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BY KATE BIRCHLER, MACERICH SHOPPING CENTERS

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t’s no secret that digital platforms are changing the fundamental shopping environment across the world. At Macerich shopping centers, we are delivering the right tools that empower our shoppers to make the most of their brick-and-mortar visits and helping shape new habits for how they shop.

Macerich recently launched our fast, fun and effective text-based concierge service for shoppers and visitors.

From the moment of arrival to the last minute before departure, Macerich shopping centers aim to exceed a visitor’s expectations with unique services and amenities that offer instant gratification: free wi-fi, charging stations, text conversations with concierge and same-day package delivery service; plus, guests can download the mobile app of their favorite Macerich destination and peruse our interactive websites.

Macerich recently launched our fast, fun and effective textbased concierge service for shoppers and visitors. The platform reaches customers where they are, when they have a question about the mall, its retailers, events, activities and sales without the need to always visit concierge. The majority of our conversations with guests revolve around store way-finding, locating specific products, sales promotions and hours of operation. In addition to answering any questions, the platform also allows for the scheduling of dinner reservations or salon services, a true benefit for our out-of-town visitors.

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We also offer same-day delivery at participating centers.

Same-day offers guests the convenience of sending purchases to their local hotel or office, allowing guests to be hand-free of packages as they continue on with their day.

It seems pretty much everyone these days is shopping with a smartphone in hand, so our powerful mobile app is built for ease and convenience, in other words, exactly how our shoppers shop today. Our apps, individualized per property, offer enhanced digital capabilities that truly elevate the shopping experience, including visitor incentives (discounts, offers and amenities from participating stores and restaurants) available right on their smartphones. As an added bonus, the information is available in multilingual versions.

As the digital age continues to change, Macerich will stay on the forefront for revolutionizing how we connect best with our shoppers and further enhance the consumer experience for all our guests. Macerich.com Fashion Outlets of Chicago

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alk the streetscape and enjoy South Coast Plaza’s stellar collection of 250 boutiques, award-winning restaurants and the adjacent world-renowned Segerstrom Center for the Arts that have beguiled royalty, world leaders and celebrities of the stage, screen and sports. This international destination is Southern California’s shopping icon, representing the highest concentration of luxury-designer fashion in the U.S., and accounts for millions of visitors that find the lure of Orange County, California, and South Coast Plaza inescapable.

Set among cascading fountains and stunning architecture, the collection of luxury brand retail includes famous boutiques—Cartier, Chanel, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Dior, Valentino, Salvatore Ferragamo, Gucci and Saint Laurent. Together with the many popular stores, recent boutique openings include A. Lange & Söhne, Céline, Charlotte Olympia, COS, Dolce & Gabbana, Kate Spade, Massimo Dutti, Moncler and Samsonite Black Label. SouthCoastPlaza.com

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xperience the world’s best shopping with Shop America partners throughout North America. Shop America partners include hundreds of destinations, retailers, outlets, shopping centers and distinctive shopping districts ready to roll out the red carpet for travelers with special offers and VIP services.

Enrich your shopping with regional dining and cultural and heritage experiences.

12 MALL OF AMERICA World-Class Shopping & Dining

14 ARTEGON MARKETPLACE Unique Orlando Experience

16 OUTLETS AT ASSEMBLY ROW Boston, Massachusetts

MASTERCARD SHOP AMERICA SAVINGS 18 SPECTACULAR LAS VEGAS New & Exciting Entertainment, Dining, Shopping

19 OUTLETS AT TEJON 3 DIGITAL DELIVERS Macerich Shopping Centers

6 IRVINE COMPANY’S GREAT OUTDOORS Orange County, California

8 SHOPPING YOU’LL CRAVE Foodie Finds at Top Shopping Centers

10 LOUISIANA Tax Free Shopping, New Orleans Designer Shopping

Southern California

20 SHOP TEXAS TaxFree Shopping Texas

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES WHITE PAPER 22 GAP FACTORY 1969 DENIM 24 DESTINY USA SHOP AMERICA TOURS 27–32

AMERICA’S BEST SHOPPING

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SHOP AMERICA MAGAZINE 2016

Shop America Magazine is published

by Skies America and distributed in partnership with AAA/CAA in the U.S.A. and Essentially America in China, Mexico/ Latin America and the United Kingdom.

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PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER/EDITOR Rosemary Rice McCormick, ShopAmericaTours@aol.com 707-224-3795 CONTRIBUTING WRITER Kate Birchler, Macerich SALES EXECUTIVE Larry Cohen, Northeast Media DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Skies America Publishing Company skiesamerica.com James R. Rullo, President Sheri Cunningham, Senior Vice President Michelle Fandrey, Art Director Samantha Edington, Editor Cindy Pike, Production Coordinator Copyright 2016 Shop America Alliance LLC, all rights reserved.

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IRVINE COMPANY’S SHOPPING, DINING AND GREAT OUTDOORS

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he Irvine Company owns and manages two of Southern California’s most prestigious outdoor shopping centers, Fashion Island in Newport Beach and Irvine Spectrum Center in Irvine, popular destinations for shopping, dining and entertainment for domestic and international travelers from around the world. The centers are recognized for their stunning architecture, outdoor gardens, fountains and a combined total of over 300 department stores, specialty shops, restaurants and cafes.

Fashion Island is home to over 150 shops and restaurants, 60 of which, including Neiman Marcus, are located nowhere else in Orange County. Irvine Spectrum Center offers a diverse mix of entertainment venues, such as Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21 with IMAX and luxury VIP seating, Improv Comedy Club and Dave & Buster’s. Unique features include a 108-foot giant wheel with LED lighting to complement the shopping and dining offerings, making each center an integral part of every Southern California travel itinerary.

In addition to Fashion Island and Irvine Spectrum Center, the Irvine Company is an internationally renowned real

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“My dream is that The Irvine Ranch will be known and celebrated as much for what has been preserved and protected here as it is known for the outstanding communities that have been built here.”

–Donald Bren, founder, Irvine Ranch Conservancy

estate development company known for its award-winning, master-planned communities and its vast portfolio of high-quality investment properties located along coastal California and Silicon Valley. The Irvine Company provides visitors with the opportunity to explore more than 57,000 acres of open space and parklands in Orange County.

The Irvine Company traces its roots to the 1860s with the formation of The Irvine Ranch from Mexican and Spanish land grants. In 1897, the Irvine Company made its first gift of land to the public, several hundred oak- and sycamorefilled acres that today form Irvine Regional Park. This set into motion a remarkable history of philanthropy and stewardship on The Irvine Ranch that continues to this day. In 2014, Irvine Company Chairman Donald Bren presented another gift of 2,500 acres in North Orange County that has created one of the nation’s largest urban open space networks. The company’s efforts have resulted in the permanent

preservation of 57,000 acres or nearly 60 percent of the entire 93,000-acre Irvine Ranch.

Visitors can enjoy a myriad of great Southern California scenic spaces and outdoor activities, including hiking, bird watching, boating and more, at Crystal Cove State Park, Los Trancos and El Moro canyons, the Westbay habitat at Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve and the Mountains to Sea Trail, which travels from Weir Canyon all the way to Upper Newport Bay. IRConservancy.org

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No holiday is complete without a little retail therapy. In New Orleans, our international visitors enjoy tax free shopping on everything from unique galleries and boutiques to high-end retailers and outlet malls!

For more information visit, LouisianaTaxFree.com.

Visit neworleansinfo.com and start planning your trip today!

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LOUISIANA DESIGNER COLLECTIONS TAX FREE AND ONE-OF-A-KIND FINDS SHOPPING EASY 1-2-3

Refund Instructions 1. Bring your passport or current official picture identification with you when you shop. In the case of sailors, a shore pass, which contains the passport number, may be substituted for a foreign passport. Canadian visitors may use a driver’s license or birth certificate.

2. Make sure the merchant is a member of Louisiana Tax Free Shopping (LTFS). Show the merchant your passport or a current official picture identification, and ask for a tax refund voucher. Save the vouchers and the sales receipts.

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he “Big Easy” may be known for its joy of music, libations and world-class food, but many may overlook the superb shopping scene in New Orleans with tax-free shopping for international visitors.

New Orleans boasts three large shopping centers. The Shops at Canal Place, located in the heart of downtown, features Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co. and Brooks Brothers. A short walk from Canal Place is The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, the only outlet collection in a city center, with stores offering discounts up to 65 percent off every day. The largest mall in the region, Lakeside Shopping

Center, includes retailers Apple, Michael Kors and Macy’s.

The French Market started as a Native American trading post; now this fresh-air bazaar is the place to find items from local produce and spices to sterling silver and handcrafted jewelry.

One block past the energetic Bourbon Street, discover some of the best antique galleries in North America. On Royal Street, shop furniture and art that belonged to antebellum plantations or weaponry from wars more than a century ago. Take the streetcar out of the French Quarter to Magazine Street for six miles of independent boutiques with one-of-a-kind clothing and home goods stores and cafes.

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3. Redeem vouchers at LTFS Refund Centers: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Downtown in The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, Macy’s Refund Centers in Baton Rouge and Lakeside Center, Dillard’s at Acadiana Mall in Lafayette and The Outlets at Louisiana Boardwalk in Shreveport/Bossier, or by mail.

Louisiana Tax Free Shopping (LTFS) provides refunds of Louisiana state sales tax and, in some cases, local sales tax. Tax refunds are only available from retailers who are members of LTFS. International visitors with a valid foreign passport and round-trip international travel ticket of less than 90 days duration are eligible for a sales-tax refund.

Refunds under $500 will be made in cash. Refunds over $500 will be issued by check and mailed to the visitor at his or her home address. For details, visit LouisianaTaxFree.com.

New Orleans welcomes the world to IPW 2016. International guests enjoy tax-free shopping!

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Indulge!

Louisiana Tax Free Shopping

Enjoy exceptional shopping and sales tax refunds for international guests at hundreds of participating merchants!

REFUND CENTERS Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Main Lobby - Terminal C The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, New Orleans Level B Macy’s Refund Center - Lakeside Shopping Center 3301 Veterans Blvd., 3rd Floor - Executive Offices

Macy’s Refund Center - Mall of Louisiana, Baton Rouge 6401 Bluebonnet Blvd, 2nd Floor - Kid’s Department Dillard’s Refund Center - Acadiana Mall, Lafayette 5725 Johnston Road The Outlets at Louisiana Boardwalk, Shreveport/Bossier 540 Boardwalk Blvd

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Two exciting new attractions are opening at Mall of America in summer 2016! FlyOver® America will bring guests on a breathtaking aerial tour of some of the greatest landmarks and regions throughout the United States in virtual flight technology. The Crayola Experience® is where children will discover the magic of color at the world’s newest Crayola attraction.

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ocated in Bloomington, Minnesota, next to Minneapolis/ St. Paul International Airport (MSP), the Mall attracts over 40 million visitors annually, who come from around the globe to shop designer brands at 520 stores— with no sales tax on clothing or shoes. The Mall also offers hours of family fun at attractions such as Nickelodeon Universe®—the nation’s largest indoor theme park, an aquarium, movie theatre, a zip line, mini golf and more.

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Mall of America opens more than 20 new stores each year to continually offer new fashions and gift selection.

They join existing retailers such as Burberry, Michael Kors, Apple, Coach, AIX Armani Exchange, Victoria’s Secret, Hugo Boss, Lacoste, Microsoft and Abercrombie & Fitch. The Mall also features 50 restaurants, ranging from fine dining to fun family eateries, nightclubs and live music.

The Radisson Blu and new JW Marriott hotels are both connected directly to Mall of America. Guests enjoy luxury accommodations and courtesy package pick-up anywhere in the Mall. With convenient light rail train service, Mall of America is just minutes away from the sites and attractions of downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. MallofAmerica.com

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ARTEGON MARKETPLACE The Anti-mall for the Anti-ordinary experience

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hat makes Artegon antiordinary? Aside from the selection of nationally renowned retailers like Ron Jon Surf Shop, Boot Barn, Bass Pro Shops and Cinemark Theatres, Artegon curates a community of over 165 artisans crafting an abundant variety of products that you wouldn’t be able to find anywhere else.

Expect the unexpected. One-of-a-kind items, immersive experiences, delicious bites. Master artisans curate a selection of imaginative items they have carefully crafted themselves. Watch their technique and craftsmanship during live events at the demonstration stations, or enjoy glass-blowing workshops. Pop culture fans are invited to visit Gods & Monsters, the world’s second-largest fandom store, gaming lounge and pop culture gallery.

Artegon is Orlando’s epicenter of experiential retail and local culture!

Adventure Test your fitness on Florida’s largest indoor ropes course (Sky Trail) or trampoline park (Sky Zone), try your courage while escaping the undead

in a zombie survival experience (NYZ Apocalypse, coming soon) and improve your swing on the 18-hole indoor, glow-in-the-dark fantasy miniature golf course (Putting Edge).

For a totally relaxing experience, visit the newly renovated Cinemark Theatres featuring fully reclining chairs.

Local Eats From locally harvested honey and gourmet dips to delectable homemade foods and creative desserts, find a variety of snacks, drinks and bites.

More dining options will be joining the already established Fuddruckers, Subway, Pizza@Artegon, U-Roll Sushi and Belgian Waffles through a brand new food hall, coming soon.

Amenities Guest services, Mears Taxi Service, ATM, free wi-fi throughout, free shuttle bus, gift wrapping, live demonstrations, valet service and more. EASILY ACCESSIBLE

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WHAT IF YOU’RE JUST NOT CUT OUT FOR ORDINARY EXPERIENCES? Have we got a place for you.

When you explore our selection of one-of-a-kind shops selling hand-crafted items made by local masters, the only thing you can expect is the unexpected. You thought you knew us? Think again.

With artisanal shops, food & places to play, we’re your antidote for the ordinary.

Home décor, hand-crafted furniture, apparel, all natural bath & body products plus Ron Jon Surf Shop, Bass Pro Shops, Cinemark Theatres, and Sky Zone, all under one roof | 5250 International Drive | 407.351.7718 | artegon.com If you like receiving special perks (and who doesn’t?) bring this ad to Guest Services to receive yours (code: SA).

DESTINATION OUTLETS THE OUTLETS AT ASSEMBLY ROW

Boston’s place to shop, dine, live, work and play

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ooking for the next hot Boston destination for shopping, dining and playing? It’s right here at the Outlets at Assembly Row, just seven minutes from Boston’s city center. Outlet shopping is now closer to Boston attractions than ever before. Premier brand outlet stores, cuisine for every palate, entertainment, a six-acre waterfront park and more—all in a picturesque, pedestrianfriendly neighborhood setting. Favorite American brands, including Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, mix with exciting entertainment, including LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston and AMC Movie Theatres. Select from more than 13 dining options serving cuisine from around the world, including regionally acclaimed Legal on the Mystic by Legal Sea Foods, which offers fresh New England seafood, including clams, chowder and lobster. Papagayo Mexican Kitchen and Tequila Bar serves fresh Mexican food with an

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expansive tequila menu, and Tony C’s Sports Bar and Grill is a great spot to watch a Boston sports game and have a beer. Other full-service restaurants include Earls Kitchen + Bar, Fuji and Southern Kin Cookhouse + Bar. Quick breakfast, lunch or dinner options include PAUL, Totto Ramen, J.P. Licks Ice Cream, Which Wich, Burger Dive, Starbucks and Ernesto’s Pizza.

The waterfront amphitheater at Assembly Row offers live music and performances. The friendly staff at Assembly Row’s Welcome Center offers each visitor exclusive discounts in our VIP welcome packet. Only three subway stops from downtown and three miles by car or bus from Boston’s city center, The Outlets at Assembly Row is a mustsee destination for all visitors. For more information, visit AssemblyRow.com.

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Outlet Shopping 7 minutes from Boston.

Discover American brands at outlet prices, locally loved eateries, and exciting entertainment for the whole family.

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SPECTACULAR LAS VEGAS SHOPPING

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as Vegas is home to some of the most spectacular shopping in the world. The Forum Shops at Caesars, The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian, Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, Fashion Show, Town Square Las Vegas and Las Vegas Premium Outlets® North and South; the list could go on forever. In fact, it’s fair to say that shopping in Las Vegas beats shopping anywhere else in the world and is still expanding.

Shopping is one of the most popular activities among Las Vegas visitors. Last year, more than 60 percent of the 42.3 million visitors shopped. With so many amazing options from exclusive designer boutiques to hundreds of designer outlets, Las Vegas has something for every taste.

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Download the Shop Las Vegas Partners Passport at LasVegas.com/Activities/Shopping for discount offers.

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Located at the heart of the Strip, Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino features more than a mile of 200 shops, tempting restaurants and live entertainment venues. New to the shopping center is Las Vegas’ largest Victoria’s Secret with more than 20,000 square feet of retail space and the Strip’s first Buffalo Wild Wings. Miracle Mile Shops is also home to many popular retail brands, including M·A·C Cosmetics, H&M, French Connection, Sephora, LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, BCBGMAXAZRIA, GUESS, Desigual and Flight 23 at Footaction.

Fashion Show is the largest shopping, dining and entertainment destination in Las Vegas with eight department stores, 250 retailers and more than 25 dining choices. If you can’t find it here, you can’t find it anywhere. Recent signature openings include a new expansion right on the Las Vegas Strip with a new Zara flagship store and five restaurants with spectacular outdoor seating, such as Kona Grill and Luke’s Lobster. Signature brands found throughout the Fashion Show include Neiman Marcus, Ted Baker, Tory Burch, Coach, Tiffany & Co., Microsoft, The LEGO Store, Apple, Under Armour, Anthropologie and many more.

DESTINATION OUTLETS OUTLETS AT TEJON

Southern California’s scenic stop for style and savings

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eeking a new shopping adventure in California? The Outlets at Tejon is ready to welcome you to a new brand in the outlet shopping experience, featuring unbeatable savings of up to 65 percent at more than 70 stores of designer fashion, home goods, accessories and more. You will love shopping in your favorite American fashion brands, such as Michael Kors, Banana Republic, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory

Store, Coach Factory Store, Calvin Klein, Nike Factory Store, J. Crew, Tommy Hilfiger and more. Plus, enjoy a variety of eateries in their convenient food court or from the authentic Mexican restaurant Don Perico Fresh Grill & Cantina.

Set against the beautiful mountains of Tejon Ranch, the Outlets at Tejon makes the perfect lunch/dinner and shopping break. Don’t forget to visit guest services and ask for your free tote bag and coupon book filled with extra savings! Plus, there is plenty of free parking. Everything you need is in one fabulous shopping and dining stop and located directly on your main route between LA and San Francisco, where I-5 and Highway 99 merge. For more information, visit TejonOutlets.com/Travel.

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HOW TO SHOP

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or, better yet, visit a processing center BEFORE you start shopping as restrictions do apply. You must have original receipts, travel documents (passport/ visa, etc.) and spend $150+ at one store location. While visiting the refund location, don’t forget to ask for coupons and other value-added specials to enhance your shopping convenience.

Step 3 Receive your refund: cash, check or PayPal. TaxFree Shopping represents participating stores such as Tiffany & Co., Coach, Kate Spade, Michael Kors and many more for your pleasure. TaxFree Shopping is proud to deliver great customer service, a multilingual staff and a true Texas experience.

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19 convenient refund locations throughout Texas serving international shoppers

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ttention, international shoppers!

Texas offers shoppers the unique opportunity to redeem their Texas state sales tax when purchasing their goods at over 6,500 participating stores—it’s fun, easy and quick. This secret is why so many international visitors are choosing Texas as their shopping destination. After all, Forbes magazine named Texas the number one shopping destination in the U.S.A.!

Shopping, dining and cultural heritage tourism continue to rank as the top activities of international travelers to the United States. International travelers stay longer and spend more on these activities than domestic travelers. In 2015, 75.3 million overseas travelers arrived in the United States.

The National Travel & Tourism Office (NTTO) projects continued international inbound growth with 77.3 20

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TaxFree Shopping’s one-stop sales tax refund offers customers quick processing, so there’s more time for shopping, dining and enjoying this beautiful state.

Step 1 Shop at participating stores throughout Texas.

Step 2 Process your refund at one of the many locations in major shopping centers, outlets, airports and Macy’s stores. Go to www.TaxFreeShopping.com for rules

million visitors in 2016 and nearly 100 million by 2021.

Retail, restaurant and cultural heritage professionals seeking to analyze the economic opportunities in travel and tourism and market to these diverse audiences need current data and information on the travel, shopping and activities preferences for the top inbound markets.

The International Travel Opportunities White Paper presented by Shop America Alliance and Travel Market Insights Inc. analyzes core national visitor metrics from NTTO, TaxFree Shopping Texas and Louisiana Tax Free Shopping.

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anked as the sixth largest shopping attraction in the U.S.A. and the largest in New York state, Destiny USA is a 2.4-million-squarefoot travel destination located in Syracuse, NY, near the intersection of I-90 (New York State Thruway) and I-81, between Niagara Falls and New York City. Destiny USA is shopping, plus so much more!

Whether it’s live music, go kart racing, indoor ropes course, laser tag, luxury outlets, margaritas, virtual golf, hibachi, IMAX Theatre, frozen yogurt, antique carousel, comedy shows, free wi-fi, country line dancing, bowling, giant TV screens, apache helicopter, mirror maze, churrascaria or even wine tasting, you will find it inside of Destiny USA. With over 200 places to shop, including luxury outlets like Armani, Michael Kors, Coach and Nordstrom Rack, discounters TJ Maxx and Burlington, specialty shops such as Sephora, Apple, Lululemon, Victoria’s Secret and Build-A-Bear Workshop, anchor stores Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, Best Buy and JC Penney, among others, you won’t leave empty handed. And, with 33 dining options, from The Cheesecake Factory, PF Chang’s, Cantina Laredo and Texas de Brazil to Johnny

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Bottom line? Whether you’re planning a girlfriends’ getaway, family outing, couple’s escape, school field trip or even an experiential group tour, Destiny USA has you covered with everything you could possibly want, all under one roof, in a fully enclosed location. DestinyUSA.com

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Kate.Birchler@Macerich.com—Assistant Vice President, Tourism Marketing Jennifer.Devermann@Macerich.com—Senior Manager, Tourism Marketing MACERICH SHOPPING CENTERS & FASHION OUTLETS are the premier shopping destinations with the best selection of world-renowned brand name stores as well as restaurants and entertainment. From intimate outdoor settings to the state’s largest shopping centers and high-caliber fashion outlets, Macerich offers a variety of extraordinary shopping experiences as well as unparalleled services for visitors.

Enjoy the #1 activity for international visitors – shopping! – throughout major US destinations located from the east coast to west coast including: • Santa Monica Place – Santa Monica, California • Scottsdale Fashion Square – Scottsdale, Arizona • The Shops at North Bridge – Chicago, Illinois • Fashion Outlets of Chicago – Chicago, Illinois • Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls – Niagara Falls, New York • Tysons Corner Center – Washington DC area

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Pier Park Mall Panama City Beach 850-236-9979 traveltrade@simon.com simon.com/travel

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Sanibel Outlets Sanibel Island • 312-292-9585 cszalay@outletresource.com sanibeloutlets.com

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Shop Atlanta Atlanta • 1-800-ATLANTA info@atlanta.net atlanta.net

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ILLINOIS Chicago Premium Outlets Aurora • 630-236-2063 traveltrade@simon.com simon.com/travel

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Hagerstown Premium Outlets Hagerstown • 301-790-2031 traveltrade@simon.com simon.com/travel

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Arundel Mills Baltimore • 615-514-1100 traveltrade@simon.com simon.com/travel

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Fashion Outlets of Chicago Rosemont • 847-928-7514 kate.birchler@macerich.com jennifer.devermann@macerich. com fashionoutletsofchicago.com The Shops at North Bridge Chicago • 312-327-2300 kate.birchler@macerich.com theshopsatnorthbridge.com Woodfield Mall Schaumburg • 847-330-0220 traveltrade@simon.com simon.com/travel

INDIANA Circle Centre Mall Indianapolis • 317-681-5615 traveltrade@simon.com simon.com/travel Eastland Mall Evansville • 812-469-7020 kate.birchler@macerich.com shopeastlandmall.com

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HARD ROCK COLLECTIBLES OFFER GLOBAL APPEAL

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ard Rock International merchandise has taken on an almost cult-like status and is sought after by collectors throughout the world. Hard Rock collectible and fashion merchandise has become the authoritative memento of the rock experience enjoyed at each unique Hard Rock location.

Although the first Hard Rock Cafe opened in June 1971 in London, the first official Hard Rock merchandise store didn’t open until 1988 in New York City. Over the years, T-shirts with the Hard Rock logo had been created and given out to special friends, but the idea to turn them into retail items came after an enterprising coat-check girl at Hard Rock Cafe in New York suggested selling them. Souvenir-hungry guests snapped up the shirts, and soon people all over the world were bearing items emblazoned with the iconic Hard Rock logo.

“Through the years, Hard Rock has worked with world-renowned musicians and bands like Imagine Dragons, Rihanna, U2 and, most recently, partnered with the Bob Marley family to create imaginative designs for important philanthropic programs, supporting Hard Rock’s brand promise to ‘Love All—Serve All,’” said Vickie Kunkle, Senior Vice President, Merchandise at Hard Rock International. “These original designs are created into iconic Tshirts and pins, sold at Hard Rock properties worldwide with a portion of the retail price benefitting the artist’s preferred charity.”

Collectible merchandise includes authentic items, such as T-shirts, sweatshirts, pins, leather jackets, key chains, watches, baseball caps, shot glasses and more. Hard Rock’s classic and city T-shirts are the most popular-selling items and account for a majority of merchandise revenues. City-specific Hard Rock

Lake Tahoe’s pin is decorated with a windsurfer girl, while New York City’s pin features the head of the Statue of Liberty on a guitar). Hard Rock Cafe servers also showcase a collection of pins daily on their uniforms, paying homage to the collectability and incredible appeal of Hard Rock’s merchandise. There is even an official Hard Rock Cafe Pin Collector’s Club that swaps and trades collections at HardRock.com. merchandise can only be purchased in that city.

Hard Rock collectible pins are mega-sellers. Each pin features the Hard Rock logo and a distinctive icon, which reflects the spirit of the Hard Rock Cafe city (i.e.,

Hard Rock International also offers exclusive Hard Rock merchandise at hardrock.com. Items, such as pin display cases for Hard Rock’s pins, are only offered online—adding an increased value and desirability for collectors throughout the world.

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