Gatlinburg Featured on The Travel Channel!

Recently a production crew from the Travel Channel Network spent several days in Sevier County filming a new episode of their Vacation Home Search program showcasing the Gatlinburg – Pigeon Forge area. The show recreates a buyer’s search for the perfect vacation home and follows them through the process of evaluating each property. The host is a professional television personality who discusses with the buyers the pros and cons of each home as they walk through the property. She also maintains the suspense until the end of the program when the buyers come to their decision about the home they purchased.

Interestingly the show has filmed episodes in some of the top vacation areas of the country putting Gatlinburg – Pigeon Forge in some pretty heavyweight company. Here is a list (in no particular order) of some of the other communities that have recently been featured on the show:

Isle of Palms, SC
Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Galveston, TX
Maui, HI
Branson, MO
San Clemente, CA
Big Bear, CA
Scottsdale, AZ
Ocean City, MD
Kitty Hawk, NC
Las Vegas, NV
Santa Fe, NM
Winter Park, CO
Napa, CO
St. Augustine, FL
Bridgehampton, CT
Taos, NM

For a complete schedule of the Vacation Home Search episodes already produced you can view the Travel Channel’s website. We are anxiously awaiting the airing of the episode featuring Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge because we were instrumental in the production of the show. Our Chamber of Commerce asked that if we would be willing to help facilitate the show and of course we said yes. We assisted the producer in selecting areas of the county to highlight, scheduled homes to be viewed, offered advice as to pros and cons of each property, and located the star of the show, our client Steve Lewis of Atlanta, Georgia. Steve was a real trooper as filming took two VERY long days plus a brief follow-up session. Filming the show was a great learning experience as we now know a lot more about what happens behind the scenes of a reality TV show. The show should air several times and we will keep you posted when we see an air date.