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Harry Potter gets sequel at Universal


THE Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort is planning a major expansion for next year. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley is being billed as ‘the world’s first centrally themed, multi-park experience’ and will stretch across both Universal Orlando theme parks. The new area will bring to life some of the


experiences and places found in and around London in the Harry Potter books and films, offering a range of brand-new adventures for visitors. Diagon Alley and ‘London’ will be located within the Universal Studios Florida theme park, which is adjacent to Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park, the home of Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. Universal says the new area within


Universal Studios will be ‘just as expansive, immersive and authentic’ as the existing themed environment. A central feature will be a train, the Hogwarts Express, that will take park visitors between ‘London’ and Hogsmeade.


The new park will feature shops, a restaurant and an innovative, marquee attraction based on Gringotts bank – all directly inspired by the fiction and films.


The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade opened at Universal’s Islands of Adventure in June 2010. universalorlando.com


ARE you selling Florida, New York, California and everywhere in-between? Then make note of the Visit USA Association comprehensive and detailed knowledge base for promoting and selling the entire USA. For those agents enrolling and


working through the free online training programme's 12 learning modules, the rewards include the chance to gain special accreditation at three levels (Bronze, Silver and Gold) and VUSA Ambassador status. Free registration is open to all those in the UK who work in the travel industry and promote and sell the leisure travel to the USA. Those accredited receive a window


sticker for their agency, the use of a VUSA Ambassador logo on personal correspondence sent to clients, a listing on the VUSA website so that consumers can find a USA expert, plus the opportunity to join in with various VUSA road shows, FAM trips and events. The


launched


Visit USA a


sponsorship


Association has scheme


FUNWAY


Funway has the US fully covered in 2014 Holidays’ 92-page


2013/2014 USA brochure includes an early-booking offer of £75 off all multi- centres for bookings made by September 30 2013. Other specials include free airport lounge passes and free car rental upgrades. The brochure features destinations that include California, Arizona, Texas, Hawaii, Las Vegas, the Deep South, New York and North East cities, highlights multi-centre choices, ‘top 10


and


Flight and bikes at the Grand Canyon


experiences’, car rental options and a dedicated page of offers. Prices start from £659pp (based on two adults sharing) for three nights at the three-star Holiday Inn Midtown 57th Street, New York. For travel on January 6 2014, the deal includes Delta Air Lines flights from Heathrow and must be booked by August 13.


The brochure is available upon request


from: 0844 557 0626; trade-gate.co.uk. funway4agents.co.uk


Sweet Home Alabama within easy reach AGENTS looking to earn more commission


from selling one of the Deep South’s most evocative states should request a copy of Sweet Home Alabama.


The compact travel guide highlights the many reasons for building Alabama into a Southern US itinerary,


THE Papillon Group is offering


adventure enthusiasts the chance to journey from one side of the Grand Canyon to the other via a combination of helicopter and motorcycle. The


tours are being offered in


partnership with EagleRider and are available for guests of all ages until November 5 2013. On the North Canyon helicopter tour,


with sections on


food, music and entertainment; nature and adventure; and history and culture. There’s also a ‘12 Ways to Experience Alabama’ section and suggested itineraries to help get the best out of a self-drive tour of the state. Sweet Home Alabama can be ordered by calling 020 8339 6122 or emailing della. tulley@btinternet.com. Plus it can be viewed at deep.south.usa.com/ alabama


guests venture from the South to the North rims; the latter has the best views of the canyon’s deepest and widest part, at one mile down. Upon returning to the South Rim they embark on a two-and-a-half hour guided motorcycle tour. The entire tour lasts three and a half hours and is priced at $379pp. On the Grand Canyon South Rim Airplane Tour with Harley, guests experience the South Rim from two perspectives—by air aboard a flightseeing airplane and by ground astride a Harley from EagleRider.. The nine-and-a-half-hour tour costs $535pp. papillon.com


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programme in conjunction with USA tourism offices and VUSA members to give the opportunity to travel agents, home workers and tour operator sales staff to join FAM trips and experience the USA for themselves. Those achieving Gold Ambassador status may have the opportunity to travel to the USA on one of the fam trips organised by one of the 200+ UK members of the Visit USA Association. For example. Sharon McConway, from


North American Travel Service, a Gold Ambassador, was the first to experience VUSA’s first sponsored joint group fam trip to Florida in April this year, travelling to Fort Myers & Sanibel CVB and Palm Beach CVB. visitusatraining.com


Jane Wilson Managing Director Attaché Communications


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