For more information, visit http://www.bigapplegreeter.org/.
If you will be staying in one of the five New York City boroughs, you should consider the opportunity to meet a local New Yorker through Big Apple Greeter. This free service has paired more than 300 plus volunteer Greeters with more than 7,000 visitors each year in neighborhoods throughout the city since Big Apple Greeter started in 1992. If you want to live like a local, find the best neighborhood hangouts, and get recommendations from those in-the-know, consider arranging a meeting with a Big Apple Greeter.
For more information, visit http://www.bigapplegreeter.org/.
1 Comment
Here is a great resource you need to know about! If you are planning a trip to New York City or you live in the NYC area, join the Theater Development Fund (TDF) for discounted tickets to hundreds of Broadway shows, Off-Broadway shows, music performances, and dance productions. Bargains of up to 70% off full-price tickets to hundreds of live productions are available each year. Tickets are available to Off-Off Broadway shows for as little as $9 each. Membership is $30 annually, but only one person of your group must be a member to purchase tickets (up to 9 tickets per performance). I joined TDF and used their simple website to book all my live theater prior to a trip to NYC. This is one resource both theater-lovers and bargain-travelers will want to use.
To qualify for TDF membership, you must belong to one of the following groups: • Full-time Students (high school or above) • Full-time Teachers (primary or junior high school faculty, high school faculty, university or college faculty, teacher of drama/dance/music) • Recent Graduates (26 years of age and under) • Full-time Union Members • Retirees (no longer working and at least 62 years of age or older) • Full-time Civil Service Employees • Full-time Staff Members of Not-for-Profit Organizations • Full-time Non-Exempt Employees • Full-time Performing Arts Professionals • Members of the Armed Forces • Full-time Clergy For more information on discounted live performances available throughout the New York area and TDF membership, visit http://www.tdf.org/. For additional cost-savers, see the article on free tours in New York City at http://www.theidealtrip.com/new-york-city.html. My travel philosophy is based on traveling like a millionaire on a starving student budget. As a result, I am always looking for the best experiences available at a destination at the best price. Undoubtedly, the best price of all is: FREE. Knowing this, I often seek out freebie tours available to visitors wherever I travel. Fortunately, there are several exceptional experiences available for free in NYC. There are free tours of Central Park, Grand Central Station, Times Square, the New York Public Library, the High Line, and many neighborhoods in the five boroughs that make up New York City. Traveling in the Big City can be expensive, so save a few dollars wherever you can. Save your money and still experience the best the city has to offer. Get the most “bang for your buck”, wherever you travel. These tours give you the entire bang for absolutely no bucks. Now that’s truly the ideal trip for anyone.
To learn more about these free tours, see the full article at http://www.theidealtrip.com/new-york-city.html. Do you know secrets to traveling on the cheap? Do you know of more freebies available in NYC? Share your insights by commenting on this post or emailing me at theidealtrip@gmail.com. |
Author:
|