Small World Travel & Tours LLC

11/13/2024

11/12/2024

Deals are here…. Time for you to go away!!!

10/25/2024

You may know, "We're Free" meaning it NEVER cost you anything for us to help you book and manage your travel arrangements. No matter the deal, offer, or discount code given to you by a Resort, Cruise Line, Airline or other.

But did you know... when you have travel booked with us, you get 20% off of everything (not already on sale)and 50% off our swag, Hats, t-shirts, glass and more (anything with our Logo) in our Travel Store and Gift Shop by Small World Travel & Tours ... Come in or check out our website to see what's "in-Store" you'll be surprised, with more then a dozen made in North Carolina items... https://smallworldtravelandtours.com/store/

10/09/2024

Check this out! Emily is our new agent and her oneday trip is sold out but still room for the extended days. Give her a call for more info!
Emily Lanier 910-391-5297

Restaurant

10/06/2024

10/05/2024

🚲 Cycle North Carolina Headed to Benson on Thursday (10-10-24)

Cyclists Will Ride Nearly 450 Miles - Benson Selected as Overnight Stop

Cycle North Carolina will begin an all-new route for the 2024 “Mountains to Coast” tour of scenic North Carolina. This is the 25th anniversary of the first Mountains to Coast Ride held back in 1999. This year’s event is scheduled for a Lenoir to Ocean Isle Beach trek from October 6th to October 12th.

Additional overnight stays are planned in Statesville, Thomasville, Pittsboro, Benson and Elizabethtown. With beautiful tourist stops along scenic back roads, the “Mountains to Coast” ride is the highlight of the year for many cyclists from across the nation. Roughly 900 cyclists will ride into Benson the afternoon of Thursday, October 10th to eat, drink, explore, rest, and then continue on the next morning.

“The Town of Benson is very excited to Welcome Cycle NC to our community! Our Downtown businesses are ready to greet everyone with open arms and we hope to be a memorable stop on their journey from the mountains to the coast!” stated Kimberly Pickett, Benson Town Manager.

This year’s group of cyclists represent 42 states, plus the District of Columbia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The youngest cyclist to ride for the entire week is 10 years old, while the oldest participant is 87 years old. In this year’s tour, bicyclists will experience numerous instances of North Carolina’s unique topography including mountains, ample farmland, several lakes, creeks and winding rivers.

As riders reach Benson’s V. K. Vyas Community Park, where many of them will camp for the evening, they will be greeted with multiple food trucks and music by local artist Bruce Naegelen. Food and entertainment will continue in the park through the afternoon and will include Man With a Pan, Big B’s Southern Kitchen, Belly Busting BBQ, and Pancakki Express food trucks.

The fun will then move into the downtown’s social district area with many of the same food trucks plus live music from the Outlaw Bit Band at Fainting Goat Brewing Company, Benson. Cyclists will be encouraged to eat, drink, shop, and stroll while enjoying all the local art around the Railroad St. area.

The next morning, as the cyclists get up and head out, The Grind Coffee Shop and Sisters II Catering will be serving up coffee and breakfast items to fuel riders for the road.

“This will be the third time in five years that a Johnston County town has played overnight host to cyclists on the Mountains to Coast ride, and are super excited for riders to experience Benson’s charming downtown district this year,” stated Donna Bailey-Taylor, President/CEO, Johnston County Visitors Bureau.

Hosted by North Carolina Amateur Sports (NCAS), Cycle North Carolina was developed to promote North Carolina’s scenic beauty, heritage tourism, visitor attractions, historic sites, state parks, fitness, healthy lifestyles and the benefits of bicycling to individuals and our state. During the past 24 years, Cycle North Carolina has stopped overnight in more than 100 North Carolina towns and visited over 800 North Carolina communities.

Cycle North Carolina is presented by Retire NC. Partner organizations of Cycle North Carolina include: BODYARMOR, Truist, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Harris Teeter, Fat Tire and the N.C. Department of Transportation.

For more information on Cycle North Carolina, contact NCAS at (919) 361-1133, or visit the Cycle North Carolina Website at, www.cyclenorthcarolina.org.

10/05/2024

Some days… you just have to work from Home❤️

09/19/2024

The Downtown Benson Businesses would like to Welcome you to the 75th Annual Mule Days (Sept 26 - 29, 2024) in addition all the festivities, we always welcome you to come and Shop, Eat, Drink, Stay, and Play in Downtown Benson

08/30/2024

Jimmy Buffett's sister Lucy Buffett joined state and local officials in Key West Friday morning to unveil planned signage that is to come for the section of Florida’s A1A in the southernmost island city with the road's new designation statewide as A1A Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway. Key West is where the famed singer/songwriter lived and drew inspiration for many of his most enduring songs, including the classic hit "Margaritaville." Today is “Jimmy Buffett Day” in Key West and all throughout Florida as designated by the City of Key West Commission and the Florida Legislature. 📷: Andy Newman

08/30/2024

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08/27/2024

Great new video of Downtown Benson, NC and us ❤️❤️❤️

87 likes, 3 comments. “Come stroll through Downtown Benson with me!!🫶🏻 These are just a few of the many places to visit on your day out! 🤩”

08/17/2024

Our friends at Burn Bags USA had recently shared this …

Along with having the ever popular Burn Bags USA, our store Travel Store and Gift Shop by Small World Travel & Tours we have a strong history, being very involved in local emergency services. Our owner is a firefighter paramedic in the community, most of the girls that work in the store or either the kids of his fellow firefighters or dating firefighters 😍😍.

We also carry the T-shirts of the local fire department (all proceeds go directly to them) and a wide selection of the burn bags are available with local fire hose from Benson Fire Department ❤️❤️

Check out the display at Small World Travel and Tours in Benson, NC. If you are near the area where I-95 and I-40 meet, stop by there!!

201-A East Main Street
Benson, NC 27504

(919)894-4858

08/16/2024

Check out Shop Small World Travel & Tour’s video.

08/15/2024

Changes are on the way… Time to start working on your vacation. Did you know we have a number of agents with a tremendous amount of Disney knowledge and specializing and helping you plan all the details of your families trip. And remember our services are free!!! Hotels, Airlines, Resorts, and Disney pay us to help you plan your vacation. You never pay more for us to help you!!! 

08/14/2024

Hey guys, we’re hosting weekday wind down with the Benson Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc.(or maybe it's Wine Down I'm not sure🤔), this Thursday Aug 15 from 5 to 6:30 pm.

At the office, Small World Travel & Tours LLC 201a E Main St, Benson. If you have not been in the store yet Travel Store and Gift Shop by Small World Travel & Tours stop in and see all the new merchandise we have… You can also take check out the office of Rivermark Homes LLC or that will be open too....

And get a Taste of Downtown Benson, NC, we’re having a sampling of products for many of our friends on Main Street, from Cornerstone Cafe & Coffee: Benson, to JP's Pastry to Jenny's Sweet Creations, even orange aids from Warren Drug Company Inc all of them just steps away from our door. We would love to see you

07/26/2024

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNxDgFex/ our friends from Burn Bags USA owner and creator, stopped in to pay us a visit Tuesday… LilyAnn Whitman who works in our store snapped this photo and created a short TikTok…. Currently has over 14,000 views… ❤️❤️❤️

If you’ve not been in our store to see these bags, everything about them is so cool, They made right here in North Carolina, assembled by ladies that are recovering from either drug addiction or battered situations, Created by a lady that’s a volunteer fireman from North Carolina, And made out of decommissioned fire hose from our fire station Benson Fire Department, North Carolina

129 likes, 6 comments. “Come get your burn bags!”