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Tourist info: The Massachusetts Office
of Travel & Tourism c/o First Public
MASSACHUSETTS
Relations, Molasses House, Clove Hitch
Quay, Plantation Wharf, London SW11 3TN.
the bay state
Tel: 020 7978 7429 Fax: 020 7924 3134
MASSACHUSETTS
E-mail:
karen@firstpr.co.uk
Web:
www.usamass.tv
Also in the UK: Discover New England
From the rolling Berkshire Hills to the and biking weather and opportunities to Tel: 01483 222 676
Land Area: 8,300 square miles, approx.
tip of Cape Cod, from historic Boston go whale watching.
(Trade) Brochure Line: 01271 336 195
the size of Wales
to the islands of Nantucket and Summer days are perfect for beach
Web:
www.discovernewengland.co.uk
Population: Approx. 6.5 million
Martha’s Vineyard, the Common- activity, with swimming and boating
wealth of Massachusetts is the perfect along the seashore and on freshwater
Tourist info Boston: Greater Boston State Capital: Boston
holiday destination. lakes. Summer also brings a cultural
Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2 Copley
Largest City: Boston
Place, Boston MA 02116, USA
Massachusetts is a four-season desti- feast with one festival after another,
Tel: 001 617 536 4100
Local Time: EST – 5 hrs behind UK
nation. The winter months bring oppor- from free Boston Pops concerts on the
Fax: 001 617 424 7664
Climate: Similar to the UK, however the
tunities for skating and skiing in the banks of the Charles River to the
Web:
www.BostonUSA.com
seasons are more defined.
Berkshires. As the days lengthen in Tanglewood festival in the Berkshires.
National Parks: For a list of State
spring, the landscape offers perfect hiking Visitors during Autumn can enjoy the fall foliage with its magnificent display of
Parks visit
www.massvacation.com.
colours as the trees prepare for winter.
ments, factory outlets and discount
Shopping stores means that shoppers from the
With no sales tax on clothing, there are UK can often save enough to pay for
bargains to be had in Massachusetts the cost of their trip.
where a combination of bargain base-
If you only see one
thing...
Choose one from the Fall, Boston
“America’s Walking City”, Cape Cod and
the Islands and go Whale Watching.
Look out for...
Bill Clinton, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
TAKE A BREAK FROM THIS WORLD ICELAND
GLASGOW
STOPOVER IN ICELAND AT
REYKJAVIK
MANCHESTER
LONDON
MINNEAPOLIS – ST. PAUL
NO ADDITIONAL COST IN AIRFARE
BALTIMORE –
WASHINGTON
BOSTON
ORLANDO
NEW YORK
HALIFAX
Icelandair´s unique route system When flying Icelandair to North
which is structured around the America you can also take a
mid-Atlantic hub airport at break in Iceland. Visit Iceland’s
Reykjavik, Iceland offers you a famous natural wonders and
timesaving and convenient flight enjoy gourmet dining and the
route between the UK and North cultural scene in Reykjavik.
America from London Heathrow,
+ For more information go to
Glasgow, and Manchester.
www.icelandair.co.uk
WWW.ICELANDAIR.CO.UK
46 VISITUSA TRAVELPLANNER 2007 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR FOR BROCHURES, GO TO WWW.VISITUSA.ORG.UK OR CALL 0870 777 2213
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