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Dallas Love Field tweaks parking rates to tempt us to drive there

Let's all drive to the airport.

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Following approval by the Dallas City Council, Dallas Love Field has made big changes to its parking options, effective November 1.

Love Field will open its third garage, called Parking Garage C, with a total of 12,000 spaces, which will be connected to the terminal via a skybridge on the west side. At the same time, Love Field is eliminating the Love Connection, its remote parking lot that offered a discounted rate of $6 per day.

However, the airport is reducing rates in its current garages, as follows:

Garage A will be $15, down from $17
Covered parking in Garage B will be $9, down from $13
Uncovered roof parking will be $7, down from $13

They're also introducing multiple pricing options for Garage C:

Standard covered parking $15
Uncovered roof parking $13
Premium reserved parking $25
Valet $26

Director Mark Duebner says in a release that they've added spaces and lowered prices, all to get us to drive there.

"We want our customers to know we have the parking space available to accommodate them, and we encourage them to drive themselves to the airport," he says.

The release states that the pricing structure gives Love Field the lowest-priced terminal parking garages of Texas airports.

The new high-tech Garage C features a parking access revenue control system integrated with NTTA TollTags; license plate recognition; and a pay-by-foot kiosk in the terminal.

The garage also has speed ramps connecting customers directly to their level of choice and wayfinding to help customers better find open spaces and receive real-time garage level counts.

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Turkey Day news

Dallas eats up top-5 rank on list of best cities for Thanksgiving

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Dallas is sitting at the head of the table as one of the best places in the country to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, a new study has revealed.

Dallas ranked No. 5 out of 100 of the largest U.S. cities in WalletHub's annual "Best Places to Go for Thanksgiving" report, published November 12. The city made a huge leap over its 2023 ranking as No. 17, and remains the highest-ranking Texas city.

The study analyzed each city based on 18 metrics to determine the best places for Thanksgiving, such as the number of pumpkin patches per capita, the average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner, the number of volunteer opportunities, the average weather forecast, and more. The metrics were then organized into five overall categories to determine the rankings.

The category that Dallas ranked the highest in was the number of celebrations and traditions (No. 2), and the average weather forecast during the holiday period (No. 9), while the lowest-ranked category was for safety and accessibility (No. 82). Other categories that determined Dallas' overall ranking were affordability (No. 60), and a "giving thanks" rank (No. 26).

Dallas restaurants are getting prepared for their big Turkey Day feasts, and CultureMap has rounded up a thorough list of all of the local restaurants hosting holiday feasts, from brunch to dinner.

"The best cities for celebrating Thanksgiving all have an abundance of high-quality restaurants and places to buy festive decorations, and their residents get very excited for the holiday based on their Google search history," said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo.

By Thanksgiving on November 28, Dallas will be fully decked for the December holidays. Dallasites who will have extended family in town during Thanksgiving weekend can take in of all the marvelous Christmas lights brightening the city. Dallas-Fort Worth goes all out for the most wonderful time of year.

Across North Texas, three Dallas-area cities also made big improvements from their 2023 rankings. Irving moved up 10 spots to claim No. 19 this year, and Garland jumped up 21 spots on the list as No. 34. Arlington made the biggest improvement in the region, moving from No. 78 last year to No. 55 this year.

Meanwhile, Plano and Fort Worth slipped in the rankings, falling into No. 44 and No. 45 in 2024, respectively. Plano previously ranked No. 38 in 2023, and Fort Worth was No. 36.

San Diego, California (No. 1) topped the overall list of best places to go for Thanksgiving this year, followed by its Golden State neighbors San Francisco (No. 3) and San Jose (No. 4). Atlanta, Georgia (No. 2) rounds out the top five.

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