Hi Carol,

No, our bus from Dallas has been canceled. You might check with Premier Travel One to see if their bus is full. Their number is (800) 709-4340.

Hi Norma,

Thanks for visiting our site. I’m sorry but I don’t have a bus leaving from Charlotte to the Essence Festival. You may want to check with Premier Travel One at 1-800-709-4340.

Hi Val,

Thanks for your interest in our travel packages for Essence. We currently have 3 rooms left at this introductory rate. After these are gone, yes we will have another package; however the price will likely change.

Jean,

Please check http://www.EssenceMusicFestivalPackages.com/travel-packages.

Christa,

Thanks for your interest in our travel package. Here are the answers to your questions:
1. Yes, we have 9 rooms left.
2. The final itinerary for the bus will emailed to all passengers in the spring. But to give you an idea, the bus will likely leave Dallas around 8 pm and will have stops/pickups in Shreveport and Alexandria, La. The bus will likely leave from Hwy 80 in Mesquite.
3. Anyone can make payments, even if they are not a passenger.

Let me know if you have further questions.

Jacqueline,

Yes. Our package includes hotel accommodations for July 6 – 9 at Sheraton and 1 concert ticket. Please visit http://essencemusicfestivalpackages.com/travel-packages for complete details.

Hi Chloe,

Merry Christmas!

Yes, we have packages still available at Sheraton. If you’re not on our email list, go ahead and join. I’ll be announcing a special in January. Sign up at http://www.EssenceMusicFestivalPackages.com.

Hi Alecia,

Thanks for visiting our website.

No I’m sorry I do not. My colleague has a package that includes hotel only and you can get your floor tickets through ticketmaster. Find out more about that package at http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com.

Hi Romin,

I’m glad you enjoyed yourself at the Essence Festival last year. Unfortunately Hilton is not one of the hotels we are offering, but our current package information is located at http://essencemusicfestivalpackages.com. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Hi Lonzella,

Sorry it took a while to get back to you. I have just emailed you the information you requested.

Marquita,

Thanks for your interest in our travel packages. Check out http://www.essencemusicfestivalpackages.com.

Detavia,

Unfortunately Doubletree is not one of the hotels we are offering, but we do offer an all-inclusive package from Dallas including transportation, hotel, and tickets for all 3 nights! Our current package information is located at http://essencemusicfestivalpackages.com. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Hi Tasha,

Thanks for your interest in our travel packages. We offer a hotel that is close to Bourbon (Holiday Inn French Quarter). You can find out more about this package at http://www.essencemusicfestivalpackages.com/hotel. A $50 deposit is required to hold the room. You can book your flight separately at http://www.essencemusicfestivalpackages.com/flights.

Tina,

We can assist you with hotel and/or hotel with tickets. You can check http://flights.williamstravelandcruises.com for flight rates. Our air rates are usually cheaper than Southwest. However, we cannot include the flights into the payment plan.

Hotel Only

We have rooms available at your choice of Hilton Riverside, Drury Inn, or Holiday Inn French Quarter. The price is $875 per room which includes taxes and fees for all 3 nights (July 6-9). Just $50 per person reserves your room.You can find out more details on this package at http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com. If you choose this option, you will need to go through http://www.ticketmaster.com for tickets.

Hotel and Tickets

STAY: 3 Nights
HOTEL: Bienville House Hotel, Monteleone & Sheraton New Orleans
FEATURES: Reserved ticket for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances of the Essence Festival at the Superdome, in the Loge Level. NOTE: We recommend early arrival on July 6 because the first performance is that evening.
RATES:
SGL DBL TPL QD
Bienville House Hotel $1295 825 745 695
Monteleone $1355 875 775 725
Sheraton $1395 895 795 745

To book this package, visit http://reservation.williamstravelandcruises.com. You will then be redirected to our secure payment site to enter your payment details at http://payment.williamstravelandcruises.com.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Hi Brenda,

We can assist you with hotel and/or hotel with tickets. However, you would need to book your flights. You can check http://flights.williamstravelandcruises.com for flight rates. Our air rates are usually cheaper than Southwest. However, we cannot include the flights into the payment plan.

Hotel Only

We have rooms available at your choice of Hilton Riverside, Drury Inn, or Holiday Inn French Quarter. The price is $875 per room which includes taxes and fees for all 3 nights (July 6-9). Just $50 per person reserves your room.You can find out more details on this package at http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com. If you choose this option, you will need to go through http://www.ticketmaster.com for tickets.

Hotel and Tickets

STAY: 3 Nights
HOTEL: Bienville House Hotel, Monteleone & Sheraton New Orleans
FEATURES: Reserved ticket for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances of the Essence Festival at the Superdome, in the Loge Level. NOTE: We recommend early arrival on July 6 because the first performance is that evening.
RATES:
SGL DBL TPL QD
Bienville House Hotel $1295 825 745 695
Monteleone $1355 875 775 725
Sheraton $1395 895 795 745

To book this package, visit http://reservation.williamstravelandcruises.com. You will then be redirected to our secure payment site to enter your payment details at http://payment.williamstravelandcruises.com.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Hi Tanisha,

We can assist you with hotel and/or hotel with tickets. However, we do not have motorcoach transportation from your area.

Hotel Only

We have rooms available at your choice of Hilton Riverside, Drury Inn, or Holiday Inn French Quarter. The price is $875 per room which includes taxes and fees for all 3 nights (July 6-9). Just $50 per person reserves your room.You can find out more details on this package at http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com. If you choose this option, you will need to go through http://www.ticketmaster.com for tickets.

Hotel and Tickets

STAY: 3 Nights
HOTEL: Bienville House Hotel, Monteleone & Sheraton New Orleans
FEATURES: Reserved ticket for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances of the Essence Festival at the Superdome, in the Loge Level. NOTE: We recommend early arrival on July 6 because the first performance is that evening.
RATES:
SGL DBL TPL QD
Bienville House Hotel $1295 825 745 695
Monteleone $1355 875 775 725
Sheraton $1395 895 795 745

To book this package, visit http://reservation.williamstravelandcruises.com. You will then be redirected to our secure payment site to enter your payment details at http://payment.williamstravelandcruises.com.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Hi Nicole,

Thanks for your interest in our travel packages. If you’re looking for tickets only, they can be purchased through http://www.ticketmaster.com. However tickets won’t go on sale until the first part of 2012.

We do have a hotel package that includes tickets. Here’s more info on that:

Hotel and Tickets

STAY: 3 Nights
HOTEL: Bienville House Hotel, Monteleone & Sheraton New Orleans
FEATURES: Reserved ticket for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances of the Essence Festival at the Superdome, in the Loge Level. NOTE: We recommend early arrival on July 6 because the first performance is that evening.
RATES:
SGL DBL TPL QD
Bienville House Hotel $1295 825 745 695
Monteleone $1355 875 775 725
Sheraton $1395 895 795 745

To book this package, visit http://reservation.williamstravelandcruises.com. You will then be redirected to our secure payment site to enter your payment details at http://payment.williamstravelandcruises.com.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Presh,

We can assist you with hotel and possibly tickets. I have two different packages:

Hotel Only

We have rooms available at your choice of Hilton Riverside, Drury Inn, or Holiday Inn French Quarter. The price is $875 per room which includes taxes and fees for all 3 nights (July 6-9). Just $50 per person reserves your room.You can find out more details on this package at http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com. If you choose this option, you will need to go through http://www.ticketmaster.com for tickets.

Hotel and Tickets

STAY: 3 Nights
HOTEL: Bienville House Hotel, Monteleone & Sheraton New Orleans
FEATURES: Reserved ticket for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances of the Essence Festival at the Superdome, in the Loge Level. NOTE: We recommend early arrival on July 6 because the first performance is that evening.
RATES:
SGL DBL TPL QD
Bienville House Hotel $1295 825 745 695
Monteleone $1355 875 775 725
Sheraton $1395 895 795 745

To book this package, visit http://reservation.williamstravelandcruises.com. You will then be redirected to our secure payment site to enter your payment details at http://payment.williamstravelandcruises.com.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Teyahnee,

No, you couldn’t cruise into New Orleans. Flying is your best bet. I’ll be happy to send you an email with an approximate cost for your group.

Hi Teyahnee,

Thanks for your interest in our travel packages. Yes! We are still accepting initial deposits for the Essence Festival packages. The packages are first-come, first-serve. So I can guarantee you that we will have availability in January. We tend to sell out every year so the earlier you can pay your deposit, the better.

Coming from Oakland, I would highly recommend flying in to New Orleans. We can help you with hotel and tickets, and if you have 10 people leaving from the same departure city, we can also add in the flights. There will be plenty of events going on during the festival. Believe me, you won’t be bored

I’ll be happy to email you some additional info.

Hi Simone,

Yes! We still have 5 rooms at Drury Inn. But hurry though. $875 per room is the price, which includes all taxes and fees. $50 per person holds your reservation.

http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com is the website to make your deposit and to get more info.

Thanks again.

Hi Kim,

All of our hotels are within walking distance of the events and parties. Here is a map showing the proximity http://g.co/maps/rt9tg.

http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com is the website to make your deposit and to get more info.

Thanks again.

Derralyn,

Thanks for visiting our site. The drive from Atlanta to New Orleans is about 7 hours.

I will have a package that includes hotel and tickets but have not added to the website yet.

STAY: 3 Nights
HOTEL: Bienville House Hotel, Monteleone &
Sheraton New Orleans
FEATURES: Reserved ticket for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances of the Essence Festival at the Superdome, in the Loge Level. NOTE: We recommend early arrival on July 6 because the first performance is that evening. Upgraded seats are available at a surcharge.
RATES: SGL DBL TPL QD
Bienville House Hotel $1295 825 745 695
Monteleone $1355 875 775 725
Sheraton $1395 895 795 745
PLAN 3B – Add 1 dinner, 1 Breakfast at Brennans and 1 Dinner Jazz Cruise to Plan 3A for $199 per person

I’m not affiliate with the company that does the cruise. However, you can find information about them by doing a google search for setnetwork. Hope this helps.

Hi Sophia,

Thanks for your interest in our packages. I can request adjoining rooms; however, I cannot guarantee them. The rooms we have reserved are standard rooms. You can choose either 1 king or 2 double beds. Due to occupancy laws, the most that can occupy a room is 4 in the 2 double bed room. With the amount of people in your group, you would need 2 rooms minimum.

We have rooms available at your choice of Hilton Riverside, Drury Inn, or Holiday Inn French Quarter.

http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com is the website to make your deposit and to get more info.

Jay,

Normally the cost is under $200 per person round trip. However we don’t sell seats until 1 to 2 months before the trip. We only sell seats if we have some left over.

Danielle,

Thanks for contacting Williams Travel and Cruises. So that we can get a better idea of your travel needs, please complete a quote request at http://quote.williamstravelandcruises.com.

Thanks,
Dana

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks for your interest in our travel packages. The first step is to complete a quote request so that we can get a better idea of your group’s needs. The link to the form is http://quote.williamstravelandcruises.com.

At this time, there are no plans to have a bus from Houston. However, if you have at least 30 people in your group, we can arrange bus transportation for you to the festival. If you are interested, please contact us by phone at 1-877-529-9555.

Yes Kay. The travel packages include roundtrip bus transportation from Atlanta, Dallas, Birmingham, Charlotte, Jacksonville, Ft. Lauderdale, or Myrtle Beach. If you don’t live in or close to one of these cities, we can book your room and you get your own transportation. Don’t miss our Early Bird Special. Visit http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com for more info.

Angie,

I’ll be glad to assist you in booking your rooms. I will need to gather some additional info from you to get you a quote. I’ll send you an email.

Hi Audrey,

Thanks for your interest in our travel packages. We do not have a bus from Maryland. However we do have hotels available at your choice of Hilton Riverside, Drury Inn, Holiday Inn French Quarter, or Doubletree.

http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com is the website to make your deposit and to get more info.

Thanks again.

Tifhani,

Thanks for your question. $875 is per room, and includes all taxes and fees. You can expect to present a credit card at check-in for incidentals.

Trina,

Hi! Thanks for visiting our site. Yes, all of our hotels are close to the events. Hilton Riverside and DoubleTree are very close to the convention center. Drury Inn is very close to the Superdome. Holiday Inn is in the middle of the two. Here’s a map I created to help you see the proximity better http://g.co/maps/pmc8.

Bus transportation is provided to New Orleans and back; however, there is a street car system that runs that will get you to the events. Of course there are also taxis. Most people walk. Everything is in walking distance (just wear comfortable shoes).

http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com is the website to make your deposit.

Thanks again.

Jackie,

Thanks for visiting our site. The price depends on the package that you want. All prices can be found at http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventrite.com Let me know if you have any other questions.

Tonya,

Thanks for your interest in our group travel services. The first step is for us to gather additional information about your travel plans. I will contact you at the email address you provided.

Molly,

Thanks for visiting our site. The accommodations are standard rooms. You choose either 1 king or 2 double beds. We have rooms at the following hotels. You can visit the hotels’ website for additional information.

Drury Inn New Orleans https://wwwc.druryhotels.com/PropertyHotelServices.aspx?Property=0004
Hilton Riverside http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/MSYNHHH-Hilton-New-Orleans-Riverside-Louisiana/index.do
Holiday Inn French Quarter http://www.hifrenchquarterhotel.com/
Double Tree on Canal http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/MSYTCDT-DoubleTree-by-Hilton-Hotel-New-Orleans-Louisiana/index.do

We currently have an Early Bird Special on our rooms. http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com is the website to make your deposit.

Thanks again.

Hi Kisha,

Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com; however they haven’t gone on sale yet. Usually around the spring of the year you can purchase them.

Yes, the $875 includes room and taxes for all 3 nights.

Hi Teresa,

The location is normally at a Kroger in Atlanta. The exact location and trip itinerary will be posted a month or two prior to the event.

Jovoanda,

Thanks for your interest in our Essence trip. Unfortunately we do not have any stops in Savannah. But Atlanta is just a short 2 hour drive, we’d love to have you join us. Or you could get the hotel package and get your own flight. http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com is the website to make your deposit. Thanks again.

Akilah,

We sure do! We have a hotel package that includes accommodations at your choice of Hilton Riverside, Holiday Inn French Quarter, Drury Inn, or Double Tree. The rooms are only $875 for all 3 nights. http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com is the website to make your payment.

Hi Krystal,

Thanks for contacting us regarding our Essence Music Festival packages for 2012. Our hotel package includes room nights for Friday through Sunday. However you can purchase additional nights. I cannot guarantee what those rates will be. You can either book those rooms yourself or I can book them for you. If you choose to book them yourself just let me know your confirmation numbers so I can notify the hotel to keep you in the same room.

As long as you make your deposit by September 1, you will get your bottle of Vodka. http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com is the website to make your payment.

Linda,

Thanks for your interest in our packages. We do not have a stop in Tampa; however we do have a hotel package for $875 per room for all 3 nights. You can book your own flight. To hold the room, we would only need $50 deposit. http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com is the website to make your payment.

Hi Kristi,

Thanks for your interest in our packages. The price of the package is determined by the number of people occupying the hotel room.

ATLANTA MOTORCOACH TRAVEL PACKAGES

Single – $975 per person
Double – $600 per person
Triple – $475 per person
Quad – $425 per person

So if it’s 4 in the room, the price is $425 per person, if it’s 2 in the room the price is $600 person, etc.

To reserve your package, it’s only $50 per person. After that, you will make monthly payments until your balance is paid off.

I hope this helps.

http://emf2012-williamstravel.eventbrite.com is the website to make your payment.

Narissa,

Thanks for your interest in our travel package. We do not have a flight/hotel package for this event; however, you can book your hotel with us and get your own flights.