From classic, heart-warming traditions to fantastic updates and brand-new additions to the holiday scene, Seattle offers dazzling experiences that will light up the holidays for locals and visitors alike. With festive events kicking off November 21, the Emerald City promises to be the picture-perfect destination to celebrate the holidays this season. “Seattle’s city lights are always inviting and luminous throughout …

Merry, mischief and thrills all combine as Universal Orlando Resort unwraps its annual Holidays celebration – running daily now through January 5, 2020. Guests will find a winter “fun”-derland that the entire family will enjoy with incredible holiday experiences across the entire destination that put a twist on the traditional. There’s nowhere else that they can: Experience the wonder of …

Santa comes around once a year, except in Bellevue, Washington where the jolly old man, and many other holiday favorites, visit The Bellevue Collection’s Snowflake Lane every night. Complete with a professionally choreographed parade and spectacularly produced light show, Snowflake Lane is like no other holiday celebration. Starting the day after Thanksgiving and running through Christmas Eve, the much-anticipated parade …

World of Illumination is kicking off its 2019 season at its brand-new Glendale, Arizona location with a VIP/Media exclusive opening on November 20. Details below: What: A VIP ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring local dignitaries and influencers will culminate with a flip of the light switch, turning on the attraction’s nearly 2 million animated LED lights customized in an array of colors. …

Festive holiday happenings and all things merry and bright abound in Asheville, N.C. Each year, beloved longtime traditions and fresh offerings combine to make this Blue Ridge Mountain city a must-visit Christmas destination, from the opulent decorations at America’s Largest Home to half-a-million lights strewn throughout a magical winter garden to sugar-and-spice masterpieces competing for national gingerbread glory. GLITTERING ILLUMINATION AT AN AMERICAN TREASURE An enduring legacy of America’s Gilded Age, Biltmore is the 250-room grand vision of George W. Vanderbilt and America’s Largest Home. Christmas comes naturally here, as the Vanderbilts welcomed their first guests to Biltmore on Christmas Eve 1895. During the holiday season, the estate sparkles with 30,000 lights and hundreds of candles illuminating the entry way during the Candlelight Christmas Evenings. A giant 55-foot Norway spruce is strung with 55,000 lights on the front lawn and leads the way into the home where 60 mo..

Not all of us will be home for Christmas, or comfortably seated with friends and family for a Christmas feast… some of us will be on the road. Travelers looking for a holiday meal can find it quite difficult. You’re tired and hungry so you jump of an exit only to find that every restaurant is closed. An increasing number …

INRIX, a global transportation analytics company, in collaboration with the American Automobile Association (AAA), reports that based on historical and recent travel trends, they expect drivers will experience the greatest amount of congestion before the holiday week – on Wednesday, December 20 and Thursday, December 21 – in the late afternoon as commuters leave work early and mix with holiday …

‘Tis the season to traditionally spend with family and friends and this year Americans are traveling in record numbers. AAA forecasts 107.3 million Americans will take to planes, trains, automobiles and other modes of transportation during the year-end holiday period from Saturday, December 23 through Monday, January 1. This will be the highest year-end travel volume on record and a …