We would like to thank the following companies who have chosen to support our adventure.
Ultramagic Balloons have been designing and manufacturing hot air balloons for over 25 years. During this time the company has grown to become the second largest hot air balloon manufacturer in the world.
“ We encourage Andrew Holly to achieve this difficult challenge. I am sure he will find many people to help organize it in the best way, being then a shared experience for all. We will follow on the web how it is going and wish him the best luck.”
- Josep M Lladó, Pilot and Founder of Ultramagic Balloons
Renishaw is one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery.
Virgin Atlantic now serves over 30 fabulous destinations worldwide from dazzling cities and dream family holidays in North America to African adventures, relaxing Caribbean Islands or a taste of the exotic in Asia.
Rhenus Group is a global logistics service company with a turnover of € 4.2 billion. Rhenus has business locations at more than 460 locations worldwide and employs 25,000 people. The Rhenus business areas - Contract Logistics, Freight Logistics, Port Logistics and Public Transport - manage complex supply chains and provide a wealth of innovative value-added services.
Sporty's, the world's largest pilot shop, has been offering high quality aviation products and supplies for more than 50 years.
Sporty's have supported the team by providing all of the sectional air chart maps for the whole of the U.S.
The Johnny Cash Museum takes you on an in-depth journey through the Man in Black's amazing life and features hundreds of artefacts and interactive exhibits.
We would like to thank the staff at the Johnny Cash Museum who are very generous in welcoming the team and providing a private tour of all things Johnny Cash!
For over 154 years Historic Diamond Caverns has offered tours of Kentucky's most beautiful cave. Presented by state-of-the-art lighting, Diamond Caverns features intricate drapery deposits lining the halls in cascades of naturally colorful calcite.
Chattanooga Choo Choo Historic Hotel has train car hotel rooms, hotel suites, convention center-meeting rooms, restaurants and attractions.
Dunleith is an exquisite 1856 Historic Inn located in the heart of charming Natchez, Mississippi. This unique inn is listed as a National Historic Landmark. Dunleith sits on 40 landscaped acres. The property is graced with original historical buildings dating back to the 1790’s.
Clarksdale, Mississippi has long been described as "Ground Zero" for blues aficionados from around the globe. It all started here. That's why Ground Zero Blues Club® was created — to celebrate the area's rich blues heritage and to provide a forum in which it can continue.
Located at Ø Blues Alley next door to the Delta Blues Museum in the heart of historic downtown Clarksdale, Ground Zero Blues Club® opened in May 2001. Owned by local attorney and businessman, Bill Luckett; Academy Award-winning actor and Mississippi Delta resident, Morgan Freeman; and Clarksdale native and Memphis entertainment executive, Howard Stovall; Ground Zero Blues Club® is the place for anyone looking for an authentic Delta Blues experience.
This is the original B.B. King’s Blues Club located in Memphis, Tennessee, the home of American blues music, legendary musicians, famous barbecue, historic landmarks and great basketball. With live entertainment every night of the week – from authentic blues to classic soul and rock and roll – and a menu full of Southern favourites, the club is a popular destination spot on Memphis’ historic Beale Street.
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta first began in 1972 and is an annual festival of hot air balloons that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico during early October. The Balloon Fiesta is a nine day event, and has over 500 balloons each year. The event is the largest hot air balloon festival in the world and is considered to be the ballooning capital of the world.
Founded in Burlington, Vermont in 1978, Ben and Jerry’s still has its main factory in Waterbury, Vermont. Now producing a range including super premium ice cream, greek frozen yogurt, frozen yogurt, and sorbet, the factory allows guests a glimpse of the ice-cream world.