 Let our Group Sales Specialist at New York City Vacation Packages make planning your group visits to New York City easy. We can help you create the itinerary that’s perfect for your group. New York City offers a wide variety of entertainment venues, cultural experiences, sightseeing options, historical sites, and dining choices. Our staff will make arrangements for you based on your specifications, budget and needs.
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Group Travel Testimonials
Read what some of our group travelers and group travel coordinators have to say about NYCVP:
"Hi Tara, Just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you so much for all your assistance in getting this together. Everything was just great, our group had a wonderful time....The "crew" on the boat was just amazing from the moment we walked on until we left they catered to our every need. I unfortunately did not get business cards with names, but please do pass on our "thanks" to the crew. The food was great, we had the hot hors d'oeuvres passed, cheese and crackers, with dinner served later on. So once again, thank you so much for your attention to detail and for making our event so memorable." MB
Hi Tara; I apologize for the long delay in sending out this appreciation note for putting together a wonderful tour for our group to New York City Aug. 31 - Sept. 4th. We are so pleased with all the attractions we visited and a bonus of having the greatest guide we could imagine - Chris Lucas.
Chris's voice projected so well that even when we were on the walking Lower Manhattan Tour everybody in the group could hear what he had to tell us. Chris knows his History and made it so interesting the entire group just loved him. Tara, he is a great asset to your Organization - I just wish I could have a tremendous guide like him on all our International Tours. Like I told Chris, I have organized and customized tours for 26 years and he has been by far among one of the greatest Guide's we had throughout our World Tours.
I really appreciated the variety of Attractions you booked for us plus the location of the Hotel, Sheraton of New York, was absolutely the best, ideal for walking so close to so many places. The group fell in love with Tavern on the Green - what a lovely place ~ sad to think this beautiful property will all be changed soon. The logistics of the trip all fell into place just like a time clock including our Coast to Coast Mini Bus always showed up just as scheduled. I can't give you the credit for this; but the weather was perfect sunny days with low humidity - ideal vacation touring weather.
Our tour out to Long Island Wineries was a nice break from the big City life, the owners of Harbe's Family Farm and Baiting Hallow Farms were wonderful host - we all felt so welcome, it was another great experience. Martha Clara Vineyards obviously were not in tune for hosting a tour group. We all felt so sorry for the young man who offered the sampling of wines - he was very in-experienced and was probably put in this position for our group without any previous training. All though we all liked the place and the lunch was very good.
All in all on a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being the highest) I would rate this trip a 9+ for sure. I would like to also add that the New York people were very helpful and friendly as we were walking around and needed a little guidance as to where we needed to go to find something or help on the Subway - overall Tara it was a great experience and we thank you for your professional planning. Sincerely yours,"
JB, Group Coordinator, Butler Tours
"We just got back from NY and Spring Break. Everything went absolutely wonderful. This was my first trip to NYC and it was more than I had expected. All the dining arrangements went very smooth. We were about an hour late to MARS 2112 but encountered no problems since we kept in touch with them. The students really enjoyed the singers at Ellen’s Stardust Diner. Bubba Gumps’s waiters did a Trivia game and gave out small prizes. Did not see much of Ellis Island because it was packed and we ate just in time to catch the ferry back to the main land. The Hard Rock Café’s ambiance and food was excellent. The food and service at all the restaurants was great.
Thanks again for all your assistance in making this trip a success for our students."
MC, Key Biscayne, FL
"you are soooooo efficient!!!!"
LEO
"Hi Tara, in the Name of our Group I would like to thank you again for the wonderful arrangements you made for us in NY. Everything went perfect!!! Your selections of Sights, Restaurants etc. were great! The Buses always on time, a great Guide and friendly Drivers. Your preparations and documents were excellent! With many thanks." Rurik
"Tara, I want you to know your company’s services resulted in an outstanding NYC experience for our group. Purchasing our tickets via NYCVP was
extremely helpful and you were consistently friendly and patient when answering my numerous questions. Thank you!" LK
"Hi Tara, George was fantastic and the students enjoyed the tour enormously. Thank you and your organisation for the tour. We learned a huge amount and also enjoyed the experience. When we return we will use you again! Once again thank you, New York was fab!" SF, United Kingdom
"I just wanted to let you know that the report back from the Watertown high school group's leaders was that it was a highlight of their trip!
Thank you again for the excellant job you did in helping me arrange the Top of The Rock Tour. I will definately keep your address on file and work with again in the future! Have a great day Tara!"
LH, Tour Coordinator
"Hi Bethany! I actually worked with you before, a few years ago. There was a group of us (9) including my mother and 4 year old. We had an absolute blast, and loved how easy you made it for us. I now have a smaller group interested in going, and I said it had to be this time of year. Anyways, I was just kind of trying to get some pricing in mind so I could give everyone a heads up... We wanted to do the same as last time, the show and brunch at Tavern On the Green. I would appreciate any suggestions you have. Thanks." AM
"Hello, I took a tour of Liberty & Ellis Island on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 and Chris Lucas was my groups tour guide. Throughout the entire tour I kept thinking that Chris had done these tours for years since he was soooooo knowledgeable, interesting and entertaining. To my surprise when we asked how long he had been doing these tours he said it was his first day! He was non-less short of spectacular. I have gone on many tours,
but he was undoubtedly the best tour guide I have had the pleasure to be in company with. Please give him my many thanks for a great time!"
LW
"They were very pleased with Rosie O'Grady's!! Surprised with the choices and pleased with service. They would have liked a vegetarian choice but accommodated the group by removing shrimp from the pasta choice. All in all they loved it. Thank you again for all your help and giving them wonderful weather also!!"
DS, Sullivan's Custom Tours, L.L.C.
"Dear Jonathan,
Thank you, on behalf of Endicott College, for your wonderful tour of lower Manhattan and Ground Zero yesterday. As occurred last year in our tour with you, the students' understanding of 9/11 and the history of lower Manhattan were enriched by their conversations with you.
In class today we asked the students what they will remember the most about the trip and how the trip impacted their understanding of September 11th. Many of them said that your words, history, and information made the difference to them. For instance:
I really enjoyed our tour guide’s narration to our walking tour because it really brought together what we could physically see that remained/was being built, while attaching a personal side to the explanations, as well as more historical aspects of the city.
Hearing Jonathan’s personal stories about how his life changed after 9/11 gave me a deeper understanding of the impact of 9/11. He described what streets were closed, how he couldn’t leave his apt, and his feelings shortly after 9/11.
Just hearing our guide talk about how certain streets were blocked off, and how the fact that life is pretty normal around Ground Zero now affected me. It was strange to think how normal life is there now.
Jonathan’s story of how his view on the building from Battery Park has changed because he associates it with seeing it on the news when the planes hit really impacted me.
Thank you, once again, for your attention to detail and excellent communication before the tour and throughout the day. The students and faculty alike will remember it always."
SEQ, PHD
Dean, School of Education & Coordinator, Endicott Scholars Program
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