visit usa now! I S S U E 116 | J U N E 2013 Virgin has more of Florida
VIRGIN Holidays’ newly-launched Florida 2014 brochure includes early-booking discounts, a number of new hotels and a raft of special offers.
Hotels appearing for the first time include Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort; Rosen Shingle Creek, a SeaWorld hotel; Clarion Suites Maingate and Best Western Premier Saratoga Resort Villas, while new Florida destinations for 2014 include Hammock Beach, Cocoa Beach and Cape Coral.
Those who book a Walt Disney World holiday before July 1 will receive a free Disney Dining Plan, 14 Disney Park days for the price of seven and $200 Disney Spending Money when staying at a moderate, deluxe or deluxe villa resort. Universal Orlando Resort benefits
include early park admission to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter for guests staying at an on-site hotel. Guests staying at a Deluxe hotel will receive free Universal Express ride access, complimentary water taxis and priority seating at select resort restaurants. The Disney Dining Plan enables guests
to have food when they are in Disney parks on a points basis. Virgin Holidays is also offering free Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Manchester flights to Heathrow aboard the new Virgin Atlantic,
Little Red service when
customers book a Miami holiday before June 30 Prices start from £679 for seven nights at the Maingate Lakeside on a room-only basis.
virginholidays.co.uk
TrekAmerica offers some pillow talk
TREKAMERICA’S Western Wonder tour (seven days), the Westerner 2 BLT (14 days), the Westerner 3 BLT (18 days) and the Yosemite and Tahoe Mini (three days) all depart from the San Francisco area with prices starting from £265pp. Seattle Market’s Theater Gum Wall – over the last 20 years the wall has been covered in used chewing gum and is a masterpiece of explosive colour – can be included in TrekAmerica’s Mountain Trail (14 days), the Canadian Road Trip (25 days) and the Rocky Mountain High tour (21 days), all departing from Seattle. Prices are from £1049pp (flights not included).
trekamerica.co.uk
IN BRIEF Delta to link with Virgin: Delta's proposed
joint venture with Virgin Atlantic will see the two airlines offer 21 daily flights from Heathrow to the US by the end of the year, including Delta’s third daily flight to its Atlanta hub, already running. Delta also flies from Heathrow to Detroit, Minneapolis-St Paul and Boston. The airline intends to launch onboard wifi access.
delta.com
JFK facility opens again: Boston’s JFK
Presidential Library and Museum is back open for business and welcoming visitors after closing in the aftermath of the Boston bombing. A special exhibit: ‘To The Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis’, was recently opened, running until December 1. There are three theatres, period settings, and 25 multimedia exhibits.
jfklibrary.org
Sky Train running in Phoenix: Travellers arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona can now reach downtown Phoenix in just 20 minutes after the opening of the PHX Sky Train. The free Sky Train is an automated train that transports travellers between the airport’s busiest terminal and the nearest light-rail station.
skyharbor.com
Westin Sacramento takes over from Le
Rivage: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has introduced its Westin brand to Sacramento, California.
The Westin
Sacramento occupies the property formerly known as Le Rivage Hotel, and is situated on Riverside Boulevard in a waterfront location., with 100 guestrooms and suites.
westin.com/sacramento
VERMONT MAKES CONCERTED UK PUSH
THE New England state of Vermont now has a dedicated UK & Ireland offi ce in the form of representative company WixHill Ltd. to supplement its Discover New England activities. Visitors made an estimated 13.95 million person trips to Vermont during 2011 for leisure, business or personal travel. Around three quarters of a million visits came from international travellers, who stayed an average of three nights in the state. Contact WixHill Ltd, Vermont@
wixhill.co.uk call 0800 345 7322 or visit
vermontvacation.co.uk.
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