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At the Belmond Palacio Nazorenas , groups not only can take a cooking class , but the hotel staff will whisk them with their chef instructor to a local market , where they meet farmers and fishermen , to shop for the ingredients before returning to the hotel to make ceviche .
As an add-on to meetings and events , groups can take over a car on Belmond ’ s Hiram-Bingham train — or take over the entire train — from
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Cuzco to the Inca site of Machu Picchu . The ride can be a time to continue meetings ( or be a break from them ). Once arrived , guests can take guided tours before enjoying a tea break at the Belmond Sanctuary Lodge at Machu Picchu . The return train ride provides live entertainment and a pisco sour making class . |
“ Culinary is the perfect fit for groups to really build those connections , to stimulate creativity , to learn about local culture and to create a multi-sensory experience ,” says Avery Fletcher , Belmond ’ s divisional director brand and marketing for North and Central America and Caribbean . “ A cooking class or |
tequila tasting not only allows groups to learn something and create memories , but they also give the organizers of a group an opportunity to weave in those experiences while the group learns something about the company that they ’ re there to talk about , or to have a break from all of those intense meetings .” |
48 hotelsmag . com July / August 2019 |