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North Carolina's unique side
North Carolina has introduced 543 ‘unique experiences’ to its website to help inspire travellers to choose the right holiday experience in the Tar Heel State. The post-card-style illustrations – 543
represents the driving distance between Manteo on the state’s coast and Murphy in the mountains – will encourage visitors to explore the state’s beaches, mountains, state parks and much more, said Lynn Minges, the N.C. Department of Commerce’s Assistant Secretary of Tourism, Marketing and Global Branding. “We don’t just talk the talk about jaw-
dropping scenery, outdoor adventures and history. We give you wild mustangs on Shackleford Banks, mountain biking at the East’s highest ski area, the nation’s largest natural habitat zoo…a winery in an old jail, a burial ground that will haunt you and a furniture market that will amaze you,” she added.
www.VisitNC.com/project543
Universal's new Despicable appeal
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem opened at Universal Orlando Resort this summer. Based on the Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment film Despicable Me, the ride places guests in the midst of an adventure that combines a new storyline, new animation and the latest 3-D technology. Families are ‘transformed into minions’, before training together to join Gru’s minion army. They then get to boogie down during the world’s-first minion-inspired dance party Guests will meet characters from the
film, all voiced by the original cast. They will then enter the ride through the towering façade of Gru's house, pick up 3-D ‘minion goggles’ in his living room and be scanned for ‘human germs’ in the Minionization Prep Room. Gru is working on something ‘really big’ and recruits guests for the job, transforms them into minions and sends
Fairmont’s timeless style in Boston
The Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston is celebrating 100 years of welcoming guests and completing a $20 million (£13 million) restoration and renovation project, which 'has created the feeling of a bygone era and of life lived on a grand scale'. All of the hotel’s 383 guestrooms and suites have been upgraded, as has the Fairmont Gold lounge and the lower lobby meeting space, and a new rooftop health club and lobby lounge have been
added. Adjacent to the lobby lounge the original hand-laid mosaic tile floor from 1912 has been restored, creating a timeless new feeling to the grand entrance of the hotel. Available until December 31 2012, the Celebration of a Century Package includes an overnight stay in a newly renovated guestroom, a private hotel history tour and a history booklet, with rates starting at $100pp (£70).
www.fairmont.com
Broadway adds to show collection
The Broadway Collection is lining up 14 new shows, bringing the total it offers to the UK trade to 24. Shows opening later this year include Chaplin (September 10), Annie (November 8), Rebecca (November 18) and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (November 29).
Opening in spring 2013 are Kinky
Boots, Matilda, Cinderella, Diner and MoTown, with opening dates and ticketing information still to be announced. The new shows will join other The Broadway Collection productions that include The Lion
King, Mamma Mia!, Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera, Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, The Book of Mormon, Jersey Boys, Mary Poppins, and Wicked. Broadway Inbound offers a simple
ordering system and open access to extensive free-sale inventory directly from the box offices of the shows of The Broadway Collection at FIT wholesale prices. Tickets to each show are available
through The Broadway Collection partners in the UK.
www.broadwaycollection.com
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them off for minion training. From there, guests go on a wild ride where they evade water sprayers, giant flyswatters, and more. Also new in 2012 is the Blue Man
Group Show at Universal CityWalk, the high-tech re-launch of The Amazing
Adventures of Spider-Man at Universal's Islands of Adventure, and the openings of Universal's Superstar Parade and Universal's Cinematic Spectacular – 100 Years of Movie Memories at Universal Studios Florida.
www.universalorlando.co.uk
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