For Professional Group Travel Planners

From the third week of November through Christmas week, the Gaylord Opryland Hotel is host to a special event titled “A Country Christmas” which includes spectacular holiday lights, a Christmas Dinner Party, and an exhibit called “ICE!”  It is four weeks of non-stop holiday fun! When would you like to go?

Ring in the New Year aboard the General Jackson Showboat. Enjoy an evening full of live entertainment, a champagne toast, delicious cuisine and the bright lights of the downtown Nashville fireworks display. This trip also includes three nights at the Opryland Resort and Reserved Seats for the Grand Ole Opry.

It’s a walk down cobblestone streets, admiring colonial homes with garlands of fresh apples, magnolia and pine. It’s the sound of a fife-and-drum concert, traditional carolers, the ringing of jingle bells on a horse-drawn carriage.

Come experience two beautiful Tennessee Holiday destinations packaged as one.   Start in Pigeon Forge with three nights of festive fun followed by the Gaylord Hotel’s Country Christmas. 

At the Creation Museum, the pages of the Bible come to life with animatronic characters, a tranquil garden of Eden and more. You also explore the Museum’s Christmas Town and the wonder surrounding the Savior’s birth with a live nativity, spectacular lights displays, and more. Then at the Ark Encounter, you are transported back in time to meet Noah and his family and gain an understanding of what life was like prior to the flood. The Ark’s Christmastime event features an evening of festive lights, ice skating, gift shopping, and more.

Cajun Country is transformed into a winter wonderland during the holiday season as Acadiana present festivals of light, parades, tours of homes and holiday events. Then head to New Orleans for two nights and celebrate the holidays with a traditional French Creole Holiday Dinner and millions of twinkling lights in the holiday exhibit, “Celebration in the Oaks.”

Come to Vermont and take home memories wrapped in the warmth of our Currier & Ives Holiday. You will appreciate the simplicity of a hand-made evergreen wreath decorating a barn door; hear the jingle of bells as your team of horses and fellow carolers cruise through the woods; make your own candy cake and savor the sweet rewards.

Celebrate New Year’s with the 135th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade in sunny Pasadena, California. You’ll have reserved premium grandstand seats as you watch colorful floral floats, energetic marching bands, high-stepping equestrian teams make their way down Colorado Boulevard.  You’ll also receive a souvenir program and blanket. This trip also includes an exclusive New Year’s Eve Gala, a Southern California Backyard BBQ, and special entertainment at the hotel.

What better place for a two night holiday than Frankenmuth, MI. It is long famous for family style dining, featuring two of America’s largest restaurants. Your lodging is the luxurious Bavarian Inn where a beautiful old world atmosphere exists. You’ll enjoy German entertainment with dinner, unique activities such as Strudel Making Classes. And the chance to shop at Bronner’s The World’s largest Christmas Store.

Come, experience Christmas in Louisville with two luxurious nights at the Brown Hotel. This trip is filled with Christmas Cheer with visits to both the Frazier Museum and the Louisville Slugger Museum, and their special Holiday exhibits. Plus, to make your holiday memorable, we’ll let you join in all the reindeer games at the Derby Museum. Ho Ho Ho, you gotta Go.