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We have used the French Quarter
Festival in New Orleans, Albuquerque
Balloon Fiesta and Tournament of
Roses Parade in Pasadena with
great success over the years. And,
while we’ve never actually attended
because of the huge crowds, the
Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Center
in New York always happens when
I have groups in Manhattan for
Shoppers’ Week each December.
We always go after the crowds
have dispersed to oooh and ahhhh
at this national holiday icon and
almost always pause for a group
picture at the tree. This year, for
the first time ever, we are taking a
group to the Portland (Oregon)
Rose Festival in June, a tour that
sold out immediately!
Not only do we take the pain out of
On a more local/regional level, we have
successfully incorporated many of the
festivals offered in our own back yard into
consistently sold-out day trips.
crowd navigation, we make sure to ate good sales. We’ve sold them
include any special “extras,” such as straight-up but have also offered
admission to the group hospitality many of them as Mystery trips.
tent at the Balloon Fiesta and
Some of our favorites (and most
premium seating and admission to highly rated) that we enthusiastically
the float decorating/building at the recommend are those in Historic
Rose Parade.
Downtown Franklin (especially the
On a more local/regional level, Main Street and Dickens of a Christmas
festivals), the CMA Festival
we have successfully incorporated
many of the festivals offered in our (formerly Fan Fair) in Nashville,
own back yard into consistently National Cornbread Festival in
sold-out day trips. Tennessee is South Pittsburgh, Apple Festival in
abundantly blessed with these Erwin, Appalachian Folk Festival
estivals and they never fail to gener-
in Norris, Country Ham Festival in
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