FEATURE USA: THE SOUTH
USA: THE SOUTH Top Selling Tips...
• Serenade music lovers… “The area is renowned for its wonderful hospitality, along with a thriving music scene that has launched some of the greatest entertainers” JONATHAN COUCH
USA Product Manager, Travelbag • Go back in time…
“The South still leans very much to times gone by. Conjure up old plantation homes and paddle steamers – both of which can still be experienced” LEE BURNS
Product Director,
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practically tropical conditions for most of the year. Florida is, by far, the most familiar southern-located state to UK visitors, with its familiar and ever-appealing line- up of beaches, the boggy swamps of the Everglades and theme parks. But the beating heart of the ‘Deep
South’ is found elsewhere, like in Louisiana, where the star is New Orleans, and Tennessee, with its musical heartlands of Nashville and Memphis. Mississippi’s star is also rising on the
back of the state being the historical home of the Blues. While Alabama and Georgia both have notable coastal resorts, such as Mobile and Gulf Shores in Alabama and Sea Island and Jekyll
Island in
Georgia. Georgia also has Atlanta, which has enough
attractions and historical
appeal to make it worth considering as a genuine city break option.
For many Brits states like Arkansas,
Kentucky and North and South Carolina are more of a mystery, but have plenty to offer nonetheless. Arkansas has grand national parks as
well as cities such as Little Rock (home of Bill Clinton) and Hot Springs. The Carolinas are rich with history from the Civil War and American Revolution and offer both coastal and mountain getaways, while Kentucky appeals for its
Bluegrass and natural heritage. Music, of course, is a key draw card
for visitors to the South. There is a litany of musical birthplaces: the jazz of Louisiana, the blues of Memphis, the country and western of Tennessee and the bluegrass of Kentucky. The southern states – Louisiana in
particular – are arguably also the only region in the country with truly indigenous cuisine. Many people head to New Orleans, for example, just to try
• Prove your Florida
knowledge… “Give as many personal
recommen- dations as possible. I
have had a high conversion rate and find clients more interested in the service and knowledge rather than the price.”
JOHN OSBORNE, Travel Consultant, Robert Broad Travel
Opposite page: Hitting the right notes in
Nashville, Tennessee; Above: Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina; Golden rays in South Carolina; Great food in Alabama
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Selling Tip
With its empty highways and easy and scenic byways The South is the perfect fly- drive choice
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