This is the official girlfriends getaway in Sevierville, Tennessee.
Wooh!
Shop, sip, spa.
Okay, do I have your attention yet?
I am so glad because get ready because you're about to pack your bags.
We found the perfect spot for your next Girlfriends Getaway.
I am so excited about this, and our next guest will tell us all about it.
I want you to meet Amanda Marr, Marketing Director for the Sevierville, Tennessee Convention
and Visitors Bureau.
Welcome to the show.
Hi.
This is such a fun show, and I love Tennessee, and I love girlfriends getaways.
Well, this is perfect then because there's so much to see and do in Sevierville between
the great Smoky Mountains, the shopping, the spas, and we're easy to get to.
So, it is fantastic.
You know we think about that great spa vacation, or that great yoga boot camp, or that adventure
vacation.
But it looks like Sevierville has everything all rolled into one.
That's the thing that's so perfect.
No matter what you need your girlfriends getaway to be, you can make it happen in Sevierville.
And you know, I always think women need to reconnect.
I mean we're balancing family, and work, and carpool, and on and on and on.
So, it's so great to look for places to plan this getaway.
Yes, and it's so important to spend that time and reconnect with your friends because if
you're anything like me, you see your friends on Facebook and that's pretty much it.
You don't really get to spend that time together.
So, this is a great way to do that.
Well, I love Tennessee.
I was born in Georgia, and I love the Smoky Mountains.
But, tell our viewers exactly where you're located.
Well, Sevierville is in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park which
is America's most visited National Park.
And who would know that?
That's amazing.
I love to hear that.
It's because it's so beautiful there.
You know, there are so many things to see and do.
Eight-hundred miles of maintained hiking trails including the Appalachian Trail that runs
through there, so that's a bucket list item for you right there.
Grab the girls and hit the trail for a little while.
Hit the trail.
I like that.
It's absolutely gorgeous there, and there are so many things to see and do.
You know, I love Tennessee.
I love Dolly Parton.
I know she was born in Sevierville, and I think Dolly has a little something to share
with us.
Let's take a look.
Hello, I'm Dolly Parton.
Welcome to my hometown, Sevierville, Tennessee.
Now there's so much to do here between shopping attractions and delicious restaurants that
you're gonna want to come back again and again.
And when you are in town, be sure to stop downtown Sevierville to see the Dolly Parton
statue.
They tell me I look just like her.
(music).
Love her.
Okay.
Tell me specifically, if my girlfriends and I go, what can we do there?
The thing that's so great is that you can shape your girlfriends getaway anyway you
want it to be.
Perfect.
So, if you decide that you, maybe you've had a rough time, you need to feel beautiful again.
You can come in with your friends and set up a personal shopper experience.
Get a complete makeover.
Go to our Tanger Outlets in Sevierville and shop all the high-end name brands at deep
discount prices, and just really go home with a brand new look and a new feeling about yourself.
Or, maybe you need to rebuild your confidence.
We've got some great adventure activities, everything from hitting a Biplane Ride with
your friends to crossing America's longest swinging bridge or taking on a zipline adventure.
Oh my gosh.
I love that.
That sounds right up my alley.
So many things that you can do, and of course if you just want to do some spa visits and
some wine, we've got that, too.
Okay.
That's right up my alley, too.
(Laughter).
See, there's something that's perfect for everyone.
It sounds like there's a lot of things that are perfect for you on this trip.
Absolutely.
You know, I have so many friends that are spa people, and then so many that are adventure
people.
But this is something like we could go and everybody could have their perfect vacation
and girl's getaway.
We could all meet at night.
You could, and you could spend a day for each friend.
Do what they need to do that day, and really set up your vacation that way.
But it also sounds like your place, Sevierville, is just great for the entire family, too.
It really is.
And you know, we see a lot of that.
When women come on a girlfriends getaway, they start looking around and think, "Hey,
my kids would really like to do this" or "this is would be perfect for my husband."
And so they end up coming back and planning a family vacation as well.
You know our viewers are always thinking about, is it affordable?
Yes.
Is it affordable?
Very much so.
A 3-day trip will cost around $700 per person.
It's not that expensive to come there and play.
We have a lot of attractions that are under $20 per person.
A lot of things to do that are free, and of course Great Smoky Mountains National Park
is completely free to enter and enjoy as well.
So, you're going to find a lot of things to do.
It's not going to cost a lot of money, and you're going to have great memories.
This sounds perfect.
Okay.
To my girlfriends out there, you know who you are, pack your bags.
We are heading to Sevierville for fun and adventure.
It's official.
It's a destination for our girlfriends getaway.
Amanda, thank you so much.
I'm serious.
I'm coming.
Please do.
And I'll bring some girlfriends, and then I'll bring my family back.
Alright.
So great to have you on the show.
Thank you so much for having me.
Alright, and for tips on planning your next big getaway, visit OfficialGirlfriedsGetaway.com
or our website, TheBalancingAct.com.
After all, girls just want to have fun.
We'll see you next time.