🦃 100th Anniversary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

New York City VIP Holiday Getaway

November 25–28, 2026 | 4 Days • 3 Nights

The Parade Only Turns 100 Once. Experience It Like a VIP.

Imagine spending Thanksgiving morning overlooking one of the world's most iconic parades—not from a crowded sidewalk, but from an exclusive private hospitality venue with incredible views, outstanding food, premium beverages, and all the excitement of New York City during the holiday season.

Departure Depot has created a Thanksgiving getaway unlike anything we've ever offered.

This isn't just a trip to New York.

This is one of the most exclusive ways to experience the 100th Anniversary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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⭐ Why This Getaway Is Different

Forget arriving before sunrise.

Forget standing shoulder-to-shoulder with thousands of spectators.

Forget spending Thanksgiving morning outside in the cold.

Instead...

Enjoy an unforgettable Thanksgiving celebration from a private indoor hospitality suite overlooking the legendary 34th Street Parade Route.

Spend three nights in Midtown Manhattan.

Enjoy dinner at one of New York City's most legendary steakhouses.

Wake up each morning with breakfast included.

Experience New York City during the most magical time of the year.

From Rockefeller Center and Fifth Avenue to Broadway, Bryant Park and Times Square, you'll have plenty of time to enjoy everything that makes Manhattan extraordinary during the holidays.

This is Thanksgiving...

Elevated.

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🌟 Your Holiday Getaway Includes

✔ 🏨 Three Nights at the iconic New Yorker Hotel

✔ 🍳 Daily Breakfast Voucher

✔ 🥂 Signature Departure Depot Welcome Reception

✔ 🥩 Hosted Welcome Dinner at the legendary Sparks Steak House

✔ 🎈 Exclusive VIP Thanksgiving Day Parade Hospitality Experience

✔ 🪟 Premium Indoor Viewing overlooking the legendary 34th Street Parade Route

✔ 🦃 All-Inclusive Thanksgiving Buffet

✔ 🍺 Beer

✔ 🍷 Wine

✔ 🍸 Selected Cocktails

✔ ☕ Coffee, Soft Drinks & Refreshments

✔ ✈️ $200 Airfare Reimbursement Per Person

✔ 🧭 Fully Hosted Departure Depot Experience

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🎈 The VIP Thanksgiving Day Parade Experience

This is the experience that changes everything.

On Thanksgiving morning you'll enjoy a leisurely 7–10 minute walk from the New Yorker Hotel to your exclusive Hospitality Suite overlooking the legendary 34th Street Parade Route.

While hundreds of thousands of spectators are standing outside...

You'll step into a warm, elegant hospitality venue where everything has already been prepared.

Enjoy:

• Premium Indoor Parade Viewing

• Climate-Controlled Comfort

• Private Hospitality Access

• All-Inclusive Breakfast

• Traditional Thanksgiving Buffet

• Beer

• Wine

• Premium Cocktails

• Soft Drinks

• Coffee

• Comfortable Seating

Watch giant balloons soar overhead.

Experience spectacular floats.

Enjoy award-winning marching bands.

See celebrity performances.

Celebrate the arrival of Santa Claus.

Relax.

Celebrate.

Create memories with family and friends.

The private hospitality venue provides premium indoor viewing overlooking the 34th Street parade route together with breakfast, lunch, beverages, cocktails, staffing, and exclusive access throughout the event.

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🏨 Stay In The Heart Of Manhattan

Your home for Thanksgiving weekend is the historic New Yorker Hotel.

This legendary Art Deco hotel places you in one of the best locations in Manhattan.

Included:

✔ Three Nights

✔ Daily Breakfast Voucher

Nearby you'll find:

• Times Square

• Madison Square Garden

• Penn Station

• Herald Square

• Rockefeller Center

• Fifth Avenue Holiday Windows

• Bryant Park Winter Village

• Broadway

Everything New York is just outside your door.

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🥩 A Legendary New York Welcome

Your getaway begins with Departure Depot's Signature Welcome Reception before enjoying dinner at one of Manhattan's most famous restaurants.

Sparks Steak House has welcomed celebrities, business leaders and steak lovers from around the world for decades.

It's the perfect beginning to an unforgettable Thanksgiving weekend.

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✈️ $200 Airfare Reimbursement Per Person

Travel from the airport that's most convenient for you.

How It Works

✔ Book the flights that work best for your schedule.

✔ Submit your airline confirmation showing your completed airfare purchase.

✔ $200 per registered guest will be refunded to the original credit card used to purchase your Departure Depot vacation package.

Important Information

• Every registered guest receives a $200 airfare reimbursement.

• Proof of airfare purchase is required.

✈️ Recommended New York City Airports

Guests are welcome to fly from the airport that best fits their schedule.

The following airports are recommended for this getaway:

✈️ LaGuardia Airport (LGA) — Recommended

Approximately 10 miles from the New Yorker Hotel.

Often offers the quickest trip into Midtown Manhattan by taxi or rideshare.

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✈️ John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

Approximately 17 miles from the hotel.

Excellent nonstop service from many U.S. cities.

Convenient transportation options include taxi, rideshare, AirTrain, and Long Island Rail Road.

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✈️ Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

Approximately 16 miles from the hotel.

An excellent option for many travelers, with convenient access to Midtown Manhattan via NJ Transit, Amtrak, taxi, or rideshare.

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🚖 Getting to the Hotel

The New Yorker Hotel
481 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10001

Guests may use taxis, Uber, Lyft, airport shuttles, or public transportation to reach the hotel.

Complete arrival instructions, check-in details, and Departure Depot contact information will be included in your final departure packet prior to travel.

• Airfare must correspond with the travel dates of this package.

• Airfare reimbursement will be processed after airfare confirmation has been verified.

• Refunds will be issued to the original payment method used to book your Departure Depot vacation package.

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💵 Choose Your Experience

Whether you select our Insider Experience or Full Flex Experience, you'll enjoy the exact same unforgettable New York City holiday getaway.

The only difference is participation in the Wyndham Resort Welcome Session.

⭐ Insider Experience

$1,299 Per Person

Includes participation in a professionally hosted 90-minute Wyndham Resort Welcome Session during your stay.

Save $1,000 per person while enjoying every experience included in this package.

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⭐ Full Flex Experience

$2,299 Per Person

Prefer complete flexibility?

Enjoy the exact same New York City VIP Holiday Getaway with no resort session requirement.

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🔑 VIP Resort Welcome Session

(Required for Insider Experience Guests)

During your stay, you'll attend a professionally hosted resort preview presented by Wyndham Club, our host partner.

• Approximately 90 minutes

• Breakfast or lunch included

• Both guests attend together

Important Session Information

Presentation times are assigned directly by our resort partner and may vary.

Guests should plan to attend either a morning or midday session during the stay.

Final presentation details, reporting instructions, and assigned session times will be provided after arrival by the resort partner.

👉 Part of how this exclusive rate is made available.

No obligation to purchase.

No pressure.

Prefer complete flexibility and no scheduled session?

Select the Full Flex Experience instead.

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📆 Itinerary Snapshot

Wednesday • November 25

• Arrive in New York City

• Hotel Check-In at the New Yorker Hotel

• Signature Welcome Reception

• Hosted Dinner at Sparks Steak House

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Thursday • November 26

• Short Walk to the VIP Hospitality Suite

• 100th Anniversary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

• All-Inclusive Food & Beverage Throughout the Event

• Thanksgiving Afternoon & Evening Free to Explore Manhattan

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Friday • November 27

• VIP Resort Welcome Session (Insider Experience Guests)

• Free Day in Manhattan

• Rockefeller Center

• Fifth Avenue Holiday Shopping

• Bryant Park Winter Village

• Broadway Shows

• World-Class Dining

• Evening at Leisure

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Saturday • November 28

• Relaxed Morning

• Return Home

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📌 Things to Know

• Payment in Full Required at Time of Booking

• Insider Experience requires attendance at approximately a 90-minute Wyndham Resort Welcome Session.

• Moderate walking required throughout Manhattan.

• Valid government-issued photo ID required.

• Trip Protection required.

This isn't just another trip to New York.

It's an opportunity to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of one of America's greatest traditions in a way very few people ever will.

Comparable premium Thanksgiving experiences in New York often cost substantially more when booked independently.

VIP Hospitality inventory is limited.

Hotel inventory is limited.

Presentation space is limited.

When it's full...it's gone.

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🏨 Accommodations

The New Yorker Hotel

• Three Nights

• Daily Breakfast Voucher

• Historic Midtown Manhattan Location

• Approximately a 7–10 Minute Walk to the VIP Hospitality Suite

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📅 Quick Itinerary

Wednesday
Arrival • Welcome Reception • Sparks Steak House

Thursday
VIP Thanksgiving Day Parade Hospitality Experience

Friday
Resort Welcome Session • Explore Manhattan

Saturday
Departure

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⚖️ Expectations

This is a structured group experience.

Resort Welcome Session attendance is required for Insider Experience guests.

Follow all scheduled times.

This structure allows this extraordinary experience to be offered at exceptional value.

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🌟 Departure Depot Guest Expectations & Travel Style

Departure Depot trips are designed for socially active, flexible, experience-focused travelers who value convenience, exceptional experiences, and curated group travel.

Our departures combine premium accommodations, exclusive access, hosted activities, and specially negotiated pricing to create vacations that would often cost substantially more if booked independently.

Guests who are flexible, positive, and excited to experience something special consistently have the best trips.

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🦃 ONE HUNDRED YEARS.

ONE THANKSGIVING.

ONE INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.

100th Anniversary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

New York City VIP Holiday Getaway

November 25–28, 2026

VIP Indoor Hospitality • New Yorker Hotel • Sparks Steak House • $200 Airfare Reimbursement Per Guest

🛡️ Trip Protection Requirement

Trip Protection is required for this vacation package and is automatically included during checkout.

If Trip Protection is declined, a $800 per reservation Room Block Recovery Fee will apply to cancellations, no-shows, or guests who fail to travel.

This fee helps offset contracted hotel inventory, exclusive VIP hospitality space, hosted dining commitments, and other prepaid components reserved specifically for your vacation.

Important Information

• Trip Protection is required and will be included during checkout.

• Guests who choose to decline Trip Protection acknowledge responsibility for the $800 Room Block Recovery Fee if the reservation is canceled or results in a no-show.

• The Room Block Recovery Fee is not travel insurance and does not provide cancellation benefits or reimbursement.

• We strongly recommend reviewing all Trip Protection coverage documents before travel.

• Please note that many third-party travel insurance policies may not provide coverage for specialty event components such as exclusive parade hospitality, concerts, sporting events, theater performances, or other ticketed experiences. Guests should carefully review their policy to understand what is and is not covered.

Because this package includes limited-capacity VIP hospitality, contracted hotel accommodations, hosted dining experiences, and other prepaid specialty event components, cancellations become increasingly difficult to replace as travel approaches. Trip Protection helps protect both your vacation investment and the exclusive inventory reserved for your reservation.

 Accommodations & Resort Partners

Accommodations are provided through third-party hospitality and resort partners. Room layouts, views, furnishings, décor, building location, and overall resort conditions may vary by property and availability.

Photos used in marketing materials are representative of the overall destination or resort experience and may not reflect every individual room assignment.

Guests experiencing an issue during travel should immediately notify Departure Depot staff and/or the resort directly so concerns may be addressed in real time whenever reasonably possible.

 Concerts, Events & Seating

Concert and event seating classifications are based on venue-issued inventory categories and supplier allocations. Seating locations, views, venue layouts, crowd environments, and event production elements vary by venue and by event.

Terms such as “VIP,” “Premium,” “Reserved,” or similar descriptions reflect ticket classifications, package inclusions, hospitality access, or overall experience levels — not necessarily proximity to the stage.

Live entertainment venues are dynamic environments, and individual expectations regarding seating and production experiences may vary.