Chicago, Ill. - America’s Premier Shopping Places (www/americasshoppingplaces.com) is a collection of over 30 shopping and dining destinations (http://www.americaspremiershoppingplaces.com/apsp/locations/locations.html) located throughout the United States. This holiday season, hundreds of thousands of holiday shoppers from near and far, on holiday or visiting friends and family, will delight in a spectacular offering of holiday gifts, delicious dining and festive events at each of these renowned centers.

From tropical holidays under the sun at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu and Bayside Marketplace in Miami, to traditional cityscape holidays at Water Tower Place in Chicago and Saint Louis Galleria, or high-rolling shopping trips to Fashion Show, The Grand Canal Shoppes and The Shoppes at the Palazzo in Las Vegas, America’s Premier Shopping Places offer traveling “Santas” everything from creative regional collectibles and crafts to popular national brands and luxury designer brands. Holiday events include whimsical parades, state of the art musical light shows, concerts, vocal performances, children’s craft stations, pet photos and, of course, memorable visits with Santa. For a complete listing of events, visit (http://www.americaspremiershoppingplaces.com/apsp/news/news-and-events.html). 

All visitors are eligible to receive special Premier Passport offers to help with holiday shopping wish lists. The offers save travelers thousands of dollars in shopping and dining offers from participating retailers and restaurants at every America’s Premier Shopping Places location.Simply click (http://www.americaspremiershoppingplaces.com/apsp/premier-passport/premier-passport.html) to print a Premier Passport voucher, then present it upon arrival with an out of town driver’s license or passport to receive the offers.

For locations and further information on America’s Premier Shopping Places, visit (www.americasshoppingplaces.com).

AMERICA’S PREMIER SHOPPING PLACES
America’s Premier Shopping Places cater to domestic and international leisure fly, drive and motor coach travelers, as well as student youth groups, convention and meeting attendees. All visitors to America’s Premier Shopping Places are eligible to receive a Premier Passport filled with thousands of dollars in shopping and dining savings, special offers and amenities. Multi-lingual vouchers are provided to travel agents and tour operators, or may be downloaded and printed from America’s Premier Shopping Places’ website at www.AmericasShoppingPlaces.com. 

In addition, several centers offer travel trade professionals commissionable shopping packages, and assist group meeting planners with unique private events, pre-paid meal vouchers for food court cafes and pre-fixed group dining programs at a variety of full-service restaurants. 

For detailed information on centers listed below, please visit www.AmericasShoppingPlaces.com. 

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General Growth Properties is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust focused on owning, managing, leasing, and redeveloping regional malls throughout the United States. GGP currently owns, or has an interest in, 135 regional shopping malls comprising approximately 140 million square feet of gross leasable area. GGP is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol GGP. 

For more information on GGP, please go to www.GGP.com.###