New Orleans
How to get there: Continental flies from Gatwick to New Orleans via Houston. Journey time is around 12hrs in total.
Who to book with: Funway offer flights with Continental from £375 return and accommodation from £29 per night per person based on two sharing.
Top nosh: if you’ve got the dollars, head for Antoine’s, Arnaud’s, Brennan’s, Commander’s Palace and K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen.
Top tours: take a walking tour of the cemeteries for an insight into the dead and famous or head for the Garden District for history and a chance to spot where celebrities such as Anne Rice, author of Interview With a Vampire, lives.
Where to stay: more hotels are coming on line every day. Try New Orleans Hilton Riverside on the river front, Dauphine Orleans in the Quarter, or St Charles Guest House in the Garden District.