COSMOS has introduced four new US escorted coach touring itineraries in its new-look North America programme for 2000.
These include a revised southern Dixieland and Rhythms 14-day package from £1,029; a two-week Florida tour from £879; New Mexico and The Heart of Texas, from £995 for 14 days; and a 13-day Favourites of the Southwest itinerary from £1,389, which takes in California, Las Vegas and Phoenix, with add-on options to Hawaii, San Francisco and San Diego.
The operator is giving rail journeys a higher profile in the programme. The Coast Starlight overnight train, for example, which runs between Seattle and Los Angeles, is an option with five of the tours.
Cosmos America general manager Graham Mumford said: “We are constantly looking at ways to provide more interesting itineraries. Rail journeys, where suitable, add variety to a tour and the chance to travel on some of the classic US routes. First-class cabins are offered with any journeys involving overnight travel.”