Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Asheville on Frommer's 'hot' list of travel spots for 2007

What does Asheville, North Carolina have in common with Tokyo, Zurich and Portland (both Oregon and Maine)? It's one of Frommer's dozen "standout" destinations for 2007 travelers.

Joining A-ville and the others on the list are Krakow, Poland; Minneapolis; Panama; Ethiopia; Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands; Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada; and Glen Canyon, Utah.

"The travel guide folks at Frommer's have realized what savvy North Carolinians already know. They've included Asheville in their list of a dozen places not to be missed in 2007," writes the News & Observer.

"It's the gateway to the North Carolina mountains and many, many destinations beyond. But there's much more to this fabulous city."

Click here for some great tips for visiting Asheville. Of course, no trip to Asheville is complete without visits to the Grove Park Inn (above) or the Biltmore Estate (right).

1 comment:

M. Lail said...

Asheville is apparently a top wedding destination, too, according to the Citizen-Times:

"Ashley Hammack always wanted to get married in Asheville.

"When she and her fiancĂ©, Grant, were thinking about places for their wedding, they discussed Cary, where her parents live. But the Nashville, Tenn., resident loved Asheville, having visited it several times. It was her first — and final — choice.

"More and more, Asheville is becoming a destination for the matrimonially minded, a fact inescapable to those who will pass the Civic Center on Saturday.

"Several hundred brides, mothers (and a few grooms-to-be) are expected to visit the Asheville Wedding Festival in what over the past several years has become a “very popular” annual event, according to David Pisha, Civic Center director.

"People love to get married here. ..."