The Traveler's Journal  
Press Releases - The Traveler's Journal

Informative Press Releases for Travel

Press Release information you can use!

 

The following information is provided by the travel supplier or its public relations representative. The Traveler's Journal can accept no responsibility for the accuracy or validity of any material in this section.

Sun Valley Ketchum News

05-06-2008

 

     May 2008
 

In this issue:
*Savor Sun Valley Spring Fling
*Swing into Spring
*Golden Anniversary for Wagon Days
*Sun Valley has gone to the dogs
*Top 5 Ways to Spend Your Days in May

 

Current News

Savor Sun Valley this Spring

Savor Sun Valley Spring Fling

The Sun Valley/Ketchum CVB invites visitors to Savor Sun Valley this spring and take advantage of the many specials being offered at area hotels, restaurants, spas, shops, golf resorts, and more from May 1st through June 5th.

May is the perfect time to visit the area and enjoy small crowds, warm weather, and great values. The snow is rapidly melting, the bike paths and many hiking trails are cleared, and the golf greens are ready for play.

The perfect place to Savor Sun Valley is enjoying a meal at one of the world-class restaurants tucked away in cute little cabins or in an urban setting, where top chefs create locally-inspired dishes and juicy burgers and beer are served in popular hole-in-the-wall joints. Some of the restaurant specials include prix fix three course meals beginng at $21.95, two for one dinners, and free movie passes. Visitors will also be tempted to try the town's new signature cocktail, the "Tatertini", made from a mixture of pure Idaho potato vodka and huckleberry infused vodka.

Many of the area's hotels and condominiums are being offered at great low rates in May and early June. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a world-class getaway in Sun Valley beginning at just $79 per night.

While visitors don't have to do anything more than relax, rest easy, and eat well to enjoy spring in Sun Valley, there are plenty of activities to keep busy:

  • Stroll through top-notch art galleries and discover a broad range of eclectic offerings, from old masters to innovative emerging artists. The Sun Valley Gallery Association's monthly Gallery Walk will be held May 24th with galleries unveilng new shows with guest artists in attendence
  • Watch award-winning independent films at the Magic Lantern Spring Film Festival, May 16th through June 6th.
  • Listen to lectures and readings by acclaimed authors at The Community Library in Ketchum. Diana Abu-Jabor will speak on her book Origin on May 6th and John Keahey will speak on his latest work Venice Against the Sea: A City Beseiged on May 12th.
  • Attend a play ("Lighten up the Sky" at the nexStage Theatre, May 28th-June 1st), a dance performance ("The Toy Shoppe" May 10th-11th, and Spring Showcase" May 15th-17th), or just listen to great music at a local club.

Swing into Spring

Experience legendary Sun Valley golf with a Spring Golf Package to be introduced in early May, depending on Mother Nature, running through June 1st. One round of golf, a golf cart, and one night's lodging in a Sun Valley Resort accomodation for $120 per person per night for double occupancy or $167 for single occupancy. Jump start the season with a terrific deal.

In June, choose a golf package that offers 18 holes of golf, a golf cart, and one night's lodging in a Sun Valley Resort accommodation for $175 per person per night, double occupancy, or $250 per night, single occupancy, to sharpen your game. Dates run June 2-15 and June 24-26. Guests may book either golf package for multiple days through the set times.

The newly opened Wood River YMCA will be holding the YMCA Golf Cassic on August 2nd. The event features a one day golf tournament, followed by a star-studded dinner and live auction to benefit YMCA programs in the Wood River Valley.

Join us for the 31st Annual Danny Thompson Memorial Golf Tournament, August 20th-23rd. This celebrity golf tournament has raised in excess of $8.6 million for leukemia and cancer research, while providing a richly rewarding golf experience on Sun Valley's fabled Robert Trent Jones course.

 

What's Coming Up

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Wagon Days over Labor Day Weekend

Golden Anniverary for Wagon Days

Wagon Days celebrates its 50th anniversary this year as the Wood River Valley's largest event, showcasing Ketchum's mining heritage. The Labor Day Weekend celebration is filled with such fun-inspiring memories as a shoot-out on Main Street, an old fashioned fiddler's contest, kids carnival and the Big Hitch Parade.

The Big Hitch Parade is the largest, non-motarized parade in the Pacific Northwest, featuring musuem quality wagons, antique buggies and stagecoaches from around the country. As mules "jump the chai
[Back to Press Releases Main]