Tulip Time Festival Recognized By Two National Travel Organizations

HOLLAND, MI – January 28, 2009 –Tulip Time Festival (www.tuliptime.com) is proud to be chosen “Top 100 Events and Festivals in North America” by the American Bus Association (ABA) for 2009. ABA's Top 100 Events in North America is an annual compendium of the best events for group travel in the United States and Canada. Each spring, a committee of ABA-member motorcoach and tour operators selects the Top 100 Events for the subsequent year. Winners are chosen from hundreds of celebrations, festivals, fairs, commemorative events, and more that have been nominated by state tourism offices and local and regional CVBs.

The Tulip Time Festival has also been recognized as the “2008 Readers Choice Award” by Leisure Group Travel. Leisure Group Travel is home to travel trade publications and online travel resources for anyone planning group trips. Subscribers of Leisure Group Travel magazine were asked to vote for their favorite destination. The Tulip Time Festival won Silver under “Attractions.” Other winners in this category included Disney World (Platinum) and Colonial Williamsburg (Gold).

“The Tulip Time Festival is very proud to accept these 2 national awards,” says Executive Director, Tamra Bouman. “With this level of acknowledgment coming from within the travel industry, it’s satisfying to know we are being recognized for eight decades of producing one of the finest Dutch cultural celebrations in the world. A well deserved designation for the Tulip Time Festival and Holland, Michigan.”

For more general information on the Tulip Time Festival call 800.822.2770 or visit www.tuliptime.com, Tulip Time Festival 80th Anniversary Celebration is May 2-9, 2009.

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