On the small tropical island of Saipan, the winter season is one of the most festive of the year. It

As soon as Thanksgiving Day is over, the Christmas season begins. Although it is hard to imagine Santa Claus in T-shirts and shorts and Christmas without snow, they exist in the tropics – together with the Christmas tree among the palm trees.
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The Saipan hotels are also preparing for the two big nights of December: Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Each major hotel customarily prepares a gala dinner and live entertainment with a final countdown for their guests. But there is a resort where the season’s celebration is unique and much longer than at any other hotel. Pacific Islands Club Saipan (PIC) celebrates Christmas and New Year with parties twice within a month’s time! At first, the hotel creates festive activities and special dining experiences for its Asian customers and local patrons. The second set of holidays is repeated as PIC celebrates the Orthodox Christmas on January 7 and Orthodox Russian cheap car rental nice france New Year’s Eve on January 13.
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