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Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg announced that about $24 billion in tourists' dollars had been spent in the Big Apple, making it a banner year for the city's tourism industry. And about 44 million people from both stateside and abroad visited, up from last year's 41 million (we knew it felt more crowded).
And did you know that the United Kingdom is the top foreign country where tourists are coming from? About Hence the city's campaign to encourage Brits and other Europeans to visit New York City: A NYC Open/Book, potential visitors can learn about hotel and airfare discount during the low season for tourists. Most intriguing is this quiz that would show the British how cheap New York City is relative to London. Damn our anemic American dollar!
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well duh, why wouldnt they come from england?
cheaper airfare on american carriers
cheap hotel in american dollar
cheap EVERYTHING in american dollar
Make sure they tip well.
white is rite as they say in England. so tip well.
fox and hounds, yo. We in this together.
Damn Brits.
I'm looking for flights there now, and airfare is not too bad, but finding a decent hotel for the right price is impossible.
Also taxes and fees for flights to England cost MORE then the actual ticket fare itself. That is truly insane.
HOLY CRAP! We're the Canada of Europe!
So much for those stats ... I'm still flying from NYC to London for vacation tonight. :)
"We're the Canada of Europe!"
I'm insulted.
Eh
What the shit is a "quid"?
"Quid" is slang for pounds sterling (£). It's like saying "bucks" instead of "dollars."
Slang for a Pound
Thanks, mates.
The links aren't working :(
Kojak: try www.LateRooms.com. Good luck.
Tube fares in London wil go up to 4 quid for a single journey from 2 Jan 07 (that's an extra 1.9 USD). To go one stop! I was in NY last week - my subway fare for a week in NY would only get me two days travel on the London Underground (only zones 1-4 i.e. a 20 min ride from the centre of town - further in London would cost extra)
And it doesn't run 24 hours! or on time! with no air-conditioning as standard! and I get a seat 30% of the time! No wonder we're all coming to NYC!
Forgot to say though - although black cabs are expensive, London cabbies are the best in the world. You need to pass the 'knowledge' to become a London cab driver - it's tougher than med school!
it definitely did seem more crowded this year. plus it seems like every season is tourist season now!
> London cabbies are the best in the world
I hear they have more developed "navigation" parts of the brain. However, my experience with them is that if they usually drive around the City, they have no idea how to drive in Hackney.
I guess the same is true if you hail a yellow cab in Manhattan and then try to go somewhere obscure in Brooklyn.
your last paragraph reads very awkwardly because of numerous errors. shame.
Great Website, thx Just
Kojak, you should also take a look at www.londonnights.com.
They have some really good deals, but mainly during the weekdays. Some of those hotels in the Bayswater area are fairly nice, too. Probably even better deals than what you could get through Travelocity or Orbitz.
I do relish hearing how the Londoners rue the service provided them by the Tube, or perhaps more broadly by the Tube and the buses. Every time I'm over there it seems like you can get anywhere, anytime, from any point, as long as you have your card and even just a decent ability to properly read a system map. Somehow, being told "exactly" when the next train is coming is better than having to lean out over the platform, look up the tunnel, and wait for the tell-tale breeze and/or smell to determine when that next f*cking C local is going to pull in -- not to mention whether or not the breeze/smell is coming from an A express instead. The grass is always greener, I suppose! In the meantime, hope all you Brits enjoy your visits here as much as I have enjoyed mine over there.