Personally, summer is a great time to enjoy the outdoors in the Midwest with the family.

Baseball games, swimming and family outdoor parties are the very best. Professionally, however, we are preparing for autumn foliage time at Mayflower Tours. 40% of all of our escorted tour business will depart in the months of September and October, and the work for these departures needs to be completed during the summer months.

Right after the 4th of July, reservations on autumn departures reach a crescendo as the calls and correspondences stream into the office.

This demand for Autumn Tours is interesting. I believe that our travelers love traveling during this time because the kids are back in school, summer family time is over and everyone knows the weather will be getting worse right after this season.

The autumn products that are chosen by our travelers seem to follow a pattern.
Travelers who live on the West Coast want to travel to the East Coast and New England, Nova Scotia, and Mackinac Island and The Grand Hotel.

Travelers who live on the East Coast want to travel to the West Coast on our Pacific Coast Journey, Colorado’s Historic Trains and any of the National Parks. This autumn seems to be a year to stay closer to home and experience North America as opposed to a foreign destination.

Autumn is a remarkable time to travel and with a name like Mayflower Tours, with whom else would you travel? So, please contact your travelers who are “leaf-peepers” and invite them on an escorted tour that departs in the months of September and October.

Come visit our Autumn Showcase online, or request a Mayflower Tours North America brochure. Autumn is truly the best time to travel.