GRAND CANYON RAILWAY INTRODUCES PACKAGE FOR AAA MEMBERS
Source: Xanterra Parks & Resorts
Mar 19, 2008 - 5:36:19 AM
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WILLIAMS, Ariz. – March 18, 2008 – The Grand Canyon Railway has introduced a package for AAA members featuring roundtrip train travel to Grand Canyon National Park, accommodations at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel in Williams, Ariz., breakfast, lunch, dinner and a motorcoach tour at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Available April 6 through May 22, 2008, the package price $159 per adult plus taxes based upon double occupancy. The rate is typically $217. Youth and child prices are available as well. The national park entry fee is also not included in this rate.
Members of AAA can reserve this package by calling 1-800-THE-TRAIN (1-800-843-8724) or going to www.AAA.com and following the links set up by their individual club chapters. Visitors who are not already members of AAA can go to www.thetrain.com, follow the reservations to join AAA and then take advantage of the package savings.
Participants depart Williams mid-morning for the 65-mile trip to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Once at the South Rim, they board a motorcoach for a narrated tour, returning to the train in mid-afternoon for the trip back to Williams.
The Grand Canyon Railway Hotel is a modern facility designed to resemble the historic Fray Marcos Hotel and Williams Depot structures that stand nearby. The hotel is comprised of 288 standard rooms, 10 luxury suites and the Rail Baron’s Suite as well as two spacious meeting rooms available for wedding receptions, seminars and other functions; a large courtyard with barbecue and wet bar; a game room for children; an enclosed crescent-shaped pool (approximately 50 feet long by 20 feet wide) and hot tub and an exercise room.
Grand Canyon Railway operates daily train service between Williams, Ariz., and the Grand Canyon. The Railway offers five distinct classes of service, as well as money-saving packages featuring the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel in Williams. Overnight stays at the Grand Canyon also can be included in the packages. Grand Canyon Railway is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service. For more information, visit www.thetrain.com or call 1-800-THE-TRAIN (1-800-843-8724).
The Grand Canyon Railway is operated by Xanterra Parks & Resorts
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