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


Win an iPad with USAirtours


USAirtours & Walt Disney World Florida have joined together to give seven agency branches the chance to win one of seven prizes including a new iPad 4.


All Disney hotel bookings made


before February 11, 2013 will be entered into a prize draw with the top prize being an IPad 4, second prize an


IPod Shuffle and five further prizes of a Thornton’s Chocolate Hamper. Agents can order bulk supplies of the


new USAirtours brochure through BP Trade Gate. The expanded programme includes


new introuction pages on popular destinations with experts’ views, top tips and 50+ recommended attractions and excursions.


There are new private


escorted air tours, ski and escorted tours and self-drives; and increased coverage on the Disney, Universal & SeaWorld Parks, Canada and Hawaii. USAirtours is also offering free upgrades on all villas in Kissimmee for all new bookings made in February 2013. usairtours.co.uk/villaupgrade


Palm Springs celebrates


PALM Springs is celebrating its long association with celebrities, music and dance through two new attractions. A 26ft tall 'Forever Marilyn' sculpture


has been erected downtown on the corner of Palm Canyon Drive and Tahquitz Canyon Way and will be on display through to June. The statue


Seward Johnson represents one of the most famous images of Marilyn Monroe, taken from the film The Seven Year Itch.


In addition, the Palm Springs Follies has an all-new show, Dance to the Music! The Broadway-quality variety show celebrates the music and dance of mid-century America. Now new stars will make their debut appearances including multi-million- selling recording artist, Lou Christie; Lesley Gore singing her hit anthem It's My Party; and vocalist Lorna Luft who will perform songs her legendary mother,


Judy ipsfollies.com Delta adds a third daily flight to Atlanta and keeps flyers connected


DELTA Air Lines is to add a third daily flight between Heathrow and Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, effective March 31, 2013, with onward connections to 150-plus destinations. The three flights from Heathrow will


depart at 09.45, 12.50 and 14.25 with the return flights departing Atlanta at 17.55, 21.35 and 22.45.


Meanwhile, The airline has begun installing wi-fi on its fleet of more than 150 international aircraft, using high- bandwidth Ku-band capacity satellites to provide global coverage. Delta claims to be the only airline offering online access at 30,000 ft on non-stop flights between the UK and the US. delta.com


www.sellinglonghaul.com • Month 2013 21 Django's western push for Wyoming


WYOMING expects to receive a boost to its cowboy credentials this year after starring in Quentin Tarantino’s latest blockbuster, Django Unchained. Featuring Oscar-winning actor Jamie


Foxx, the film features some stunning winter scenes from Wyoming’s Jackson Hole valley, capturing Jackson Hole’s snow-capped mountains,


ice-covered by American artist


rivers, and native elk and bison from the National Elk Refuge and the Grand Teton


National Park. Foxx stars as Django, a slave who comes face to face with bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz, who pledges to set Django free and help him rescue his enslaved wife. Other movies filmed in the state include


A River Runs Through It, Brokeback Mountain and Dances with Wolves. To discover more about Wyoming and the


Rocky Mountain International area, visit RMI-RealAmerica.com


Ski resorts on America’s east coast are becoming popular with UK visitors looking for great snow at great value. These resorts, located in Maine,


New Hampshire, Vermont and New York, are easily accessed via Boston, New York or Montreal. Although the flying time is slightly longer than to European destinations, once in resort prices are often considerably lower. Agents will often find that in the


eastern USA they can suggest higher -rated accommodation at lower prices as well as other positive considerations such as short lift lines, gourmet foods, and English-language instruction. Mark Meredith, USA Product Manager at Virgin Holidays, said: “Customers are looking for great value and our featured eastern USA resorts are the most popular at the moment. Ski prices in New Hampshire are often comparable (and sometimes cheaper) than the most popular resorts in France, so you can see why people opt for what is generally a more aspirational product." Ski Vermont said: "Our resorts had a


Garland, taught her.


wonderful start to the 2012-13 season. Cool, dry conditions allowed us to jump-start our 80% snowmaking coverage as early as November, leading to early openings. Natural snowfall was perfectly timed for the holiday season! All of Vermont’s resorts are reporting visits and sales above last year. “ For more information on the


eastern US ski resorts, their UK reps and tour operator partners see visitusa.org.uk CAROLINE DONALDSON–SINCLAIR Wixhill Pr Ltd


ATLANTIC SEABOARD RESORTS FULL OF EASTERN PROMISE


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