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Round-trip from Atlanta:
$944 Marrakesh
A 7-day advance purchase required
Depart by May 16; August 26-December 15 or January 10-March 31, 2016
Add $30 per direction for Thursday-Sunday travel days
Stay at least one Saturday night or up to one year
Purchase by April 30
Valid on British Airways via London (change from Heathrow to Gatwick Airport required)
Two free London stopovers permitted
Tip: Return flights arrive in London between 4-11PM with connecting service to Atlanta departing the following day between 2-4PM. Travelers are permitted to extend this layover to one or more days.
Southern Morocco’s imperial city of Marrakech is close to the Atlantic coast, the High Atlas mountains and the Sahara desert. The famous Jemaa El Fna Square bustles with peddlers, jugglers, monkeys and snake charmers. By evening, the square becomes a food bazaar and a promenade for locals. Popular daytrips from the city include tours to the high mountain passes and visits to the oasis-like Ourika Valley with waterfalls, unspoilt landscapes and encounters with Morocco’s traditional Berber people.
The Asheville Bed & Breakfast Association and the WNC Cheese Trail celebrate the first ever Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest on April 26. The festival will be held rain or shine, from noon until 4PM, at the Highland Brewery in Asheville. The festival will utilize the indoor and outdoor areas of the brewery so you can get your hands on goats and calves outside and participate in discussions and tastings inside. Pre-fest tickets for the 1st annual Carolina Mountain Cheese Festival are $12 for ages 13 to 103; free ages 12 and under. The 17 member inns of the Asheville Bed & Breakfast Association offer special packages throughout the month of April. Select packages include two passes to the Sunday festival and additional amenities. Lodging options include family-friendly and and pet-friendly inns; inn hosts that cater to guests with gluten-free diets or other dietary preferences; homes built in the Victorian or Civil War time periods, friendly farmhouses or cottages; in-room spa services, and several destinations are within walking distance of downtown Asheville.
For nearly 20 years she’s sat silent, but on Saturday, May 30, the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 Steam Passenger Locomotive, the most powerful steam passenger locomotive ever built, will triumphantly return to her hometown of Roanoke, Virginia under her own steam power. It’s a dream come true for thousands of train enthusiasts around the world. To welcome the locomotive home, the Virginia Museum of Transportation is planning a Homecoming Celebration that will be open to the public and free of charge. Details will be published soon for the May 30 events. The graceful, streamlined giant of a locomotive will participate in Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam excursion program throughout June and July.
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Round-trip from Atlanta:
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+Fees $$$ = Carry-on Bags: $10-$75; Checked Bags: $15-$100; Seats: $3-$199; additional fees vary by carrier
+Fees $ = Checked Bags: $24-$125; Select/Preferred Seats: $9-$99
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The U.S.A. is yours – so what are you waiting for? If you’re looking to visit a bustling city in the eastern part of the U.S, check out New York City, Washington, D.C or Philadelphia. Or, if a beach destination is more your scene, Florida, California and Hawaii are the perfect places to kick back and relax while soaking up the sun. Or, enjoy the great outdoors at one of the many national parks and memorials such as the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone or Mount Rushmore. Book an American Airlines flight with a four-night (or longer) stay through April 30 and get $100 off when using promo code VISITUSA at American Airlines Vacations. Book your flight and hotel together and save with American’s exclusive unpublished airfares and specially negotiated hotel rates. This offer is valid for travel now through December 20. Blackout dates: May 25, July 4, September 7, November 26.
Departing two hours outside of Colorado Springs in Alamosa, Colorado, the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad offers a number of new scenic train experiences available for summer. Enjoy the natural beauty of the Southern Rockies from the comfort of vista-dome vintage rail cars, including two authentic City of New Orleans club cars, pulled by a stylish mid-century diesel engine. Choose from a number of excursions, or a one-of-a-kind concert at the top of Fir Summit Amphitheater at 9,400 feet. The Rio Grande Scenic Railroad departs from the Alamosa Train Depot.
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