LODGES IN GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK OFFER REDUCED RATES FOR WINTER SEASON For Immediate Release
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GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - August 19, 2008 - When the temperatures drop at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, so do the room rates at selected lodges. Xanterra South Rim L.L.C.*, operator of lodges, restaurants and activities in Grand Canyon National Park, has announced its winter rates and packages at the South Rim for the 2008-2009 winter season. Some winter-season rates are up to 38 percent lower than summer-season rates.
The Winter Value Rate is available at Maswik and Yavapai Lodges, Xanterra's two off-rim locations. The Winter Value Rate is $82 per night plus tax at Maswik South and Yavapai West, and $105 per night plus tax at Maswik North and Yavapai East. The Winter Value Rate is available from Nov. 30, 2008 through March 5, 2009, excluding Dec. 19, 2008 through Jan. 3, 2009 and Feb. 13 through Feb. 15, 2009. The rates are good for single or double occupancy. The cost for each additional person in the room is $9. Children 16 and under stay at no extra charge. Lodge and room type are subject to availability and seasonal closures. Summer rates at these hotels range from $90 to $170 per night.
The El Tovar Romance Package at the elegant El Tovar - a national historic landmark - includes one night in a standard queen room, a bottle of California sparkling wine and fruit basket in the room and dinner for two with a bottle of Grand Canyon label wine in the El Tovar Dining Room. The base package cost is $351 plus tax subject to availability. Guests may upgrade to a deluxe room or suite, based upon availability, for an additional charge. The Romance Package is available Nov. 30, 2008 through Jan. 29, 2009, excluding Dec. 6, 2008, Dec. 19, 2008 through Jan. 3, 2009 and Jan. 8, 2009. When booking the Romance Package online, guests must enter the promo code "ROMANCE."
In addition to discounted room rates at off-rim lodges, it is easier to find available rooms at the four properties on the rim - El Tovar, Bright Angel, Kachina and Thunderbird Lodges - than it is during the summer season.
Xanterra also operates a variety of interpretive motorcoach tours, restaurants, gift shops and mule rides.
Visitors can book their rooms online by visiting www.grandcanyonlodges.com or by calling toll-free 1-888-297-2757 or 1-303-297-2757 from outside the United States. You can learn more about the park by visiting www.nps.gov/grca.
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Xanterra Parks & Resorts® (consisting of Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Inc. and Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C.) operates lodges, restaurants and other concessions at national parks and state parks and resorts. Xanterra Parks & Resorts is the country's largest park concessioner. Xanterra operates concessions in the following locations: Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Crater Lake, Death Valley, Rocky Mountain and Petrified Forest National Parks, and Mount Rushmore National Memorial; and at the Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif.; and eight Ohio State Parks. Its affiliate Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C. operates concessions at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Xanterra also operates the Grand Canyon Railway in Williams, Ariz.
Long committed to the preservation and protection of the environment, Ecologix, Xanterra Parks & Resorts' environmental program, includes a variety of proactive environmental stewardship programs in each location. Xanterra has been repeatedly recognized for its environmental leadership in the hospitality industry and is the recipient of many honors, including major awards from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Travel Industry Association, Colorado Department of Public Health, State of Arizona, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Utah Department of Environmental Quality.
For more information about Xanterra, links to individual properties and reservations numbers, visit www.xanterra.com.
Media contact:
Mona Mesereau
(1) 720-842-5271
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