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Post Tours Announced for the Upcoming Select Traveler Conference

One of the primary advantages of attending the Select Traveler Conference each year is learning first-hand about new travel destinations for groups.  In the case of Nashville this year, many travel planners are already sending groups to America’s favorite city for music, but there are many new developments in Nashville that planners will be seeing and learning about.

In addition to Nashville, there are several other Tennessee destinations that are lining up to show delegates some exciting new developments as well.  All these tours are complimentary to registered Select Traveler delegates.

“Even in today’s world of online references and social media, when it comes to travel planning for groups, there is still no substitute for first-hand knowledge,” said Select Traveler Conference CEO Joe Cappuzzello.  “There will not be a better opportunity this year for travel planners to see and experience Nashville and the state of Tennessee than during this conference.  We hope to see lots of you there!”

Readers of Select Traveler magazine who are attending the conference responded to the Nashville post-tour information immediately and those are sold out.  However, three additional offerings are still available and will be open for registration through January 26, so attendees can still visit some exciting places in Tennessee.

Rutherford and Wilson Counties, located just minutes from Nashville in the heart of Tennessee, are offering a two-day trip, February 10-11, that includes the following sites and activities:

  • Stones River National Battlefield and Oaklands Mansion in Murfreesboro
  • MacGregor Stables, home to famous Tennessee Walking Horses
  • Lunch at the award-winning Miller’s Grocery
  • VIP tour of Cracker Barrel Restaurants’ décor facility
  • Fiddler’s Grove Historic Village
  • A gala dinner and dancing event at Cedar Creek Yacht Club in Mt. Juliet

To register, e-mail: wbryant@rutherfordchamber.org

Tennessee’s Upper Cumberland region is hosting a four-day post tour, February 10-13, that includes these fascinating sites and activities:

  • A Wine, Stein and Shine tour that includes stops at Delmonaco Winery, Short Mountain Distillery, and Sergio Brothers Calfkiller Beer Brewing Company
  • County Courthouse Square in Livingston, the Mennonite settlement of Muddy Pond, Rockabilly Café in Crossville, time with local musicians and artists, and Homestead, a New Deal community
  • Distinctive meals at the Salt Box Inn & Stables, the T. B. Sutton Store in historic Granville, and the Inn at Cumberland Mountain State Park

To register, e-mail: tourism@uppercumberland.org

Tupelo, Mississippi is teaming up with Memphis to offer a three-day musical heritage tour that will showcase the music of legendary stars including Elvis Presley, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding and Booker T.  This trip includes these sites and activities:

  • Dinner and entertainment at Elvis’s birthplace in Tupelo
  • Memphis’s Stax Studio and Sun Studio, where many rock and soul artists recorded, including the King himself
  • The Pink Palace, where modern-day grocery stores got their start
  • Graceland, Elvis’s world-renowned home that draws more visitors each year than any other home in America other than the White House
  • Lots of great music, food and fun

To register, e-mail: colleenpalmertree@memphistravel.com

These complimentary tours are open to registered delegates only and space must be reserved by January 26.  If you have not registered yet for the Select Traveler Conference, February 8-10, in Nashville, Tennessee, visit www.selectravelerconf.com today!

Mac Lacy

Mac Lacy is president and publisher of The Group Travel Leader Inc. Mac has been traveling and writing professionally ever since a two-month backpacking trip through Europe upon his graduation with a journalism degree from the University of Evansville in 1978.