Incentive - November 2008 - (Page 37) TRAVEL CANADA A procession of over 60 giants make their first North American appearance at the New France Festival Quebec City offers a taste of France at a better exchange rate and without the jet lag Canada, City-Style Canada’s great metropolitan centers, Montreal, Quebec City and Toronto, offer everything from jazz festivals to dogsledding By Harriet Edleson and Alexandra Haake or incentive planners looking for an alternative to a Caribbean cruise or a weekend of golf, The New France Festival in Quebec City, Quebec, meets the challenge by taking visitors to another world, almost. The annual summer festival recreates the feel of the city back in 17th century when part of North America still belonged to the French. From August 5th through August 9th visitors get the chance to experience the art, entertainment, food and atmosphere that make Quebec City so unique yet so reminiscent of Europe. F Sylvain Gagné, a representative of the Quebec City Tourism Office, says the festival attracts groups for the city itself, for its ambience and the spirit around the New France Festival. The festival reveals the heritage, history and culture of New France, Gagné says. “It’s like Europe but closer.” For all the attractions the festival and Quebec City have to offer, the five-day celebration is particularly conducive to teambuilding in a cultural and historical setting. “People can rent or buy costumes and be part of the celebration,” Gagné adds. The city itself is pedestrian-friendly, allowing incentive groups to easily get around from festival to hotel. The well-known Château Frontenac, a Fairmont hotel built at the turn of the last century, is a destination in itself with its extravagant décor and mesmerizing views of the city and countryside below. The farthest hotel from the festival that is held throughout the historic district of old Quebec is just a 20-minute walk. The Hotel Frontenac is just up the hill, about ten incentivemag.com | November 2008 | Incentive | 37 http://www.incentivemag.com
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