Elvis Presley’s Graceland to offer you digital tours in 2021

Elvis Presley’s Graceland to offer you digital tours in 2021

You before long will be capable to visit Elvis’ household devoid of leaving your own.

Graceland on Thursday introduced it will host a few live “digital” tours of the Elvis Presley estate, on Jan. 27, Feb. 25 and March 25.

The exertion was developed as governmentally mandated and self-imposed limitations on journey and tourist action have drastically decreased attendance and earnings at Graceland, even as the mansion and its connected attractions have remained opened, within boundaries, throughout most of the pandemic.

People walk along the path towards the mansion at Graceland for a tour in Memphis, Tenn., on Thursday, May 21, 2020. Graceland reopened for the first time since closing March 20 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

On the other hand, the “virtual” tour thought was on the Graceland drawing board even in advance of the arrival of the novel coronavirus. 

“We know that Elvis is a throughout the world title but we also know that there are men and women who will never ever make it to the United States, even pre-pandemic,” stated Angie Marchese, vice president of Graceland Archives and Displays, who will host the tours. “This is an prospect for persons who are not touring at this time but also for folks who will never ever be capable to make it to Memphis and Graceland.” 

She claimed international guests generally make up about 20% of Graceland tourists, but “our global visitorship suitable now is, certainly,  zero.”

Angie Marchese, vice president of Graceland Archives and Exhibits, will host three live "virtual" tours of the Elvis Presley estate.

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Tickets to the virtual excursions — which contain the mansion, the Lisa Marie jet and the exhibits at the Elvis Presley’s Memphis elaborate — are $100 every single. In comparison, a essential in-individual ticket to a tour of Graceland, which handles fundamentally the exact territory, is $75.