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Florida’s real deal with Funway
Funway
Holidays’ Florida 2012-2013 brochure includes an increased choice of hotels as well as a number of deals and savings.
The brochure features child prices
from £499 and teen prices from £579, from £13pppn, boutique hotels from £43 pppn and prestige hotels from £57pppn. Holidays start from only £735pp for
seven nights at Best Western Lakeside, Kissimmee, including all taxes and basic car hire. Casey Hurford, Funway’s product manager, said: "We have added 17 new properties for Florida. We encourage agents to contact us to lean all about our fantastic deals for kids and teens." 0844 557 0770
www.funwayholidays.co.uk
California launches aspirational royal campaign
California Tourism’s latest campaign declares summer 2011 ‘The Royal Summer’. Designed to cash in on interest generated by William and Kate’s three- day tour of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, which concluded on July 11, the global campaign takes the theme of ‘Three Days Isn’t Enough’. It focuses on some of the places and activities the Royal couple could have experienced around the Golden State if only they had stayed longer. The campaign includes a special ‘Royal
Advert’ for use online that showcases diverse California locations and activities that might appeal to William and Kate’s interests, such as white- water rafting in Gold Country, soaking in Mammoth’s hot springs, kayaking in Mono Lake and hiking in Mendocino. The campaign is backed up by a series
of Royal Summer packages. Hotels, attractions and venues in the state have created special offers and themed
US Airways puts Dublin in touch US Airways has started a daily
summer service between Dublin and its hub at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new flight will operate through September 30 and complements US Airways’ daily non-stop service from Philadelphia. Flights leave Dublin at 09.25, arriving
experiences that give visitors the opportunity to enjoy California with a distinctly regal twist, and at any budget. The packages follow in Will and Kate’s
footsteps, ‘embrace their active lifestyle' or offer a luxury holiday fit for a King- to-be’. The Royal Summer packages can also be seen online at
www.visitcalifornia.co.uk
Caroline Beteta, California Travel &
Tourism Commission President and CEO, said: “From our iconic cities and natural wonders, to the amazing beaches, restaurants and wineries, theme parks and resorts, California has much to offer the Royal Couple. We invite them to return but also invite others to take their own Royal California Holiday.”
Deep South takes to the road
in Charlotte at 12.40. The return flight leaves Charlotte at 18.20, arriving back into Dublin at 06.50. A gateway to the southeastern US,
630 daily flights leave Charlotte offers to 135 non-stop destinations that include Orlando, Miami, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Mexico and the Caribbean.
www.usairways.com
Universal Orlando has more 3-D Universal Orlando Resort
Florida’s newest attraction will be based on Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s hit 3-D- CGI feature Despicable Me. The attraction, which the
entertainment group says will ‘bring minions, mayhem and a whole new level of 3-D family fun to its guests,’ will replace the Jimmy Neutron attraction at Universal Studios Florida. Guests will embark on the new, high-
tech 3-D digital adventure with their favourite characters from the film: Gru, daughters Margo, Edith and Agnes, and Gru’s not-so-bright pit crew, the minions, before descending into Gru’s
A week-long Deep South
lair and secret lab and ending with a first-ever, minion-inspired, interactive dance party where they can show off their best moves. Universal has also announced that The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, one of the most popular attractions in the park, will be completely reanimated in 4K digital high. Due to be unveiled in 2012, both the Despicable Me and Spider-Man attractions will utilise new, highly sophisticated Infitec 3-D projection systems designed to make the experience sharper, clearer and more “real” than ever before.
www.universalorlando.com
Mission met with key partners in five UK cities last month. The road show dropped in on
Barrhead in Glasgow; North America Travel Service in Edinburgh; Great Rail in York; Gold Medal in Preston; Page&Moy in Market Harborough and Thomas Cook in Peterborough. “The objective of the mission was
to show our commitment to our industry partners by ensuring that we equip point-of-sale staff,” said Della Tulley, account manager for Alabama Tourism Department.’ “The sales staff we trained showed
a keen interest in learning more about the diversity of product in the
Deep South region and what it can deliver UK travellers," she said. The Deep South states comprise Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Titan HiTours has a 10-day Southern Musical Medley tour, priced from £1395pp. Visitors enjoy a medley of music genres, from Jazz and Soul to pop and rock, while travelling from Tennessee to Alabama. • Memphis and Liverpool (in the UK) have become 'Rock 'n' Soul Mates' as part of a 'transatlantic strategy' to build cultural awareness and encourage destination tourism.
www.deep-south-usa.com www.titanhitours.co.uk
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