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Essential Knowledge
Client
Match
Selling:
top tips
ELAINE KANE
Retail travel assistant
manager, Eton Travel,
Berkshire
Touring holidays
Self-drive gives
customers more
flexibility, while coach
RANCHES BEACHES
touring is hassle-free
and means they can Cowboy movies have been one of Think of US beaches and Florida
concentrate on the America’s most successful exports springs to mind – the choice is huge,
scenery and views as during the last 50 years. These days from the celebrity hotspot of Miami
opposed to the roads. tourists can discover the cowboy life at Beach to the more laid-back white
You tend to learn ranches in states such as Arizona, Utah, sands of the Gulf coast resorts.
more on a coach tour Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. There are hundreds of beaches on
than self-drive as the Ranches range from the luxurious to the east and west coasts. These include
guide will give basic working farms where guests can southern California, upscale New
information on the get their hands dirty with activities such England locales such as Cape Cod, the
tour. Although driving as cattle driving (see p26). resorts of North and South Carolina and
is easier in the US American Round-up offers ranch New York’s Long Island. And Hawaii, of
than here, if a client is holidays with prices for a one-week stay course, is famed for its beaches.
at all nervous, then a at an Arizona ranch in February from Premier Holidays has a week in
coach tour would be £876. Properties from 11 states are Miami from £1,029. Travel 2 sells the
the more relaxing available through Ranch America, while Fairmont Hotel Miramar in the Los
option. mainstream operators such as Virgin Angeles beach community of Santa
If customers are Holidays also sell some ranching tours. Monica from £130 per night.
going on a self-drive,
I would recommend
pre-booking the
accommodation so
they know where they
are going to stay each
night. This saves time
and gives something
to aim for at the end
of the day and saves
them from spending
too long in one place.
It also prevents longer
drives at the end of
the trip to get back
in time for the flight
home.
NATIONAL PARKS FAMILIES
I normally suggest
at least a two-night The US is home to stunning scenery With its theme parks, beaches and
stay in each place, so (see p24), particularly in the western numerous direct flights from the UK,
they have a full day to states where attractions include the Florida is the number one family
explore. But if it’s Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon and favourite. The US dollar to sterling rate
somewhere such as the inhospitable desert of Death Valley. makes it a popular UK destination.
Las Vegas or another Spectacular parks include Yellow- Funway offers seven-night family
major city, then I stone with its geysers and bubbling packages to Florida for a total of £2,170
usually suggest mud pools, the rock formations of for two adults and two children.
staying three or Bryce Canyon and Zion, and the lush There is plenty for families to enjoy in
four nights. vegetation and waterfalls of Yosemite. other states. Spectacular scenery and
Most of the tours Self-drive or coach tours are a good exciting activities make heading west
we sell to the US are way to see these iconic parks. an attractive option, while most cities
tailor-made as it gives Operators include Travelpack, offer a range of entertainment for all
the client more Connections, Titan HiTours, Cosmos ages of children.
flexibility on where Tourama and 1st Class Holidays. United Adventure operators such as Explore!
they want to stay. Vacations sells a 14-night self-drive tour and Footloose run family-orientated
of Arizona and Utah from £1,330. itineraries in the US.
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TTG Knowledge USA October 2008
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