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HOW TO SELL NEW ORLEANS


NEW ORLEANS The Big Easy Why do we go into the travel industry


– is it the thought of travelling to exotic places, working with people that are excited to use your services or is it the spirit of the British with our on-going love affair with travel that we enjoy being a part of? You can find exotic, exciting and spirited in the very unique and iconic city of New Orleans otherwise known as the ‘Big Easy’ located in Louisiana, Deep South USA! As the experts, we know that you


have choices – a world full of choices in fact and we want to give you as many reasons as possible to ‘choose’ New Orleans, Louisiana when suggesting holiday options to your clients. New Orleans has enjoyed so many accolades and awards over the years; the best destination in the world for night life, the most beautiful walking city, best weekend getaway, most affordable dining and many more.


City of Senses Each visitor that goes to New Orleans has their very own take on why New Orleans is so special to them. It is a city that creates memories for each of your senses; the sound of music floating through the French Quarter, the smell of the Cajun and Creole cuisine on every cobbled street, the soft touch of the Spanish moss on oak trees that line the magnificent Garden District streets or the taste of a long cool Mint Julep cocktail on a warm sunny day! When visiting New Orleans you very


quickly realise that the locals are easy to get to know from the doorman to the café owner to the local on the street. Nobody is ever too busy to help, they pride themselves on their hospitality and are delighted, grateful and honoured when a visitor comes to their city. Arriving in New Orleans is from the


start an adventure of discovery, whatever your interests The Big Easy has something for everybody. Check-in, freshen up and then down to the lobby bar to orientate yourself. Ask the barman for his speciality cocktail whilst you pick his brains on where the locals go and your interests. Afternoons are for taking a stroll


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round Jackson Square, located front and central of the French Quarter and home to artists, musicians and all manner of street theatre. You can stroll around the square with a cup of the famous chicory coffee or a cocktail in a go-cup as you soak up the creative, fun and relaxed atmosphere of this historic bustling square. Late afternoon the sun is gorgeously


warm and conducive to a tram ride to the Garden District, a stroll through the French Quarter or people watching on a bench by the Mississippi River. Time for an afternoon ‘pick you up’ of the world-famous Beignets, the lightest doughnuts dusted in a coating of icing


sugar to give you a lift into the evening. New Orleans is not a place to be moderate but a place to enjoy a little indulgence – the excess of life.


Virgin cocktails A light nap before returning to the hotel bar for a cocktail to start your evening is always advisable, virgin cocktails are delicious in New Orleans too! The first night is always the reconnaissance night where you head to Bourbon Street or Frenchmen, stroll past the many clubs and bars playing an eclectic mix of live music – Soul, R&B, Rock, Jazz, Zydeco, Cajun, Pop, Blues to name a few. As you find the home of


“your” music you just sit back and listen to some of the best musicians in the world who play New Orleans because it is renowned as being one of the melting pots for world-class musical talent. If you have not done a gig in New Orleans you have not completed your apprenticeship in music. After a night of sights and sounds in


an atmosphere of laid-back euphoria it’s time to find a 17th century courtyard to enjoy a coffee, Irish or otherwise, and contemplate your first day in the city that never sleeps and what tomorrow will bring. Breakfast in New Orleans can be as moderate or extensive as you wish, a


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