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Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights march. Kentucky is showcasing its culinary side
– think bourbon balls, lamb fries, beer cheese, ‘farm-to-fork’ eating, farmers markets and vineyards – at
KentuckyCuisine.com. Visit Florida has partnered with Google Maps to showcase the state’s beaches in Street View (visitfl
orida.com/beachfi nder) for visitors to fi nd their perfect beach. Hotels: Opening in autumn, a new 209-room hotel will double the number of hotel rooms on the 8,000-acre Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. It is being built next to the Biltmore Winery at Antler Hill Village (
biltmore.com). HRI Lodging’s newest property, the
Aloft New Orleans Downtown (hrilodging. com) is scheduled to open in New Orleans’ Central Business District in March. In Tennessee, a 450-room hotel called The Guest House at Graceland opens in autumn at Elvis Presley’s Graceland (
graceland.com). Hotels: A new agreement between Port of New Orleans and Norwegian Cruise Line (
ncl.co.uk) guarantees at least one NCL cruise ship sailing from New Orleans until 2018, following the Norwegian Dawn’s maiden voyage in November.
Tourism talk “Visitors to Louisiana, and the South, have seen a very healthy
increase over the last 12 months or so. With increased coverage of the region on television, in movies and in print, New Orleans and Louisiana are more often than not now included in itineraries as iconic
Clockwise from top: looking for ‘gators on an airboat ride into the swampy bayous of Louisiana; expect to see plump shrimps from the Gulf of Mexico featuring on menus across the South; Atlanta, Georgia, the main regional gateway city
‘must see’ destinations. “The reduction in APD should help to encourage
travel. In Louisiana, family is everything and the attractions, musical and historical points of interest, restaurants and hotels are really geared up to receive the family sector. “We continue to invest in the UK market, working with Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic to support the direct service into the Deep South gateway of Atlanta. “We are also working closely with Brand USA and British Airways for this year’s Mega fam, which will be heading to Louisiana. Projects include co-operative marketing, in-house training, consumer shows, travel trade road shows (with the Visit USA Association) and missions.” Jody Hanson, Sales and Marketing Director, New
Orleans CVB and Louisiana Offi ce of Tourism
Where to book it AMERICA AS YOU LIKE IT – 020 8742 8299 A 14-night luxury Rhythms of the South holiday costs from £1,725pp. It includes return fl ights, car hire and 14 nights’ accommodation. Starting and
ending in Atlanta, it stops in Nashville, Memphis (via Tupelo), Natchez, Lafayette, New Orleans, Jackson and Montgomery.
americaasyoulikeit.com TITAN TRAVEL – 0800 988 5800 The 14-day Southern Sights and Sounds fl y/dry tour starts in Atlanta and returns from Houston. It takes in Civil War and Civil Rights history as well as the birthplaces of jazz, blues, country and rock ’n’ roll, the home of Elvis Presley and music cities Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans. Prices, including Titan’s VIP Home Departure Service, start from £2,249pp.
titanagents.co.uk VACATIONS TO AMERICA – 01582 469661 An eight-night Louisiana fl y/drive tour, including one night at Oak Alley Plantation and three nights in New Orleans’ Monteleone hotel, followed by a fi ve-night Mississippi cruise aboard the American Queen, costs from £2,699pp with return fl ights in June 2015 to New Orleans via Atlanta.
vacationstoamerica.com 1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS – 0161 877 0432 Dixie Dreamin’ is a 15-day self-drive covering Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, Memphis, Vicksburg, Lafayette, New Orleans, Montgomery, Savannah and Charleston. Prices lead in at £1,054pp, twin-share, including rental car.
1stclassholidays.com
Holiday in
For more information, phone 020 8339 6122 or Email
Alabama@deep-south-usa.com
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