SEATTLE (October 13, 2011) – The Downtown Seattle Association/Metropolitan Improvement District,  Seattle Center and Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau are proud to announce the 2011 Holidays in the City seasonal campaign. Now in its third year, the annual campaign – geared toward helping promote downtown Seattle as an outstanding destination for holiday travel – offers an exciting assortment of holiday happenings from Pioneer Square to Seattle Center. The holiday season begins this November with season favorites like the Argosy Christmas Ship Festival, Macy’s Holiday Parade, the Holiday Carousel at Westlake Park and Winterfest. Visitors from near and far can begin mapping out their holiday plans on November 1 with the launch of the official Holidays in the City website, DowntownHolidays.com. 

A must-have resource, DowntownHolidays.com is a one-stop shop for the 2011 holiday season featuring a comprehensive events calendar, maps, travel deals, visitor information, a downloadable holiday guide and more.  Find information on the city’s most popular holiday events, such as the Jingle Bell Run/Walk and Pacific Northwest Ballet’s beloved Nutcracker, as well as where to find the city’s best holiday light displays and festive attractions.

DowntownHolidays.com is also the place to enter for a chance to win the Holidays in the City grand prize giveaway. This year, the Holidays in the City grand prize is a Seattle Center 50th Anniversary themed prize package including: a two-night stay at Seattle’s beautiful Pan Pacific Hotel, $250 Pacific Place gift card, $250 dining certificate to the Space Needle’s SkyCity restaurant, a commemorative 1962 World’s Fair coffee-table book and set of six retro 1962 World’s Fair tumblers, four exhibit-only tickets to the Pacific Science Center, four round-trip tickets for the Seattle Center Monorail, and two Seattle Center parking passes. The grand prize winner will be selected on December 31, 2011.

As the holiday season nears, visitors can pick up the official Holidays in the City guide at the Seattle Visitor Center and Market Information Center as well as various retailers throughout downtown and the greater Seattle area. The free guide – featuring 16 pages full of family fun events – can also be found inside the November issue of Seattle Metropolitan magazine. Many of Seattle’s favorite holiday traditions are highlighted in the guide, including Magic in the Market, Toyland Village at Waterfront Park, Black Nativity and more. For a full list of participating retailers carrying the 2011 Official Holiday Guide, visit DowntownHolidays.com. 

In addition to the official Holiday in the City website, information about all of downtown Seattle’s holiday happenings can be found on Facebook (www.facebook.com/seattleholidays), on Twitter (@seattleholidays) and the Holidays in the City app, which can be downloaded for free on iPhone, iPad or iTouch.

About the Holidays in the City Campaign:
Holidays in the City, a marketing collaboration of the Downtown Seattle Association/Metropolitan Improvement District, Seattle Center and Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau highlights the unique and enriching holiday experience of Seattle’s city center, from Seattle Center to Pioneer Square. The goal of the campaign is to enhance the economic impact of the 2011 holiday season by promoting the diversity and wealth of holiday attractions, events and promotions that make Seattle the premier holiday destination in the Northwest. Campaign organizers hope to expand the campaign in future years to leverage greater seasonal growth in retail, restaurant, hotel, arts and entertainment and other Seattle business. For more information, including event calendars, hot deals and more, visit www.DowntownHolidays.com.

 

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