Delta Cockins just got back from an all expenses paid tripto Paris, care of her employer Betabrand. Her company covered thecost of a “wonderful” hotel next to the Louvre and an”amazingdirect flight,” says Cockins, an inventory planner at the SanFrancisco-based online retailer. Her coworkers pitched in $500for spending money, and Cockins used the cash to buyher first pair of Christian Louboutin heels. “I'm always going tosay Betabrand owns one of those shoes,” she said.

Cockins's journey was part of Betabrand's FlyAway program.Every six to eight weeks, a lucky someone from the office gets sentabroad and the company covers airfare and lodging. To qualify forthe deal, the employee can't have traveled outside thecountry—ever. Cockins, 41, never had a passport. Betabrand alsoexpects the globetrotting employee to stay connected through socialmedia and deliver a company-wide trip reportafterwards.

A handful of companies have pushed the boundaries of fringebenefits by offering subsidized travel on top of the morefamiliar policies promising paid time-off and the avantgarde employers promising unlimited vacation time. Airbnb,Evernote, AFAR, G Adventures, and Think Parallax are among the newwave of employers putting up between $1,000and $4,000 for some or all of their workers to get out oftown. Dreamy, right?