Holiday Trails Season
Celebrating America’s Most Memorable Holiday Destinations
Holiday Trails follows the complete holiday travel season—from Halloween excitement through Thanksgiving traditions and Christmas celebrations—giving participating destinations multiple opportunities to be discovered as travelers plan seasonal getaways.
Step 1. Introduction
A feature article with photos describing the visit to your destination will appear in the flip-page magazine issue, linked from the holiday trail map.
The Holiday Trail Map: 2-Page Spread Map of U.S. – Inside Flip-Page Magazine
Visitors discover your destination while planning holiday travel and can immediately click to learn more. Each participating destination will be designated with a small icon marker linking to the article.
Step 2. Inspire
A feature article will be published as an SEO-optimized article in your state’s section, where travelers researching holiday destinations can continue discovering everything your community has to offer.
Vote for America’s Favorite Holiday Getaway – Readers can vote among the participating destinations for the one they would like to visit most, encouraging partnering destinations to promote the campaign and generate additional exposure to their destination.
The winner with the most votes will receive $2500 in marketing credit to use however they wish in 2027.
Step 3. Encourage
Keep your destination top of mind through one additional promotional opportunity with our new Itinerary feature in your state’s tour guide, social media posts, or a city spotlight, top event of the week or marketing flyer in our weekly newsletter. This final reminder helps turn interested readers into actual visitors. Reminder opportunities may be timed to match the season’s activities: Halloween, Thanksgiving. Christmas and New Years Eve.
Holiday Bonus Features
Annual Gift Guide
This Year’s Theme – “The Gift of Travel” – Different because we’re featuring experiences. Promote gift certificates, attraction tickets, hotel packages, dining experiences and locally made gifts that inspire future travel.
Experience Bundles – CVBs may wish to partner with their membership businesses to promote a “Give A Weekend Away” package
Holiday Contest Participation
Santa’s List Holiday Giveaway/Are You On it?
Participating destinations may donate prizes for weekly drawings promoted through our newsletter and social media channels.
Holiday Passports
Readers collect digital passport stamps from participating destinations for chances to win travel-inspired prizes while exploring the Holiday Trail.
Social Media Campaigns
Holiday Trail Stop of the Week / Gift of Travel Feature /Santa’s List Winners /
Holiday Passport Updates
For an individual discounted marketing proposal planned to fit your holiday marketing needs, schedule a 10-minute call >HERE or email kathy@extendedweekendgetaways.com with questions.