Fox Rent A Car wishes all Fox Car Rental customers and holiday travelers a wonderful and very happy Thanksgiving.

We hope you made it safe and without too much travel-hassle to your destination and can celebrate this holiday with your friends, family and people you care about.

If you decided to take advantage of this extra-long weekend and travel somewhere, here are our suggestions for things to do and some great restaurants where you can get your Turkey treat on Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving in San Diego

Thanksgiving in Seattle

Thanksgiving in Los Angeles

Thanksgiving in San Francisco

Thanksgiving in Las Vegas

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Fox Rent A Car, your discount car rental company, has been providing excellent customer service along with low rates for rental cars since its founding in 1989. Today, our success in these areas has enabled us to develop into the largest independent car rentals company headquartered in California. You will find Fox Car Rental offices conveniently located at major airports throughout the world.

Now that the worst of the economic slowdown is over, everyone is looking forward to spending this holiday season with a lot of merriment. While there are many who are still recovering, the upward trend is making everyone feel optimistic about the future. And after having spent so many months trying to save money and be careful with expenditure, this is one time when splurging may well be justified. With everyone rushing to travel and go to popular destinations, a good holiday can turn into a nightmare if some care is not taken. Here are some great travel tips for this holiday season.

1.       Plan Ahead – Tips for Traveling during the Holiday Season

There is not better advice for holiday travel than to plan ahead. And this is especially true for the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Years. There are many things that you can avoid by planning your trip ahead of time. Once you have chosen the location that you want to visit, you can book the flight tickets and make arrangements for the stay too. Holiday travel deals start to appear months before the actual dates of the holiday season and the sooner you book you can avail of the benefits. Some holiday packages also provide early bird discounts that can be extremely lucrative and attractive.

2.       Be Flexible – Tips for Traveling during the Holiday Season

Allowing for flexibility can help in ensuring that you get the most optimum of rates for the travel that you plan. Since the children anyways have their vacations, it does not matter whether you are traveling on the weekend or the weekdays. So make the choice based on the dates that allow the lowest fares. If you plan a vacation during a dead week (week right after thanksgiving or right after New Year) you can save a significant amount of money.

3.       Compare – Tips for Traveling during the Holiday Season

If you decide the days that you shall be traveling, you can avail of the ample time that you have to compare and contrast various deals across travel sites, travel agents and airlines. There are also some auction and comparison sites that you can use to get good deals too.

4.       Flight Woes – Tips for Traveling during the Holiday Season

The holiday season makes airports become a place of chaos. You only have to check out the movie ‘Home Alone’ to know the kind of chaos that takes place on airports during the holiday season. If you are judicious you will be careful enough to choose airports that you are familiar with when planning your route. Keep the weather in mind because some of the locations can land you in trouble if they are snowed in. If all this sounds too much of a hassle for you, just decide to drive down and avoid the complications. Only make sure that you have your winter tyres on or rent a good car for winter driving.

5.       Packing – Tips for Traveling during the Holiday Season

Make sure that you check the weather of the place that you are traveling to. Not only must you check the current weather but have a look at the weather forecast for the days that you are likely to be there. This is necessary to plan appropriate clothing so that you can pack them in. if you are traveling with kids, then you need to make sure that you have some of their favorite toys with you as well. You may want to keep in some of your favorite music, crosswords and more too. Other things that you may want to keep include medication candy and nicotine patches (for smokers who have a tough time on a long non smoking flight).

6.      Don’t Wrap Gifts – Tips for Traveling during the Holiday Season

If you are likely to be traveling to visit family and friends, make sure that you do not gift wrap the presents since they can be opened during the baggage security check. Opt for fancy bags instead.

7.       Bonus Advice – Tips for Traveling during the Holiday Season

Make sure that your cell phone is completely charged, in case your plane is delayed or if you are traveling without a charger in your car. Make the pet hotel reservations for your beloved cat, dog or hamster early on during the holiday season, since space is in high demand to check in pets. Take all the phone numbers including those of the airlines, the pickup, the hotel and all family and friends too. Never forget to buy travel insurance for everyone who is traveling.

If all this talk about planning is making you nauseous then you might just want to pick up a car, throw in some clothes and get some adventure. This might not be the kind of holiday that you may have imagined, but it might just turn out to be interesting.

Even though traveling during the Holiday Season can be quite exhausting, don’t lose your Holiday Spirit and stay relaxed. This is why you are going on vacation for anyways, right?

About Fox Rent A Car:

Fox Rent A Car, your discount car rental company, has been providing excellent customer service along with low rates for rental cars since its founding in 1989. Today, our success in these areas has enabled us to develop into the largest independent car rentals company headquartered in California. You will find Fox Car Rental offices conveniently located at major airports throughout the world.

While many people see Thanksgiving as an important Family holiday that should be spend at home, cooking the traditional Turkey Dinner, watching the game and catching up with family that has come together from all over the country, some people might use the extra long weekend to explore other cities and enjoy practically empty attractions, no waiting lines and sometimes better deals. But if you are traveling to San Diego during Thanksgiving weekend, you might want to enjoy some of the traditions while being away from home.

Thanksgiving Restaurants in San Diego 2010

How about celebrating Thanksgiving in San Diego with a memorable Thanksgiving Cruise around San Diego Harbor? Hornblower Cruise line offers a 2.5 hour Thanksgiving Cruise that includes a glass of champagne, Thanksgiving buffet and life music for $ 74.95.

Another very traditional spot to celebrate your Thanksgiving in San Diego is the Hotel Del Coronado, where movies like “Some like it hot” with Marilyn Monroe was filmed, Thomas Edison and countless American presidents have stayed and enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving buffet at the Hotel Del. And for a very unique experience, go Skating by the Sea at the ice skating rink right next to the ocean.

Bistro 39 offers another 3 course Thanksgiving dinner option for less than $ 30/person in a very stylish atmosphere. Enjoy treats like Crab Stuffed Mushrooms, Roasted Turkey with Sage gravy and traditional Pumpkin or Pecan pie (additional menu options, as well as regular menu available).

Have you ever been to a Casino on Thanksgiving? May be it’s time to give it a shot this year, as the Barona Resort and Casino has  a multitude of different Thanksgiving dinner options in many of its different themed restaurants. Prices range from $ 25 – $ 40.

Thanksgiving Activities in San Diego 2010

Getting panicky about all the Thanksgiving calories you are going to add directly to your hips on a single day? Get rid of a bad conscience and do something good at the same time: The Father Joe’s Thanksgiving Run is a Charity 5k run on Thanksgiving morning, starting at 8:00 AM in Balboa Park.

A little before Thanksgiving, on November 21, you can enjoy the 64th Annual Mother Goose Parade in El Cajon. It is the largest Thanksgiving Parade west of the Mississippi with more than 100 participants and draws a crowd of many thousand spectators. Enjoy the balloons, floats, artists and performers and let them put you in Holiday mood!

How about sharing the joy of Thanksgiving by giving something back? Volunteering San Diego has made a list of many volunteering options in and around San Diego County. Nothing will put you more in Holiday spirit than helping the ones in need.

Jazz lovers from all over the country come to San Diego for Thanksgiving to enjoy the 31st Annual San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival. But more than just music, you can also join in on the Dixieland Jazz Thanksgiving Buffett!

No matter where you are going to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, enjoy the beginning of the Holiday season and have a wonderful day!

About Fox Rent A Car:

Fox Rent A Car, your discount car rental company, has been providing excellent customer service along with low rates for rental cars since its founding in 1989. Today, our success in these areas has enabled us to develop into the largest independent car rentals company headquartered in California. You will find Fox Car Rental offices conveniently located at major airports throughout the world.

If you do not live in Seattle and have decided to spend Thanksgiving in Seattle this year, you probably cannot cook up your standard gourmet Thanksgiving dinner that easily. But this does not mean that you cannot enjoy your Thanksgiving meal in Seattle in style. While for most people Thanksgiving is incomplete without great food, gourmet dishes are not what that day is all about. The whole idea is to spend time with the family and have fun, and feeling thankful for the lovely family that you have.

Thanksgiving Restaurants Seattle

Seattle is a place that is extremely popular for its dinner cruises and these dinner cruises are made more special during the Thanksgiving holidays. This year you can enjoy the Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise at Waterways HomePort aboard a specific Waterways yacht. Expect sumptuous buffet along with merriment and a festive atmosphere, not to mention the bewitching view of the city during the festive season. The cruise departs the Southport Pier & Promenade in Renton on Lake Union. You can buy your tickets online or call 206-223-2060 for large bookings.

Another Seattle Thanksgiving Cruise is being organized by Royal Argosy on the Seattle Waterfront. With such a dinner you just enjoy the dishes and forget about clearing up later. There is choice of turkey with all the trimmings or something less traditional as you cruise on the waters of Elliott Bay. This cruise is a whole package that includes a 3-hour cruise, a seated 4-course dinner, coffee, tea and soda and live music too. The menu boasts of potato crusted goat cheese served with pear hazelnut chutney, salad tossed with stone ground mustard and rosemary vinaigrette, dried cranberries, blue cheese and cinnamon swirl raisin bread croutons. And of course there is the traditional turkey with herb bread stuffing and giblet gravy, mashed potatoes. You can end this sumptuous dinner with pumpkin cheesecake and rum caramel sauce. A special feature of this cruise is that they have set aside an area for arts and crafts for children so that they can be occupied while you enjoy your 3 course meal.

The third Thanksgiving cruise option that you have in Seattle is the Dine around Seattle in Ray’s Boathouse. This is available throughout the month of November (excluding Thanksgiving Day however). So if you want a steal for a three course meal for $30.00, you may want to have the Thanksgiving dinner a night before.  Sous Chef Seth Prigg will ensure that you do not leave the boat un-satiated.

Thanksgiving Activities in Seattle

For those who feel that they have had a lot of food and need to ensure a good balance between the intake and the output of energy, there is obviously the Turkey trot. Rev up an appetite for the thanksgiving dinner by joining in the 16^th annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. The run is a 5K run or a 2 mile run-and-walk. There is also a kid’s trot and a wheelchair division too. The run starts at the Center at Norpoint. And if you sign up before November 14^th you will also get a t-short for yourself.

No matter what you plan for your Thanksgiving in Seattle, Fox Rent A Car wishes you a wonderful time! Enjoy!

About Fox Rent A Car:

Fox Rent A Car, your discount car rental company, has been providing excellent customer service along with low rates for rental cars since its founding in 1989. Today, our success in these areas has enabled us to develop into the largest independent car rentals company headquartered in California. You will find Fox Car Rental offices conveniently located at major airports throughout the world.

Las Vegas is not one of the most typical locations associated with Thanksgiving. The holiday destination is generally associated with a lot of fun and frolic and of course casinos. But it may just be the best option for this Thanksgiving vacations as all the other people stay at home for Thanksgiving dinner or head off to other popular Thanksgiving holiday locations. The weather is also great and you will also find the fares for food, lodging and travel to be the least expensive.

Thanksgiving Restaurants in Las Vegas

One of the great places to have a Thanksgiving dinner includes Morels French Steakhouse & Bistro. Here the chef merges the intrigue of a steakhouse with other culinary aspects like the iced seafood bar, cheese and charcuterie bar with cheese from numerous farmhouses and of course a range of wines from across the world.

The André’s French Restaurant can be called the original fine dining place in Las Vegas and even after more than 20 years the place offers delectable dishes of fish, meat and poultry. With a list of more than 1800 wines, this is a great place to enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner this year.

If you are not in the mood for turkey, try out SUSHISAMBA, a modern restaurant with traditional Japanese cuisine.  There are unique dishes like the Green Envy and the Neo Tokyo rolls. There is obviously the full sushi bar and the regular appetizers, salads, oysters, and entrees. The décor will remind you of the Samba dance’s circular motion. Situated inside the Palazzo hotel, this is another very Thanksgiving dinner kind of place.

Located inside the Bellagio Hotel, Café Bellagio has floral glass ceiling and overlooks the pool deck. You will feel as if you are dining on a French Riviera terrace. This is a great fine dining place for midnight mimosa and eggs or coffee and crème brulee.

Those who want to grab something relatively less elaborate can check out an upscale burger at Spago at the Caesar’s Forum. Another place where they have a special menu for Thanksgiving is The Range. Rosemary’s, CUT & Morel’s and Texas de Brazil are also good ideas for Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Activities in Las Vegas

Some other evening ideas include clubbing, dancing and touring the strip. The Grand Lux Café that is located inside the Venetian Hotel has a detailed menu that includes everything from salads to burgers and pasta to pizza and more. It even has great dessert and champagne. When you are sitting there you would probably feel that you are sitting in a French or Italian café.

While at Las Vegas for the vacation, do not miss out on some great wildlife attractions like The Aquarium at the Silverton Hotel, the MGM Grand Lion Habitat, the Wildlife Habitat at the Flamingo, the Mandalay Bay Shark Reef and the Botanical Park. There are also the Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage and the Las Vegas Natural History Museum. So while you plan your evening Thanksgiving dinner at one of these fine dining places, you can spend the day visiting some of these great wildlife places during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving in Las Vegas!

About Fox Rent A Car:

Fox Rent A Car, your discount car rental company, has been providing excellent customer service along with low rates for rental cars since its founding in 1989. Today, our success in these areas has enabled us to develop into the largest independent car rentals company headquartered in California. You will find Fox Car Rental offices conveniently located at major airports throughout the world.

The Golden Gate city has a lot to offer those who chose to be in San Francisco for the thanksgiving Holiday. With the festival falling on Thursday, it makes for a perfect weekend getaway time too. Not only does the city have a wide selection of quality restaurants for the Turkey Day Feast, it also as a lot of other things to offer.

Thanksgiving Restaurants in San Francisco

Balboa Cafe offers traditional Thanksgiving favorites like butternut squash, turkey, mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts and of course turkey!

The Stinking Rose is always worth a visit when in San Francisco, but how about enjoying the most garlicy turkey you ever had? It is said the turkey is prepared with 400 cloves of garlic! If you don’t believe us, read the Thanksgiving menu!

If you had something more classy and traditional, yet with a contemporary twist  in mind, EPIC might be the right choice for you. You will enjoy an exquisite Thanksgiving dinner with 4 courses and the option to take home a turkey sandwich with the works for lunch the next day!

Home will offer you a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner for $ 40/person with delicious turkey, honey glazed ham, an array of side dishes and more. If you prefer a traditional meal, it might be a good idea to celebrate Thanksgiving at “Home”!

Thanksgiving Activities in San Francisco

One of the most interesting things that people who are engaged can do on Thanksgiving in San Francisco is to get betrothed in this strange San Franciscan Thanksgiving Tradition. The ceremony originates from the Chinese areas of San Francisco and engaged couples have to buy a lock and key and then chain the lock to the Golden Gate bridge. The key is then thrown away for posterity indicating a locked relationship for life.

The Thanksgiving Blessing Meal Delivery is being organized on November 13^th this year and the activity starts at 8:30 AM and continues till November 14^th 3:00 PM. The blessing meal is being held at the San Francisco City Hall. Since funding is tight, a nominal charge of $25 will be charged for registration and there are various jobs available like preparing meals delivering groceries and more. The goal is to deliver 5000 hot meals to homes and serve 300 hot meals to the homeless. Tehre will also be 500 gift bags to be passed out. The proceeds of the collection benefit San Francisco City Impact.

You can also choose to kick off Thanksgiving with a fun walk or run at the Park before the parades, football games and feasting starts. The Turkey Trail Trot starts on November 25^th at 8:15 AM from the Polo Field at the Golden Gate Park. The 5 mile run or 3 mile walk and there are turkeys, pumpkin pies and wine.

The day after Thanksgiving there is also the Annual Tree Lighting ceremony at Ghirardelli Square. A large 50 foot Christmas tree is lit with sparkling lights and ribbons, ornaments and Ghirardelli chocolate bars. There are Christmas carolers and a visit from Saint Nick is assured. There are also festivities that include a musical theater performance, stilt walkers and puppet shows and later there is the tree lighting ceremony. Towards the evening you may want to grab hot cocoa.

More Things to Do in San Francisco

If you have traveled from another city to celebrate Thanksgiving in San Francisco make sure that you lodge in a hotel that is close to Union Square where you can find Tiffany’s, Macy’s and other upscale shops. Make sure to take a break from the shopping to grab a great meal at lively Lefty O’Doul’s. The Ferry Building is also a shopping place with good restaurants and you can have a good afternoon martini at the Slanted Door. Some of the great eateries of San Francisco include Cliff House, Julius’ Castle and One Market. Other attractions in the area that you might want to visit include the Young Museum and Academy of Science. Both of these have been given a makeover and may be great to visit this time.

About Fox Rent A Car:

Fox Rent A Car, your discount car rental company, has been providing excellent customer service along with low rates for rental cars since its founding in 1989. Today, our success in these areas has enabled us to develop into the largest independent car rentals company headquartered in California. You will find Fox Car Rental offices conveniently located at major airports throughout the world.

Thanksgiving is a time that you spend with your family and are grateful for the people that you have who love you. And nothing is more popular than Thanksgiving dinner that is cooked by some special people in your life. While the ritual of preparing for the Thanksgiving dinner may be something that you cherish each year, you may want to thank the one person who cooks you a great meal each year this day by dining out. Spare them the process of cooking all day and then cleaning up later.

There are various things that you can also do in Los Angeles during Thanksgiving especially if you are traveling and are in LA this year.

Thanksgiving Dinner in Los Angeles

Find the perfect Thanksgiving Restaurant in Los Angeles and enjoy your Turkey Dinner!

The Langham in Pasadena offers Thanksgiving dinner each year and ensures that it is made special for those who are missing out on the homemade stuffed turkey. The Ballroom has jazz and you can also choose to dine in the Dining Room or The Terrace too.

The Millenium Biltmore Hotel is also a great place to dine out on Thanksgiving in Los Angeles. The rendezvous Court offers seasonal dishes and also has other Thanksgiving traditional items, all with an Italian swing to them. The turkey with apple stuffing and rich cranberry sauce, caramelized vegetables and roasted potatoes are always a great hit.

Cafe Rodeo at the Luxe Hotel Beverly Hills can offer you a three course meal for a deal and the Whist at the Viceroy has a carving station for the turkey.

Campanile can offer you the award winning Campanile on La Brea. Some interesting traditional fare that you can taste here includes mushroom barley soup, rosemary charred turkey breast and bread pudding.

If you are looking for more than just dinner on Thanksgiving in Los Angeles, check out the The Laugh Factory. This is a place where you can enjoy great food as you witness some of the best comedians go up on stage and perform live. If you find yourself in Los Angeles alone on Thanksgiving for some reason this is probably the perfect place for you.

Volunteering on Thanksgiving in Los Angeles

Spending Thanksgiving by helping others is also something that may give you a lot of satisfaction. Volunteer to help at the Los Angeles Mission and serve Thanksgiving dinner to homeless children, men and women. Located in the middle of Skid Row, this is a mission that is active throughout the year but is a place that is known to serve a good special meal to everyone who arrives at their doorstep on Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving in Los Angeles at Disneyland

If you want to give your children the time of their life on Thanksgiving then you might want to book for the Thanksgiving Family Feast at Disneyland. This place serves roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, ham, salad and dessert in buffet style and you obviously have the Disney characters roaming around the Grand Ballroom all the time. The Bear Country has a turkey on display that was spared at the White house and sent to live at Disneyland. Read the story behind this lucky turkey.

We at Fox Rent A Car wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving in Los Angeles!

About Fox Rent A Car:

Fox Rent A Car, your discount car rental company, has been providing excellent customer service along with low rates for rental cars since its founding in 1989. Today, our success in these areas has enabled us to develop into the largest independent car rentals company headquartered in California. You will find Fox Car Rental offices conveniently located at major airports throughout the world.