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Meet Minneapolis Offers Holiday Travelers CostSaving Tips and Stress...

Meet Minneapolis, the Official Convention + Visitors Association offers travelers ideas to ease into the holidays. We have information on all the hot seasonal happenings, along with stress-reducing tips and cost-saving ideas that will help balance the celebrations and traditions with the things that must get done of the holiday season.

Ease on Down the Road to Minneapolis

Getting here is half the fun. Meet Minneapolis teamed up with area hotels and restaurants to create holiday hotel packages. Visit minneapolis.org/holidays to enter to win a free weekend stay, chock-full of holiday perks, including:

>    2 nights in a great hotel, like the Crowne Plaza Northstar (http://www.msp-northstar.crowneplaza.com/) or The Depot Minneapolis (http://www.thedepotminneapolis.com/)

>    $50 gas card to get you here

>    $100 American Express gift card to shop and find fabulous deals

>    $25 gift certificates to one of the best restaurants in town, like: Saffron (http://www.saffronmpls.com/), a hot name in Mediterranean cuisine recently rated one of America'ss Top Restaurants of 2009 by Zagat, or Vic'ss (http://www.vicsdining.com/), a classic American surf and turf where patrons savor fresh seafood, steaks and a view of the Mississippi Riverfront

>    Mall of America (http://www.mallofamerica.com/) gift bag to store all your finds and a coupon book to make your cash last.

Ease into Good Cheer, Celebration and Eats

Walk through 8 miles of climate-controlled skyway or along the heated sidewalk of Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis to find shopping, entertainment, arts and culture. Travelers will be within steps of holiday happenings. Check out:

>    Dickens's holiday classic A Christmas Carol (http://www.guthrietheater.org/whats_happening/shows/2008/a_christmas_carol) at the famed Guthrie Theater.

>    Target'ss Holidazzle Parade (http://www.holidazzle.com/), appearing nightly on Nicollet Mall.

>    Minneapolis'ss LRT (light rail transit). Ride to the Mall of America, where Santa awaits your requests while you peruse the 3-story shoppers's mecca offering 520 stores, including the new American Girl, Burberry'ss and Nordstrom'ss.

Culinary options in Minneapolis mix Midwestern sensibility - macaroni 's38; cheese anyone - with sophisticated cuisine, found at restaurants like La Belle Vie. For a culinary adventure on the culture side, explore mouth watering, and budget-friendly delectables at:

>    Eat Street, a mile and half stretch of restaurants featuring everything from schnitzel to pho

>    The Midtown Global Market, offering delights from around the world under one roof

>    Uptown'ss Caf's233; Barbette, a place that will please the Francophile with its wine list, cheese plates and entrees

Ease into Hot Hotel Deals

Does the suite life beckon Minneapolis has more than 6,000 hotel rooms to answer the call. Varying in price, atmosphere, location and amenities, the options cater to families, urban hipsters and couples.

Ease into the Holidays with Tips and Tricks, Deals and Steals

It'ss no secret the holidays are harried. Keep budgets in line and stress at bay by checking for more cost-saving coupons, energy-boosting activities and stress reducing tips at Minneapolis.org.

ABOUT MEET MINNEAPOLIS: Meet Minneapolis is a private, not-for-profit, member-based association. It actively promotes the Minneapolis area as a venue for conventions and meetings and markets the city as a desirable tourist destination to bring a positive economic impact to the greater Minneapolis area.

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