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Water Tower Place [Chicago, IL]
America's Premier Shopping Places Offer Commissionable Packages In Las Vegas, San Antonio & Orlando [June 2010] General Growth Properties, Inc. (NYSE: GGP) is proud to present the travel industry with commissionable shopping and dining packages available in two U.S. destinations. The centers offering packages include The Shops at La Cantera in San Antonio, and the Grand Canal Shoppes and Fashion Show in Las Vegas. All are part of America's Premier Shopping Places, GGP's award winning collection of tourism-oriented retail and dining destinations located throughout the U.S. Fashion Show and The Grand Canal Shoppes were two of three original shopping centers to participate in this unique tourism sales program since it's inception in 2003. The program was conceived and developed by Shop Las Vegas, a task force coordinated by the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA) to assist in marketing shopping as a tourism product for the destination. Recognizing that shopping is the leading activity of all travelers – domestic and international – the program was conceived by LVCVA as a way to provide visitors to Las Vegas with unique, upscale shopping and dining experiences, while offering travel professionals an opportunity to increase opt-in product or inclusions and build revenues. The packages named Shop & Play, Shop & Dine, and Shop & Beauty are marketed through Shop America Tours, who has expanded their national program to include over 200 package offerings in over 40 destinations throughout the USA. To date over 35,000 Shop America Tours packages have been sold, most of which are sold online. Approximately 50% are sold to international travelers visiting the U.S. The packages are available through a variety of wholesalers, receptive operators and online travel sites including Expedia, Travelocity, Mark Travel, Viator, Gray Line Tours, Orbitz, and more. Each package offers a variety of exclusive gifts, amenities, discounts, services, beauty makeovers, spa treatments, product samples and more. (Offers vary by location and package type.) Participating centers include: San Antonio
Las Vegas
Travel agents, meeting and convention planners can earn commissions instantly by booking online at www.shopamericatours.com. Wholesalers can contract net rates by contacting Rosemary McCormick, President of Shop America Tours at shopamericatours@aol.com. America's Premier Shopping Places is one of the nation's largest collections of tourism-oriented shopping centers located throughout the United States which are owned and/or managed by General Growth Properties, Inc. The centers are located in the heart of America's best-loved cities, attracting millions of visitors annually from around the world. For a complete listing of destinations and further information, visit www.americasshoppingplaces.com or contact Kathy Anderson, Travel & Tourism Manager at shoppingplaces@aol.com. GGP currently has ownership interest in, or management responsibility for more than 200 regional shopping malls in 43 states, as well as ownership in planned community developments and commercial office buildings. The company's portfolio totals approximately 200 million square feet of retail space and includes over 24,000 retail stores nationwide. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GGP. For more information, please visit the company web site at www.ggp.com.
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