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Hotel
Galvez Hosts Holiday Lighting Celebration,
Offers
Special Holiday Package
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Galveston
Island, TX – September 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Performances from The
Nutcracker, a hand bell choir, and old-fashioned Christmas carolers
will entertain guests at this year’s Galveston Holiday Lighting Celebration
at Hotel Galvez & Spa®,
A Wyndham Grand® Hotel, on Friday, Nov. 28. One of over 1,000 holiday
events being held this year in Galveston, “The Winter Wonder Island” of
Texas, the Holiday Lighting Celebration is an annual, free family event
and marks the start of the official holiday season on the island.
The
Celebration commences at 6 p.m. with the arrival of Santa Claus via horse-drawn
carriage, which signals the lighting of the hotel’s iconic 35-foot Christmas
tree located on the front lawn, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Children
are invited to have souvenir photos taken with Santa and will receive a
small gift. Adding to the festivities, Dickens on The Strand’s Queen Victoria
and the Nesquik Bunny from Nestle Toll House Café will make special
appearances, and Galveston Ballet and other local talent will set the spirit
for this holiday season. To honor the true spirit of the evening, Hotel
Galvez & Spa will collect monetary donations for the Salvation Army
to help make the holidays brighter for all members of the community.
In
conjunction with the event, Hotel Galvez & Spa is offering a Thanksgiving
“Turkey Day” Getaway package. The Thanksgiving Getaway package, available
Nov. 26 and Nov. 27, 2014, includes a guest room for two, Thanksgiving
brunch for two, and valet parking. Rates begin at $289 per night based
on double occupancy. And, throughout the holiday season, Hotel Galvez is
extending a Galveston Holiday Getaway Package Nov. 16 through Dec. 30,
2014. This package includes a guest room for two, breakfast for two and
valet parking with rates from $179 per night. The hotel’s shuttle is also
available to transport guests to Galveston’s downtown for shopping and
holiday festivities, upon request. These packages will be available to
book online in mid-September. To book these packages, see special offers
at www.WyndhamHotelGalvez.com.
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Hotel Galvez & Spa is
host to Galveston's annual Holiday Lighting Celebration on the
Friday after Thanksgiving.
Visitors count down with Santa as the hotel
lights its 35-foot Christmas
Tree which is followed by holiday entertainment.
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Guests
are welcome to book the Thanksgiving Getaway or Galveston Holiday Getaway
package and explore the city’s many seasonal events. The following festivities
are the perfect excuse for a quick trip to Galveston:
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Nov. 15
- Jan. 4 (open daily), Holiday “Ice Land” Exhibit and Festival of Lights
at Moody Gardens: The new “Ice Land” exhibit will feature 20 large ice
sculptures in a 25,000 sq. ft. structure while Moody Gardens Festival of
Lights features a mile-long trail of holiday lights, ice skating and snow
tubing on the Arctic Ice Slide.
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Nov. 28,
Galveston Holiday Lighting Celebration at Hotel Galvez: Santa Claus will
signal the lighting of the hotel’s 35-foot Christmas tree followed by holiday
performances by the Galveston Ballet and other local talent.
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Nov. 28
– Jan. 4 (open daily), Holiday Magic at House Museums: The 1892 Bishop’s
Palace and 1895 Moody Mansion will be adorned with holiday décor
and are open for tours daily. Moody Mansion will host its annual open house
on Dec. 14 and celebrate Twelfth Night on Jan. 6
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Nov. 29
– Dec. 20 (open weekends), Santa at Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark:
Santa Claus will surf twice daily at Schlitterbahn and visit with children.
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Nov. 29,
Dec. 13 & 20, Santa on The Strand: Santa Claus will make a special
appearance at Saengerfest Park to visit with children and take photos.
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Nov. 29
– Dec. 31, Holiday Lights and Magic in the Park: Galveston’s historic downtown
will sparkle with fun as Saengerfest Park is transformed into a holiday
spectacle on weekends. Visitors to downtown will be able to enjoy holiday
light shows, music, flurries of “snow,” visits with Santa and more.
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Dec. 13,
Santa Train at Galveston Island Railroad Museum: Children will have the
opportunity to take a train ride with Santa Claus
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Dec. 5
– 7, Dickens on The Strand: Imagine the Victorian London of Charles Dickens
transported into Galveston’s historic Strand District. This Victorian-themed
holiday festival offers family entertainment, holiday food and drink, crafts,
holiday décor and other gift items.
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Dec. 21,
Santa Hustle Half Marathon and 5K: An estimated 4,000 “Santas” will race
in the Santa Hustle Half Marathon and 5K donning their Santa beards and
shirts.
A complete
calendar of Galveston holiday events is available at www.Galveston.com/HolidayMagic.
About
Hotel Galvez & Spa®
Hotel
Galvez & Spa®, A Wyndham Grand® Hotel and National Trust
Historic Hotel of America, is the only historic beachfront hotel on the
Texas Gulf Coast. This 224-room, century-old hotel offers 13,000 square
feet of meeting space, a 9,763-square-foot spa, fitness center, full-service
restaurant, lobby bar, pool with a swim-up bar and Hall of History. The
hotel is rated four diamonds by AAA and is owned by the Cynthia and George
Mitchell family as part of Mitchell
Historic Properties. For reservations, call 409-765-7721, or visit
www.HotelGalvez.com.
About
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
Wyndham
Hotels and Resorts, LLC, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
(NYSE: WYN), offers upscale hotel and resort accommodations at more than
170 properties throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and
South America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and China. All Wyndham®
hotels are either franchised by Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC or managed
by Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc., or one of its affiliates. Additional
information and reservations for all Wyndham hotels are available by visiting
www.Wyndham.com.
Wyndham
Grand® Hotels and Resorts are an ensemble of distinguished hotels within
the Wyndham® Hotels and Resorts brand that represent one-of-a-kind
experiences in key destinations with refined accommodation, attentive service
and relaxed surroundings. For more information, visit www.WyndhamGrand.com.
Wyndham
Hotel Group is the world’s largest and most diverse hotel company, encompassing
approximately 7,540 hotels and 650,200 rooms in 71 countries. Additional
information is available at www.WyndhamWorldwide.com.
For more information about hotel franchising opportunities visit www.WHGdevelopment.com.
About
Galveston Island
Galveston
Island is a historic beach town located on the Gulf of Mexico just 50 miles
from Houston. The island is best known as a vacation destination, offering
32 miles of beaches, a variety of family attractions, Texas’ premier cruise
port and one of the largest and well-preserved concentrations of Victorian
architecture in the country. For more information on Galveston Island visit
www.Galveston.com
or call 1-888-GAL-ISLE.
Media
Contact:
Christine
Hopkins, APR
Director
of Communications
Hotel
Galvez & Spa, A Wyndham Grand Hotel
The
Tremont House, A Wyndham Grand Hotel
Harbor
House Hotel & Marina
Direct
409-515-2058 / Cell 409-457-1055
Hotel
Galvez Pressroom
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