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Holiday travel gets brighter as resorts build their most ambitious seasons yet

This year, U.S. resorts are unveiling expanded holiday offerings for 2025, including indoor snow tubing, themed character dining, Tinsel & Tonic, and expanded gingerbread programming for families and couples.
Guest preferences for effortless traditions are driving expanded offerings as families and couples want ready-made traditions and a touch of magic, prompting U.S. resorts to create cohesive holiday worlds.
Showcase attractions include massive light displays and multi-ton carved-ice exhibits at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Gaylord Palms, and Gaylord Rockies, plus 700 illuminated posts at Glistening Grove around Firefly Pond this year.
Bookable themed suites like the Santa Suite and Christmas Suites shape guest bookings, while workshops and gingerbread events offer families unhurried festive options at Alyeska Resort, Hyatt Regency Lost Pines, and The Boca Raton.
Resort regions are leaning into distinct seasonal identities that reshape holiday travel, with Rockies favoring bigger decorations, Southwest emphasizing bold spectacle, and coastal and South Florida offering relaxed waterfront traditions this year.

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Holiday travel gets brighter as resorts build their most ambitious seasons yet

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