万美元一晚

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