Special Events

• Baseball All-Star Game - Along with the World Series, this is Major League Baseball's premier event, with the top stars from the American and National League facing off. The game is more than just a showcaseof baseball's best players; recently it has taken on added significance, in that the winner of the game also wins home-field advantage for their league for the World Series. ‹‹ Learn More ››
• College Football Championship - This is a post-season college football Bowl game used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The game serves as the final of the College Football Playoff, a bracket tournament between the top four teams in the country as determined by a selection committee. The participating teams in the College Football Playoff National Championship are determined by two semi-final bowls - hosted by Two of the consortium's six member bowls yearly - and the top two teams as Determined by the selection committee do not automatically advance to the game In lieu of other bowls. ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Cherry Blossom Festival - The National Cherry Blossom Parade begins at 10am on Saturday, April 4 and proceeds along Constitution Ave. from 16th Street to 7th Street. It features bands, floats, balloons and other family entertainment. The reserved seats are on Constitution Ave., a few shorts blocks from the hotel. ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Christmas in New York - Thanksgiving to December 31 is the city's busiest time. New York is aglow with the sights and sounds of the Holiday Season. Our packages are available over this period, but space is limited. Extra nights and additional features can be added; rates quoted at time of booking. ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Country Music Fest - The unique relationship between country music artists and their fans is a centerpiece of the Country Music Festival. Experience more than 70 hours of live music performances and celebrities - all at country music's biggest annual party! Scheduled to appear in 2009: Reba McIntire, Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Julianne Hough, Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Brad Paisley, John Rich, Taylor Swift, Rodney Atkins, Jason Aldean, Jamey Johnson, Jake Owen and more! ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Daytona 500 - Contact us for Daytona 500 tickets! ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Essence Music Festival - Exciting performances at night allow festival goers to dance and sing along with the biggest names in rhythm and blues, classic soul, hip-hop, pop-funk, neo-soul and jazz. Over 50 acts a night play on five stages at the Superdome. ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Holidays in Branson - There are too many excellent shows to list here, but we can provide tickets to any of over 20 top Christmas shows. Some require nominal surcharges. ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Holidays in Nashville - ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Indianapolis 500 - ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Jazz Fest - At the Jazz Fest site there are about 10 stages and show areas and the admission ticket allows you to roam between each venue at your own pace on an open-seating basis. ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Kentucky Derby - ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Mardi Gras - Although parade schedules may change, these four days have the best parades, locally known as Krewes, including Rex, Bacchus and Endymion. The origins of Mardi Gras can be traced to Medieval Europe though we have no written record of how that transformed into the Mardi Gras of today. But the origins of today's Mardi Gras - with Kings, Mardi Gras colors, and brass bands - are traced to New Orleans. ‹‹ Learn More ››
• NBA All Star Game - There is no other place where you can see all your favorite National Basketball Association players in one place than at the NBA All Star Game. This game occurs at the mid-season point and pits the Eastern Division All Stars against the Western Division All Stars. It is always a high-scoring affair, with very little defense, making it an entertaining show for both young and old! ‹‹ Learn More ››
• New Years Eve in New York - For those who have watched this event on TV for so many years, this is truly something you have got to see, up close and personal, a once in a lifetime experience! Both hotels are located in the heart of Times Square in the "Greatest City in the World." The Marriott is on Broadway at 46th Street and the Crowne Plaza is on Broadway at 49th Street. You literally walk out of either hotel and into Times Square. Being in the heart of it all, you will be able to find a great position from which to watch the famous New Year's Ball drop, in the seconds leading up to midnight and the ringing in of the New Year! ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Rose Bowl - For football enthusiasts of all ages, the Rose Bowl on New Year's day represents the tradition of college football at its finest. Players, coaches, students, parents and alumni journey from near and far to pack the historic Rose Bowl stadium and cheer for their team in "The Granddaddy of Them All." ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Rose Parade - On January 1, the eyes of the world turn to the Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA for a spectacular display of magnificent floral floats, talented marching bands and high-stepping equestrian units. The Tournament of Roses celebration dates back to 1890, when the Pasadena Valley Hunt Club readied their horse-drawn coaches with fresh-cut flowers from their gardens in celebration of the mild winter weather of the West. Today, the Rose Parade is an event with breathtaking, larger-than-life floats that tout the world's rare and exotic flowers and showcase animated technology at its finest. ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Sugar Bowl - The Sugar Bowl Game, as part of the Bowl Championship Series, is one of four Bowl games that help determine the National Champion college football team. Sugar Bowl teams are selected in early December. Tickets to the game can be upgraded to the lower deck endzone at a surcharge; sideline upgrades are also available. ‹‹ Learn More ››
• Thanksgiving in New York - ‹‹ Learn More ››
• US Open Tennis - ‹‹ Learn More ››