Travel & Recreation
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Alliance Member Golf Package
The Ridges Resort
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the banks of Lake Chatuge just two scenic hours north of Atlanta, The Ridges Resort & Marina offers an intimate lodge with a vast array of recreational amenities. Exclusively for Alliance Members and their companies or organizations in May, enjoy accommodations in the Lakeside Lodge, continental breakfast, a boxed lunch, and a round of golf on The Ridges Course, finished off with an evening by the bonfire with hot chocolate and s’mores for just $159/evening. Contact (770) 546-7698 or email g.izydore@theridgesresort.com for details or to arrange your golf experience! Offered for groups and individuals, subject to availablity. www.TheRidgesResort.com
Spring at Biltmore
The Vanderbilts at Home and Abroad Exhibition opens April 7, 2012. Come experience an intimate look at historic Biltmore and the family that created it. Included in your Biltmore admission, this exhibition sheds light on the time that the Vanderbilts spent together at Biltmore and beyond. Explore the lives of George, Edith, and Cornelia Vanderbilt at home and in their travels throughout Europe and the Far East. You’ll get a close-up look at many of the exotic and rare treasures they collected throughout their lives.
Biltmore Estate Festival of Flowers 2012 is April 7-May 20. 100,000 tulips welcome springtime during Biltmore’s 27th annual Festival of Flowers. The estate-wide event celebrates the beauty of George Vanderbilt’s 8,000-acre property and its original design by Frederick Law Olmsted, father of American landscape architecture. Guests won’t want to miss the vibrant colors in the 20-acre azalea garden and cascades of native and exotic blooms in the natural gardens and along the walking trails.
Mothers Day is Sunday, May 13. Show Mom you love her with a trip to Biltmore. All Moms are free on Mother’s Day when accompanied by a paying guest.
Discounted tickets are available for Alliance members at www.biltmore.com/gs/corp_privatelink.asp?cid=CORP-privatelink.
New Orleans
The city of New Orleans and its wonderful French Quarter, Arts District, Faubourg Marigny, Garden District, Audubon Park and Zoo and St. Charles Avenue are as fabulous as ever. Tens of thousands of visitors come to the “Big Easy” every year and return with great stories and memories. Everywhere you turn in the downtown area today you will see French, Spanish and Creole influences on the food, architecture and more.
New Orleans is known for its fabulous food, great music, cultural diversity and now for surviving one of the worst storms in history. Today one can enjoy Bourbon Street, visit the many museums, take a river boat cruise on the Mississippi, and so much more. Visit New Orleans this year and savor the history, the culture, the food and enjoy the abundant entertainment options.
Three nights at the historic Monteleone, including a French Quarter walking tour, swamp & bayou tour, and dinner for two at Commander’s Palace, from $495 per person based on double occupancy. Travel dates July 9-September 19, and December 10-30, 2012. To take advantage of this travel package, prepared for Alliance members, kindly contact Kaye Carmichael at 770-941-0628 or travelservices@nallianceclubs.com.
Boston
Hip & Historical. Cool & Hot. Pack lightly... we have everything you need!
Perhaps Boston can be best described as a welcome contradiction: hip alongside historic. Skyscrapers surround parks. Gourmet meets pizza. Boston is a wonderful blend of stylish sophistication and historic New England charm. You can easily uncover the city’s past while enjoying its distinctively modern edge. Year-round, Boston’s calendar is brimming with exceptional musical and theatrical productions and annual performances, new exhibitions and timeless favorites, walking tours or trolley tours, ethnic festivals and festivals of food and wine.
Boston is a city steeped in American history and international culture. As you walk the cobbled streets reliving the days of America’s beginnings, you will see how Boston has continued its tradition. Boston is a city that embraces its past and also reveals a modern, cosmopolitan city with its inspiring skyline attracting a world of visitors. Stroll down the lanes once ridden by Paul Revere or explore the Freedom Trail’s look at America’s beginnings. And be sure not to leave without indulging in some fresh New England lobster.
Two nights at the Boston Park Plaza with hop-on/off trolley tour that includes 20 stops plus a Harbor cruise. Priced from $429 per person based on double occupancy. Travel dates from May 3 through October 21, 2012. To take advantage of this travel package, prepared for Alliance members, kindly contact Kaye Carmichael at 770-941-0628 ortravelservices@nallianceclubs.com.
New York
Welcome to New York City!
Immerse yourself in New York City for five minutes, and you’ll see why it’s like no other place on earth. Only here will you find all of America’s attributes—the diversity, the culture, the style—intensified in such an intriguing way. And only here will you experience those sublime moments that New York City is famous for.
If you’re a first-time visitor, come see for yourself the Empire State and Chrysler buildings, the Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, the Bronx Zoo, Staten Island Ferry, Brooklyn Bridge and all the other world-famous attractions. If you’ve been here before, there’s always another neighborhood to explore, another restaurant to try, another Broadway show and museum blockbuster to see, another don’t-miss cultural performance or sporting event.
Two nights at the W Hotel, Times Square, with a Broadway Show, priced from $829 per person based on double occupancy. Travel dates from June 25 through September 23, 2012. To take advantage of this travel package, prepared for Alliance members, kindly contact Kaye Carmichael at 770-941-0628 ortravelservices@nallianceclubs.com.