Local businesses receive Nights of Lights Display Visitor Choice Awards with top public votes

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - March 23, 2022 - PRLog -- Local business owners, residents, and guests riding the famous Old Town Trolley, Nights of Lights tours have voted for the top three hospitality businesses that displayed elaborate holiday lighting during the Ninth Annual Light Up the Night! contest.

The City of St. Augustine's Nights of Lights is world-renowned for millions of sparkling lights stretching for nearly 20 blocks with the event held from November 27, 2021, to January 31, 2022.

This year's Nights of Lights Visitors Choice Awards honors and prizes were presented to first-place winners at the Hilton St Augustine Historic Bayfront and Kanti Patel, Chief Executive Officer and President of Jalaram Hotels Inc. along with Scott Dial, General Manager and his engineering team; second place went to winners at the Renaissance St. Augustine Historic Downtown Hotel and Vik Patel, Chief Operations Officer of Jalaram Hotels Inc. along with the management and engineering teams, and third place went to Casablanca Inn On The Bay and the Tini Martini Bar with Victoria Lege, General Manager, and Margaret Griggs, Front Office Manager along with their engineering team.

The winning properties participated in the friendly competition and featured elaborate illumination displays from more than 100,000 to 1.1 million lights and a variety of festive, holiday designs.

Businesses and owners receiving top votes for lighting displays received customized trophies and $5,000 in complimentary advertising campaigns, cash, and public recognition for their involvement and hard work. Partners in the prize promotions included Old Town Trolley; St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce; St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra and The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau; Mint Magazine, and WSOS-FM 103.9.

During Nights of Lights, Old Town Trolley guests voted on businesses that were and were not directly on the tour route with a website that includes photos of holiday lighting displays. As an added attraction, more local merchants were funded by Florida Power & Light (FPL) to set up lights and join in the voting process from a partnership with St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce.

Old Town Trolley Tours provided transportation, increased performances with young talent in the community, and additional entertainment to this year's event. Each year, visitors and residents tour the historic city with 22 Old Town Trolley stops, visitor amenities, and more than 100 points of interest. For more information, visit www.trolleytours.com/holidaylightcontest and https://www.trolleytours.com/st-augustine or call (904) 829-3800.