Woodfield -- The Perfect Summer Getaway
Released: 05/01/03
WOODFIELD -- THE PERFECT SUMMER GETAWAY
ILLINOIS' TOP TOURIST DESTINATION OFFERS SPECTACULAR SHOPPING AND HOTEL PACKAGES
Schaumburg, Ill. (May 1, 2003) -- Girlfriend getaways and supreme shopping hotel packages offered by Woodfield shopping center and partnering hotels near the mall will bring out-of-town shoppers to the Chicago-area's largest mall for spectacular shopping summer getaways. The fully enclosed, climate controlled center is home to nearly 300 of the world's favorite retailers including dozens that cannot be found anywhere else in the Midwest.
"Shopping is an integral and, arguably, the most important element of the travel experience for people who travel and shop," says Leslie Burbank, tourism specialist at Woodfield, citing a first-ever comprehensive research study of the relationship between travel and shopping.
The Shopping Traveler study conducted by the Travel Industry of America (TIA) and commissioned by Taubman Centers Inc., owner and/or manager of 30 shopping centers in 13 states and manager of Woodfield, also revealed that nearly four in ten shopping travelers (39%) say that a trip is not complete without going shopping during the trip.
Woodfield has partnered with several hotels near the center to offer enticing unique and ever-changing weekend getaways. Shopping packages range from $89 - $160 and include a Woodfield gift certificate redeemable at any of the center's nearly 300 stores and restaurants, a Passport to Savings booklet featuring discounts at select center merchants and a Woodfield tote bag.
Ladies will love the "Girlfriend Getaway" package at the Hawthorn Suites, which includes a bottle of wine from a local winery and the "New Year - New You" package from the Holiday Inn Schaumburg, which provides gifts from aura science, a hot cosmetic and skin care store inside Woodfield.
Supreme shopping getaways are available at the Country Inn & Suites' Wonderful Woodfield Shopping Package and the Schaumburg Marriott's Woodfield Shopping Package.
2003 Woodfield Preferred Partner Hotel Packages are based on availability and subject to change. Package features constantly change to bring the freshest weekend stay possible to Woodfield visitors. Advance reservations are required and should be made directly with the participating hotel. For more information on packages including hotel contact information, visit the Out-of-Town Visitors page.
Located at Route 53 and Golf Road in Schaumburg, 25-miles from downtown Chicago, Woodfield is the top tourist destination in Illinois. Shopping hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. For more information on stores and center amenities, call (847) 330-1537 or visit the center's user-friendly Web site, www.shopwoodfield.com. Shopwoodfield.com features downloadable coupons and a free, customized weekly e-bulletin roundup of sales, special promotions and just-arrived merchandise. Visitors can also view descriptions of all stores and plan their visit with the online interactive mall map.
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