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Miami cleans up
Don't be late for an early NE fall As summer starts to take hold in the
UK, New England is gearing up for the coming autumn! The region is already preparing the
The Greater Miami and Beaches area
has markedly increased its marketing spend to help overcome the tourism challenges triggered by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico a year ago this month. The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) secured a $1.25 million grant from the State of Florida to supplement its marketing efforts and is reporting overnight visitor numbers up by 5.6% for 2010. “The strength of the Miami brand to attract a record number of overnight visitors who generated record-breaking expenditures helped our industry recover from the global recession more quickly than other destinations,” said Steven Haas, chairman of the GMCVB.
www.MiamiAndBeaches.com
way for its fall foliage season and is promoting new online content which pinpoints where and when the colour is at its best in each member state. Fall colour typically starts in northern
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont in mid-to-late September and moves slowly south into Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The peak period of fall foliage, and the busiest, is early-to- mid-October. The websites focus on how best visitors can enjoy the colour. In Connecticut, for example,
recommend a cruise up the lower Connecticut River Valley where the trees will be aflame with colour. Or in Maine suggest canoeing on the
Saint Croix River, with the chance to camp out amongst the colour. Fall is the best time of year to go walking in Massachusetts. Or for an easier route to some spectacular views suggest clients ride a cable car to a mountain
Milestone success for New Orleans New Orleans is well and truly back
with 2010 visitor numbers surpassing pre-Katrina (hurricane) levels. Jody Hanson, sales director for New Orleans CVB & Louisiana Office of Tourism in the UK & Ireland said: “We want to thank our travel industry partners for their continued faith in New Orleans and Louisiana as a must- see destination in the USA. The city continues to go from strength to strength, attracting visitors by its
top in New Hampshire. On Rhode Island the colour is provided by trees and plants, such as the cranberry, whose leaves turn scarlet. Vermont is most popular for leaf-peepers with many scenic drives to follow. Among operators featuring Fall in
New Engalnd is Collette Worldwide, with a nine-day escorted tour from
£1,699 in October.
www.colletteworldwide.com Websites detailing foliage information:
www.ctvisit.com www.visitme.com www.massvacation.com www.visitnh.com www.visitrhodeisland.com www.vermontvacation.com
reputation for unrivalled music, cuisine, history and festivals.” New Orleans welcomed 8.3 million visitors in 2010, a 10.7 per cent increase over 2009 and the first time eight million visitors were achieved since Katrina. They spent $5.3 billion (a $1.1 billion increase over 2009), which equates to the highest haul of tourism revenue in the city’s history.
www.neworleansinfo.com www.louisianatravel.com
Georgia mountain in high definition The production will be four to five
Stone Mountain Park, near Atlanta, Georgia, is to premiere a new version of its Laser Show Spectacular, using a digital, multi-dimensional projection called Mountainvision, which is scheduled to debut on one of the world's biggest outdoor screens on May 30. The show will be the first time Mountainvision has been used in the Southeast USA.
times the size of an IMAX screen and is taller than the Statue of Liberty. The technology ‘brings the mountain to life’, making it appear to be crumbling at times during the show. Lasers, special effects and
pyrotechnics will be part of a show set against the mountain’s 825-ft granite backdrop.
www.stonemountainpark.com
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