visit usa now! ISSUE 117 | JULY/AUGUST 2013 Johnny Cash Museum opens in Nashville


TENNESSEE has a brand-new attraction with the opening of the Johnny Cash Museum in downtown Nashville. Among the exhibits of a singer who


mixed country, rock, blues and gospel styles are several personal belongings, including handwritten letters, historical documents, awards, costumes, instruments and video footage through the decades. The museum is the culmination of a


lifelong dream for founder, Bill Miller. “I became a Johnny Cash fan at the age


of nine, in 1969. I collected everything relating to him I could get my hands on. As time went on, I met Johnny many times and we became close friends,” he said. "Over the years Johnny and many of his friends and associates contributed to the collection and I scoured the world for


important pieces. This museum is our tribute to the greatest man I’ve known.” Tommy Cash, Johnny’s younger brother, describes the museum as ‘indescribable’. "There's so much to comprehend. I knew


all of the memorabilia was somewhere, but to see it all in one building is an awesome experience. I could spend a week in here and probably not see every single thing. It's something that those who come to Nashville from all over the world will want to see." Located at 119 Third Avenue South, the museum is en-route between the tourist- circulated Broadway strip and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The JCM is open every day from 11.00 to 19.00. admission is $14. johnnycash.com


General


Love to book America with Cosmos


COSMOS Tours and Cruises has launched its 2014 North America & Worldwide programme alongside a new reservations platform and an agent incentive that runs through July. The programme’s


tours have been


categorised into separate classifications. The choice includes tours suitable for single travellers with larger more social groups (Classic Touring), those wanting a relaxed pace with fewer hotel changes (Leisurely Touring), and smaller group touring allowing more off the beaten track sightseeing to see more of a destination (Small Group Touring). Also available is the choice of Tour &


Cruise combining the best land and cruise holidays as well as a range of premium holidays with an


upgraded touring


experience Select by Globus. New holidays include the Great Cities of


Eastern USA (nine days from £1569), and New Orleans,


Caribbean (15 days from £2069). Agents making any booking from the


USA, America & Worldwide brochure from July 4-31 will receive a £25 Love2Shop voucher. Call 0844 573 0668 or for new brochures visit trade-gate.co.uk


16 July/August 2013 Houston & Western


Wally points to family deals in Big Apple


NYC & Company, New York official tourism organization,


City’s has


unveiled Where’s Wally? as the city’s fifth official ‘family ambassador’. For the next year, Wally, the ‘iconic


world traveller’, will encourage family travel to the city by highlighting the best ways for families to experience the neighbourhoods, museums, parks and hotels across the five boroughs. The programme features editorial


content that highlights things to do and see while a Where’s Wally? NYC attraction pass provides savings of up to 45% on admissions to museums, tours and attractions. ncygo.com/waldo


IN BRIEF


Flagship launch for AA: American Airlines introduced its flagship B777- 300ER aircraft on the Heathrow-Los Angeles route in June. The aircraft also flies from London to New York (JFK) and from Heathrow to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). The B777-300ER includes features such as inflight Wi-Fi and up to 250 movies in every seat. aa.com/flybetter


Delta goes flat on A330: Delta is upgrading its Airbus A330 fleet – the final fleet type to receive the modification – to include fully


flat-bed seats in its


BusinessElite cabin and new 'slim line' seats, which offer more personal space, throughout Economy. Delta was named by Fortune magazine as 'the most admired airline worldwide'. Delta.com


Hotel Palomar opens in Phoenix:


Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar has opened in the heart of downtown Phoenix. Located at


CityScape, a new mixed-use


development featuring shopping, entertainment and dining, Hotel Palomar Phoenix is a boutique hotel with 242 rooms and suites, all with views of the city and mountains. kimptonhotels.com


SCOTTSDALE CAUSING A FLUTTER SCOTTSDALE’S new Butterfl y


Wonderland has opened as part of the Talking Stick Destination in the Salt


River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The attraction, the fi rst phase of Odyssey in the Desert, a 35-acre entertainment


complex, features the largest butterfl y pavilion in the US, a theatre with a 3-D fi lm the ‘Flight of the Butterfl ies,’ and a ‘Butterfl y Emergence Gallery’, where visitors observe the stage of a butterfl y metamorphosis. Other interactive


exhibits showcase honey bees and ants to sea life. butterflywonderland.com


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