Visit USA wants committed Partners

THE recently launched Visit USA Travel Agent Partner programme is generating plenty of interest among travel agents. More

Highs and lows of UK arrivals

UK visitors to the US were up by three per cent, to 4.208 million, in the first 11 months of 2008, according to new statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce. More

TOURISM OFFICES

Mass discounts offer winter relief

THE Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) has teamed up with the Massachusetts Lodging Association and the Massachusetts Restaurant Association to offer consumers a money-saving pass. More

Bloomington appoints Cellet

DESTINATION Bloomington, Minnesota, has appointed Cellet Travel Services as its sales, marketing and public relations contract in the UK to push its ‘Bloomington, Minnesota, the centre of it all!’ campaign. More

Capital Region starts to bloom

AMERICA’S Capital Region has launched a new website targeted at garden lovers. The region is described by TV gardener Monty Don as encompassing “an extraordinary array of natural and horticultural riches”. More

Seattle’s room stock grows by 1000

AGENTS selling the northwest USA now have four new Seattle hotels to offer clients. More

ATTRACTIONS

Sea World has a new manta

THERE will soon be yet another new reason to recommend Orlando, Florida. More

Theme park musical ready to rise

UNIVERSAL Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles is to launch a musical this spring based on one of the most iconic horror movies of all time. More

Keith Prowse parks’ passport gains quick approval

KEITH Prowse Attraction Tickets’ exclusive 2 Week All You Need combination ‘Passport’ has been a bit hit with agents and consumers since its launch last autumn, the operator says. More

Universal party time for Mardi Gras

UNIVERSAL Orlando is promising the most star-studded line up to date for its annual Mardi Gras festival. More

 

 

HOTELS

Indigo a colourful new addition in Miami

THE Intercontinental Hotels Group has opened its fourth Indigo hotel in Florida More

Hyatt’s triple treat extended

HYATT Hotels & Resorts has extended its ‘Three for Free’ promotion at 20 Hyatt Resort properties across the USA, Caribbean and Mexico until the end of March. More

Nashville’s Leading hotel

A NEW independent luxury hotel opened last month (February) in the heart of Nashville’s fashionable West End. The Hutton Hotel is the first hotel in Tennessee’s Music City to be a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. More

TOUR OPERATORS

Obama heralds the return of cool

RECENT ABTA/Foreign Office research suggests that 21 per cent of 18-34 year olds are more likely to visit the USA now that President Barack Obama is in office... More

Easter offers from Royal Caribbean

ROYAL Caribbean is expecting a strong Easter holiday demand from UK families for cruises aboard its fleet of big hitters. More

AIRLINE AND AIRPORTS

Lounge around with American

AS the final stage of the relocation of American Airlines operations to Washington Dulles International Airport’s Terminal B, the airline has now opened an Admirals Club lounge located in Terminal B. More

US Airways asks for dollars to doze

IF your economy-class clients want pillows and blankets on US Airways’ domestic flights, it will now cost them $7 for the ‘Power-Nap Sack’. More

GROUND TRANSPORTATION

On track for Santa Fe

VISITORS to New Mexico have a new way to travel between two of the state’s most important cities following an extension to the New Mexico Rail Runner Express. More

AND ANOTHER THING

Flower power set to colour the desert

MARCH sees the start of Pink Jeep tours’ ‘Flower Power Trekker Tour’ into the 3.3 million acre Death Valley National Park, California. More

Tulips from…Michigan

LIVING up to its town name the small Michigan town of Holland celebrates more than 80 years of Dutch culture, heritage and beauty with a radiant display of over 6 million tulips in May. More

Happy birthday to Pike’s Peak

NORTH America’s most visited mountain, second most visited mountain in the world and Colorado’s 31st highest peak out of 54 is celebrating its 150th birthday this year! More