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3 PLANNING ASSISTANCE TAKING CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS Pre-planning Assistance and Personal Attention Familiarization Tours and Site Inspections If your schedule allows, we encourage you to visit Pigeon Planning a trip to Pigeon Forge is a win/win situation Forge prior to your event. We’ll arrange a tour of the for both you and your clients. While they get to enjoy area and help you select a meeting or reunion location. time at one of the premier tourism destinations in the You also can view hotel rooms and get an idea of special Southeast, you get assistance from our certified travel activities and festivals that your group might enjoy. industry specialists throughout the planning process. If you have questions, need our assistance in developing an itinerary or advice on which attractions and events to visit, please call our sales team at 1-800-285-7557 or email us at [email protected]. Planning Information We’re happy to supply you with area maps, along with copies of our quarterly newsletter, In Transit. This newsletter is designed to keep tour operators and meeting planners updated on what’s happening in Pigeon Forge. You also can sign up for our quarterly e-newsletter at PigeonForgeTours.com. Check out some of our YouTube videos at http://mypf.social/ grouptours and http://mypf.social/morefunpfvideo. Location Pigeon Forge is located 12 miles off Interstate 40, an easy drive by motorcoach, van or car. Our town is within a day’s drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population east of the Mississippi River. Driving Yourself Pigeon Forge is 33 miles southeast of Knoxville, four miles south of Sevierville and five miles north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Interstates I-75, I-40 and I-80 are connected to town by State Route 66 and U.S. Highways 441, 411, 448 and 321. Tennessee law requires all occupants of motor vehicles to wear seat belts. The state also has a mandatory child Visit Us Online restraint law that requires children, infant to 12 years of age, to be secured in a child safety seat and/or in the Learn what’s happening in Pigeon Forge and see how we can help you plan your group tour, meeting or reunion at PigeonForgeTours.com. backseat of the vehicle. It is against the law to text and drive in Tennessee. Cell phone use while driving is allowed in Tennessee, unless you have a learner’s permit. In that case, cell phone use is banned. CONTACT US ANY TIME FOR MORE INFORMATION AND PERSONAL ASSISTANCE Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism Sales Department P.O. Box 1390, Pigeon Forge, TN 37868-1390 1-800-285-7557 • 865-453-8574 • 865-429-7362 (fax) e-mail: [email protected] Joy McNealy, CTIS Kay Poole, CTIS Senior Sales Manager Sales Manager