Like to know more? Visit www.visitusa.org.uk Subscribe to our fortnightly email newsletter online. Call the information and brochure request line on 0870 777 2213 or email vusa@bhpdirect-mail.com


Go Card cuts Wichita prices


Ten Wichita-area attractions, in conjunction with Go Wichita Convention & Visitors Bureau, are introducing the Go Card. The discount admission programme is available throughout the year. The programme is designed to


encourage visitors to visit more than one of the Kansas city’s many attractions. A visitor pays full admission for each ticket at the first attraction they visit. At that time they will receive a Go Card for a $2 discount for each ticket they purchase at other participating attractions within the next seven days. Go Card participating attractions are:


• Botanica, The Wichita Gardens • Exploration Place • The Kansas African American Museum • Kansas Aviation Museum • Mid-America All-Indian Center • Museum of World Treasures


Great Lakes gets ready for more programme time


Two major tour operators are including the Great Lakes USA for the first time in 2012. Both North American Travel


Service (NATS) and The Vacations Group have joined Virgin Holidays and Complete North America in covering this diverse area of the mid- west of America. NATS has a 14-night fly-drive Great


Lakes tour, including a Michigan Lakes and Mackinac Island tour. The Vacations Group brochure has an


entire section devoted to ‘Great Lakes and Northeast’, with one page covering a Great Lakes fly-drive tour, one for an escorted tour and a six-page tailor-made section on the area. These tours are also being purchased through Tourmappers. www.greatlakesnorthamerica.co.uk


• Old Cowtown Museum • Sedgwick County Zoo • Wichita Art Museum • Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum


“I am delighted that the leaders of


these attractions were able to work together to create the Go Card plan,” said Maureen Hofrenning, Go Wichita vice president. “It offers great value to our visitors.


We’ll be reviewing the success of the programme and eagerly looking for ways to improve and expand on the idea.” www.gowichita.com/gocard


The Civil War six


The American Civil War Trails are now documented in a new brochure which features routes through six states – including West Virginia – to attract and guide history buffs to the region and experience the history found in this area. As part of the Civil War Trails, there


are a number of museums, historic small towns, plantations, and military cemeteries that can be visited. All of these attractions, including the battlefields, offer informative tours that appeal to tourists with little knowledge of the history. The trails which run through these


states all include interactive stops, as well as self-guided audio tours. Tours by Segway and bus to the areas most affected by the war are also included. See the dedicated website: www.civilwartrails.org. Also call 020 8948 2388 or email: wv@attachecommunications.co.uk


VISIT USA IN BRIEF


Across America for under £500 Cruise America, North America’s largest motorhome rental company, is celebrating its 40th birthday by taking delivery of 700 brand new vehicles this spring and offering clients the chance to drive them from just $770. Cruise America, with a 4000-


strong fleet, had an excellent 2011. The brand new motorhomes are expected to find their way to the company’s 30 international rental stations in the US and Canada by mid-May, at the latest. A special rental rate is being


offered, with up to 30 days to arrive at the vehicle’s destination. The flat price of US$770 per vehicle from Chicago, or C$798 from Toronto, includes 3,000 miles in the USA, or 5,000 kilometres in Canada. These ‘base prices’ are good for up to the first 14 days. Extra-day prices of US$55 or C$57 applies thereafter. Call 0844 910 3271 or email


New York welcomes 50 million New York City was expecting to


welcome a record 50.2 million visitors by the end of 2011 – with more than one million arriving from the UK – achieving its goal of attracting 50 million annual visitors by 2012 – a full year ahead of schedule. Throughout last year The Big


Apple maintained its position as the number one city destination and overseas destination in the US. In recognition of this achievement,


Mayor Bloomberg presented one lucky UK family, the Johnsons from Lichfield, Staffordshire, with a


reservations@cruiseamerica.co.uk www.cruiseamerica.co.uk


Refitted BA 777 for New York Customers flying to New York’s


Newark Airport over the weekend of January 14/15 were the first to experience British Airways’ latest seats and cabins following the first complete refit of one of the airline’s Boeing 777-200s. The aircraft was the first of 18 to


‘golden ticket’ to New York City and named them the honorary 50 millionth visitors to New York City. www.nycgo.com


More luxury for Miami The St. Regis Bal Harbour


Resort was due to start welcoming visitors on January 19, 2012. Claimed to be one of the nation’s


most impressive oceanfront developments, The St Regis Bal Harbour will offer guests ‘a new dimension of bespoke luxury’ with the resort’s 214 elegant, ocean view rooms and suites and 307 residences in three all-glass towers rising 27 storeys above


be fitted with BA’s new First cabin, new World Traveller and World Traveller Plus cabins and the airline’s latest Thales inflight entertainment. The multi-million pound refurbish-


ment gives the 18 Boeing 777-200s the same contemporary interiors as British Airways’ six brand new Boeing 777-300ERs. www.ba.com


an expansive stretch of beach. The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort spans nine acres on a 1,000-foot stretch of white sandy beach. The exclusive enclave sits on the


northern tip of Miami Beach, just minutes from South Beach and downtown Miami, and convenient to two international airports in Miami and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood. www.stregis.com/balharbour


Seafood marathon in the Keys Next month (March 10-11) the


Florida Keys’ Marathon plays host to the second largest festival in the area – The Original Marathon Seafood Festival. As well as local seafood like lobster tails, stone crab and shrimp, live music, craft stalls and fairground rides will also be on offer. www.marathonseafoodfestival.com


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