NYC Holiday season starts with Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
10-23-2007
Thanksgiving in New York City offers visitors an exciting array of events and activities as well as special hotel packages and restaurant discounts.
“New York City is an ideal place to celebrate Thanksgiving,” said George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company, the City’s official marketing and tourism organization. “Seasonal savings and special packages at our hotels and restaurants add to the excitement of the New York City holiday experience.”
Drawing millions of spectators each year, the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a national event with a distinctly New York City energy. The event kicks off at 9am at 77th Street and Central Park West, where giant balloons and colorful floats alongside bands, dancers and clowns begin making their way downtown, through Columbus Circle, and eventually to Herald Square where the parade concludes at noon.
For those wanting to get a head start on the festivities, the legendary Macy’s balloons are inflated adjacent to the American Museum of Natural History beginning at 3pm the day before the parade.
In addition to commemorating Thanksgiving, the parade also marks the start of the holiday season, and many of the City’s celebrated hotels and restaurants are offering special deals to ensure that their guests enjoy the kind of holiday splendor that only New York can offer.
Hotel Packages
Hotels throughout the City are offering special hotel packages to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Alex Hotel (thealexhotel.com) is offering a holiday package starting at $399 per night plus tax for deluxe accommodations, which includes breakfast for two people and a 3pm late checkout, valid from November 18–22.
Hotel Thirty Thirty (thirtythirty-nyc.com) is offering a Thanksgiving special that offers a third night free after paying for two nights during the period of November 18–23.
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel (mandarinoriental.com) is offering the I Love A Parade package. Available from November 19–25, the package, starting at $809 per night, includes: exclusive access to the hotel’s 6,000-square-foot ballroom with continental buffet breakfast and parade views on Thanksgiving day, complimentary upgrade to a Hudson River view room and a welcome amenity of caramel apples and cider.
Families can enjoy Thanksgiving on the Upper East Side with the Thanksgiving package being offered by the Marmara Manhattan (marmara-manhattan.com). Priced at $1,799 for a family of four, the program starts on November 21 with checkout at noon on November 25. Package includes four nights’ accommodation in a one-bedroom suite; a gift basket from Eli’s Vinegar Factory, a nearby outpost of Zabar’s; gourmet Thanksgiving dinner for four catered by Eli’s Vinegar Factory; four complimentary tickets to the American Museum of Natural History; and four $10 MetroCards for easy access to the City’s attractions. The hotel is located at 301 East 94th Street.
The New York Marriott Marquis (marriott.com) is offering a three-night-minimum Thanksgiving Day Parade package, with arrival on November 20. Package includes a deluxe room, full-buffet breakfast on Thanksgiving Day morning in a private banquet room at the hotel, and prime viewing of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as it passes through Times Square from, from a special viewing area of the Minskoff Theatre. A limited number of packages are available at the rate of $949 per night plus tax. To reserve, book on marriott.com and enter promotional code TD1. To reserve by phone, call 1-800-228-9290 and ask for Rate Code TGJA.
The Ritz-Carlton Hotels of New York (ritzcarlton.com) have created the ultimate Thanksgiving experience by reserving the perfect spot for the entire family to experience the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade followed by a Thanksgiving feast without the fuss upon returning to the hotel. Enjoy a private second floor indoor skybox viewing (floor to ceiling windows) of the parade on Columbus Circle, which includes elaborate gourmet buffet breakfast for two. The Thanksgiving Parade Fantasy Package is a three-night package available November 21–24. It is priced starting from $3,375 at The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park and $4,550 at The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park.
The Carlton on Madison Avenue (carltonhotelny.com) is offering a superior hotel package for $454 on Thanksgiving evening, November 22, including accommodations for one night and a traditional three-course dinner for two in The Café at Country. Package includes cider to go on Thanksgiving morning.
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