2011 International Conference
Beijing, China
RAFFLES Beijing
The 2011 Learning Ladder International Conference will be held in BEIJING, China! The touring party will depart each capital city on a designated day in early September 2011 to arrive at our destination and be transferred to our fabulous 5 Star Hotel in Beijing. BEIJING CITY has been transformed into a fascinating mix of contemporary architecture and big city ideals. In a nutshell Beijing, right now, is the best place to see the new and old China right alongside each other.
What does the Conference include? The Conference will run over 7 days/6 nights. Breakfasts, celebration meals, activities, and conferencing are included in the package as well as some tours. We will also provide some tantalizing optional tours for you to book for yourself on your free days. Your trip is fully escorted in Beijing by your Learning Ladder staff and local Chinese speaking travel guide.
Our Glamorous Hotel Our 5 Star Hotel is Raffles Beijing Hotel – the 2009 winner of the ‘World’s Best Place to Stay’ by Conde Nast Traveller Gold List. Raffles Beijing enjoys arguably the city’s most prestigious address, close to the best shopping spots and most popular tourist attractions, and is rated amongst the finest hotels in the world. It offers a magical fusion of heartfelt hospitality, residential charm and impeccable Raffles service. Raffles Hotels all over the world are famous for their classic cocktail repertoire, and the Writer’s Bar in our hotel is no exception. It has hosted such literary luminaries as Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, American journalist and writer Edgar Snow, Indian poet Rabindrinath Tagore and Chinese novelist Guo Moruo and all have written glowingly about Raffles. So, we’ll meet you at the Writer’s Bar…
Something Old See a slice of traditional Chinese life in the ‘hutongs’ or alleyways of old Beijing. Let’s take a trishaw ride through the cobbled streets and step inside one of the courtyard style houses to have tea with a local family. We will listen to Beijing’s fascinating history brought to life by a local guide as we tour the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. For the early risers, take a morning walk through the grounds of the Temple of Heaven to see hundreds of local people going about their daily recreation. You will see groups singing classical Chinese opera, performing
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Tai Chi, walking their pets – and not just dogs! No visit to Beijing would be complete without sampling the local dish of Peking Duck. We’ll take you to one of Beijing’s oldest Peking Duck restaurants and even give you a few tips on how to eat it! Why not shop at Beijing’s antique market to take home your own piece of early China. And of course, there is the Great Wall. A trip to this ancient marvel is a must for any visit to Beijing. We’ll take you to a quieter section of the wall to escape the tourist hordes and you’ll enjoy lunch at ‘The Commune by the Great Wall’, a showcase of the work of 12 modern Asian architects and quite simply a classic display of the old China meeting the new.
Something New Beijing has become a hotbed of contemporary architecture and its current building boom is creating a stage for some of the world’s most innovative architecture and engineering. In your free time take a guided tour of Beijing’s new modern marvels. It will give you a fascinating insight into the new Beijing and include such architectural wonders as the Olympic Stadium, National Centre for the Performing Arts, CCTV Building, Beitucheng Station and the famous Water Cube. This tour is also a must for any keen photographer.
What Tours and Excursions are included? •
Great Wall of China
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Peking Duck and Market tour
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‘Hutongs’ or alleyways of old Beijing Tour by trishaw through the cobbled streets. Step inside one of the courtyard style houses to have tea with a local family.
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Tour the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square.
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Enjoy some scrumptious dinners and tasty lunches in exotic locations
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A ‘WOW’ factor night out in Beijing
What are the Optional Day Tours you can add to your itinerary? •
Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
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Temple of Heaven
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Beihai Park
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Purple Bamboo Garden (Zizhuyuan Park)
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Summer Palace
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A guided tour of Beijing’s new modern marvels including such architectural marvels as the Olympic Stadium, National Centre for the Performing Arts, CCTV Building, Beitucheng Station and the famous Water Cube
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A visit to the extraordinary 798 Art District
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Pre-options Pre-options are available to purchase or earn. Accommodation, airport transfers and airfares are included. At the back of this brochure please see some of the pre-options that will be available for you to purchase on our 2011 International Conference tour.
Who Can Attend the 2011 International Conference? The 2011 Learning Ladder International Conference is for Sales Leaders only. So, if you are a maintaining Sales Leader as of 1 October 2010, you will automatically be eligible for qualification. New Sales Leaders who elevate between 1 November, 2010 and 1 March, 2011 may also be eligible to qualify for the International Conference. Should you elevate to Sales Leader on 1 November 2010, you can use your October Team qualification month two sales as part of your Conference Minimum Team sales and New Business qualification figures. Should you elevate to Sales Leader as of 1 December 2010, you can use both month’s Team qualification sales from October and November 2010 as part of your Conference Minimum Team sales and New Business qualification figures. *New Leaders who elevate between 1 January and 1 March 2011 will still have a chance to partly or fully qualify for the International Conference. Should you elevate to Sales Leader as of 1 January, 1 February, or 1 March 2011, you may still be eligible to qualify for International Conference. You will need to achieve the minimum total Team sales of $50,000 (including at least $20,000 New Business Sales and a minimum of six personal sponsors), by 31 May 2011, to qualify for Conference dollars. You will be able to count your two Sales Leader qualification months’ sales towards your minimum Team Sales and New Business Sales. However, as you will have a shorter period to achieve your qualification, you will need to discuss a plan of action with your Upline Leader.
What is the Qualification Period? Sales Leaders’ Team Sales, minimum Personal Sponsoring and New Business Sales will be counted between 1 October 2010 and 31 May 2011. *Except Leaders who elevate between 1 November 2010 and 1 March 2011 – see information above.
Bonus Month For the 2011 International Conference there will be NO added ‘Bonus’ month for New Business accumulation at the end of the qualification period to offset part payment costs as there was in previous Conference qualification periods. Instead, you will be able to count the New Business dollars from 1 October 2010 till 31 May 2011 of your new personally sponsored September 2010 Sponsors.
Your Downline September Sprinter’s Bonus As an added bonus, this year we have again timed the Sprint Run to allow you to count your Sprinter’s New Business dollars for both their own International Conference qualification and for yours, and you can count their New Business from 1 October 2010 till 31 May 2011. So every Leader who has developed a Sprint Leader, or other Downline Leader during the Conference qualification period, has assured their own ticket to China!
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How do I qualify to go to Beijing? Qualification to be part of the 2011 International Conference is determined by ‘Base Qualification’ of Personal Team Sales and Personal Sponsoring; also New Business Sales of a Sales Leader’s Personal Team, and all promoted out first generation Downline Teams for 8 months from 1 October 2010 till 31 May 2011 inclusive. By focusing on New Business activity from your Personal Sponsoring and Smart Start activation of new Team members, and from that of members in your Personal Team, you will secure your business growth and earn Conference dollars to set you on your way to the International Conference.
How do I Fast Track my ‘Base Qualification’ and my ‘New Business Dollar’ achievement? All Leaders who elevate a first level Downline Leader during the Conference qualification period (1 October 2010 till 1 May 2011) will have their new Leader’s Personal Sales and Personal Team Sales counted towards their qualification for total Team Sales. New Business Sales from the date of the Downline Leader elevation will count for the Upline Leader as well as the new Downline Leader during the qualification period. Elevated Leaders during the qualification period, and their Upline Leaders, must be maintaining as per the Career Plan Upline Development Incentive at 1 July 2011 to attend the International Conference and for the Upline Leader to claim the International Conference.
Qualification Rules What is the minimum I need to do to qualify to start achieving International Conference Dollars? To qualify to start achieving International Conference Dollars, a Sales Leader will need to:
Base Qualification: •
Personally sponsor a minimum of 6 new Advisors during the qualification period.
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Leaders must have a minimum in Personal Team Sales (including Personal Sales) of $50,000 over the eight month period, from 1 October 2010 to 31 May 2011. (This figure will include theirs and their Personal Team’s New Business Sales).
*New Leaders who elevate between 1 November 2010 and 1 March 2011 must generate a minimum of $50,000 in Team Sales (including their two qualification months) between their first Leader qualification month and 31 May 2011. (This figure will include theirs and their Personal Team’s New Business Sales.) Plus
New Business Requirement: •
To earn International Conference Dollars to offset the cost of attending the International Conference, all Leaders must generate a minimum of $2,500 per month in NEW BUSINESS or a total of $20,000 in NEW BUSINESS from 1 October 2010 to 31 May 2011.
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The minimum New Business Achievement will reward a Leader with *$1,850 towards the full cost and value of the trip which is $4,500, thus leaving only $2,650 balance to pay. But the minimum achievement is not where most Leaders will aim. For this fast track to China, set your payment level (especially the FREE option) and focus on sponsoring and development, and you will be soon standing on the Great Wall of China with your head held high with pride for your outstanding achievement.
*New Leaders who elevate between 1 November 2010 and 1 Mar 2011 can only count their NEW BUSINESS from the date of their first Leader qualification month and 31 May 2011.
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How do I Earn International Conference Dollars? Once the Base Team Sales, Personal Sponsoring and first level of New Business is achieved, you have qualified for the base subsidy of *$1,850 towards the cost of your attendance. Minimum Personal Sponsoring and Existing Personal Team Sales of $50,000 apply at all levels of qualification. Personal Team New Business is calculated from 1 October 2010 till 31 May 2011 (*unless elevating 1 January to 1 March 2011), and you can continue to earn Conference dollars on your Team New Business to offset your Conference cost right up till the end of the qualification period.
Can I pay to attend the Conference? Yes, providing you have achieved your base qualification as above. Details of New Business part and full-payment achievement are as follows: New Business Conference Dollar Achievement:
New Business Personal Team Sales
Part Payment Amount
$20,000
$2,650 *($1,850 subsidy level)
$25,000
$2,300 ($2,200
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$30,000
$1,950 ($2,550
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$35,000
$1,600 ($2,900
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$40,000
$1,250 ($3,250
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$45,000
$900
($3,600
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$50,000
$550
($3,950
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$55,000
FREE TRIP! $4,500 VALUE
Partner Attendance: Partners can pay to attend the full conference package at $4,500 twin share with their partner, or they can qualify for Partner Conference Dollars. Partner Qualification does not attract the same level of base subsidy as a Leader and so the above chart will not apply for partners’ to achieve Conference dollars. When a Leader has fully qualified to travel for free at the $55,000 New Business level, she can begin to earn Conference dollars for her partner. For every $10,000 in Team New Business achieved above $55,000, a Leader can reduce her partner’s payment by $500. For example, a Leader who has achieved $85,000 in New Business can have her partner attend for a cost of $3,000, or a Leader who achieves $145,000 would have her partner travel for FREE.
Can I extend the Conference? Sales Leaders may extend their Conference by taking a stopover (as per selection of packages offered by TLL) as a pre-option to the Conference. Any cost for this stopover for themselves or their partner and all arrangements for this extended time— hotels, destination etc. — are at the cost of the individual Sales Leader.
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Group Executive Sales Leaders and Above Group Executive Sales Leaders and above may extend their travel with a TLL pre or post option as per the packages offered by TLL or on a private tour on the same main Conference route if they so wish. Any cost for this stopover for themselves or their partner and all arrangements for this extended time— hotels, destination etc. — are at the cost of the individual GESL or above
What Pre-options are available to purchase? (Prices on application to UMIA) 3 Day Pre-options: •
Visit Shanghai – 3 Day Pre-option
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Hip and Happening Honkers – Hong Kong Tour – 3 Day Pre-option
International Conference Upline Development Incentive First time, First Generation Leader elevations only count for this incentive. Reward for the Upline during the qualification period (1 October 2010 to 1 May 2011 elevations) •
Elevate out two new Leaders – receive a 3 day pre-option in China, as per The Learning Ladder’s designated package, for one person twin share.
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Elevate out three new Leaders – receive a 5 day pre-option in China as per The Learning Ladder’s designated package, for one person, twin share.
• Elevate out four new Leaders – receive a five day pre-option in a China destination as per The Learning Ladder designated package, for two people twin share. (Travel included only within China for Leader and partner) OR a seven day pre-option for one person which includes two destinations: China and *Shangri-la or China and Hong Kong as per The Learning Ladder’s designated package.
*It is argued as to whether Shangri-la is truly a Chinese territory or simply a Chinese occupied country (Tibet). Originally Shanghai was a fishing and textiles town but now Shanghai exerts influence over global commerce, culture, art, research and entertainment. In the nineteenth century the city of Shanghai flourished as a center of commerce between East and West becoming a multinational hub and a renowned tourist destination.
Honkers is indeed the ‘Manhattan of the East’. You will be staying at the fabulous new The Upper House. This ultra modern boutique Swire owned property opened in October 2009 and has emerged as the place to stay in Hong Kong. The Upper House is quite simply a temple to hotel style, innovation and luxury. Located at Pacific Place on Hong Kong Island’s Queensway, you are assured of being right at the heart of the very best shopping, dining and excitement Hong Kong has to offer. Soaring over 50 floors into the Hong Kong skyline (but only occupying the top 12) you would never know this hotel offers a secret garden and lawn and rooms that feel like you have stumbled into an architecture magazine. For the best and most luxurious view of Hong Kong’s nightly ‘Symphony of Lights’ laser show head to ‘The Terrace’ at Sevva, atop the Prince’s Building.
Hong Kong
Shanghai at Night
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5 Night Pre-options: •
Visit Shanghai & Xian Warriors – 5 Night Pre-option The city of Xian is more than 3,000 years old. For 1,000 years, this city was the capital of China, and a total of 73 emperors ruled within Xian’s boundaries. With so much history within the ground the city lies upon, it is no wonder that there are so many historical ruins, museums, and cultural relics to be found here. One of the most famous sites of Xian are the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses from Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China.
6 Night Pre-options: •
Your Shangri-la Found – Yunnan Province, China – 6 Night Pre-option
Banyan Tree Lijiang Located near the UNESCO World Heritage town of Dayan and against the spectacular backdrop of mist shrouded Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the Banyan Tree Lijiang is no ordinary spa resort. Thoughtfully designed to capture the spirit and heritage of the local Naxi people and luxuriously appointed to ensure any holiday wish is catered for. Banyan Tree Ringha In contrast to Lijiang, your experience at Ringha is more Tibet than China. The resort is made up of traditional Tibetan style farmhouses complete with intricate woodcarvings and smoky fireplaces. Learn the art of tea appreciation at the Tea House or try a traditional Tibetan Hotpot in one of the Banyan Trees idyllic restaurants. For all you romantics the Highland Romance dining experience should not be missed. Saddle up for your horseback ride through the Tibetan plains to the banks of the Shudugang River where your four-course dinner awaits. In 1997 a picturesque and remote corner of the Yunnan province was named as the ‘official’ Shangri-la. This pre-option includes: three night’s accommodation at the Banyan Tree Lijiang Spa Resort, guided Dayan Heritage Town experience including visit to a local Naxi home, trek at Leaping Tiger Gorge, transfers between Lijiang and Ringha, three night’s accommodation at the Banyan Tree Ringha, guided local Tibetan village experience, and a Highland Romance dinner.
More information about any of these tours is available on request.
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Banyan Tree Ringha
Banyan Tree Lijiang
Old & New Shanghai
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