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ASK THE EXPERT


Mark Henderson, senior product and commercial manager for touring, Travel 2 “The benefit of a self-drive tour is the flexibility to go at your own pace. While you have a set itinerary in terms of destinations and hotels, you can spend as much time as you like at sites along the way. With Travel 2’s self-drive itineraries, agents have the flexibility to tailor the trip to the customer’s requirements and interests.”


at the Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans, two at the Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown and three at the Sheraton Nashville Downtown (all room-only). The price includes a walking tour of the French Quarter, Graceland Elvis Experience tour, car hire and BA flights from Heathrow, based on a June 11, 2018, departure. hayesandjarvis.co.uk


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BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY Colourful wildflowers, rolling hills and the ever-present silhouette of the mountains


make the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway through North Carolina and Virginia one of the most scenic routes in the US, and an excellent option for active types wanting to stretch their legs along the way. Clients with time to spare can


complete the journey in about a week, but those wanting just a snippet can cut in at almost any point for a few hours of carefree cruising – suggest Asheville to Boon for an especially


You get to meet the locals and experience a more authentic side to the US than in the big cities


RIGHT: Memphis


FAR RIGHT: Yellowstone National Park


noteworthy stretch complete with hiking trails bordered by maple and tulip trees. Those looking for the full whammy


will start in Waynesboro, Virginia, and glide all the way to the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina. Key highlights include Roanoke River Gorge,


the Blue Ridge Music Centre – a huge museum devoted to old-time music – Grandfather Mountain, Yellowstone Falls and the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, complete with a movie theatre showing films about the region. Funway’s Davies says: “You drive at a sedate 30mph and there are


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