New York Tourism

NYC's First LGBT Boutique Hotel

www.reuters.com | Posted 03.16.2012

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(Reuters) - The OUT NYC hotel boasts two hot tubs, a secret garden, its own nightclub and the title of Manhattan's first boutique hotel built specific...

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PHOTOS: The Clash Between Tourists & A Famed Gospel Church

AP | MEGHAN BARR | Posted 05.09.2012

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NEW YORK — The stern warning issued from the pulpit was directed at the tourists – most of whom had arrived late – a sea of white fa...

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Keeping New York City a Competitive Tourist Destination

Vivien Hoexter | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: New York Tourism, Nyc Landmarks Tourism, New York Philanthropy, Nyc Tourism, NYC Met Museum, DavMetropolitan Museum of Art, Met Plaza, New York News

Some might say that the new plaza at the Met is a vanity project -- and at $60 million an expensive one. I beg to differ.

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1 Million People Have Visited The 9/11 Memorial

AP | Posted 02.28.2012

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NEW YORK — Officials at the Sept. 11 Memorial in New York City say they plan to announce Thursday that the site has had 1 million visitors since...

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After Recent Collapses, Ban On Carriage Horses Gains Momentum

Posted 12.08.2011

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Animal rights advocates are gaining momentum in the fight against the city's tourism industry as the call for a ban on carriage horses makes headway. ...

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Necropsy To Investigate Collapse And Death Of Carriage Horse

Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Animal Rights, Horse-Drawn-Carriages, Ny News, Aspca, Midtown, New York Tourism, Carriage Horses, Central, New York News

The ASPCA is conducting an investigation into the death of a carriage horse that collapsed and died Sunday morning on West 54th Street near Eighth Ave...

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WATCH: #OccupyWallStreet Becomes NYC's Newest Tourist Attraction

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Tourism, Video, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Occupy Wall Street, Nyc Protest, New York Tourism, Travel Tv, New York Travel, Out of Office, #Occupywallstreet, New York City, Travel News

Some have come to listen and others simply to watch, but it is clear that many travelers now see the #OccupyWallStreet protest as a New York Destinati...

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Accomplice: New York Is a Game You Won't Want to End

Danny Groner | Posted 08.21.2011

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It's hard to describe the experience of this walking tour/scavenger hunt without giving away vital information that could spoil the adventure for the next person. But this three-hour tour is worth the leap of faith.

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New York City: Local Hotspots

Morgan Evans | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: NYC Comedy, New York Tourism, New York Hotspots, Nyc Tourism, NYC Hotspots, New York Culture, New York City, NY Around Town, Comedy News

As the summer kicks off, chances are you are looking for some fun activities afforded by this great city. Here are some places in which you can kill some time until the October rapture.

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NYC Promotes 9/11 Rebirth Story To Lure Tourists To Lower Manhattan

AP | By SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 07.19.2011

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NEW YORK -- Four months ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, New York City started a campaign Thursday to lure tourists to th...

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The World's Toughest Trip? It's Trying to Go Home

Peter Mandel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chelsea, Manhattan, New York Art Galleries, Empire State Building, Rubin Museum of Art, Barneys New York, Homecoming, Metronaps, New York Tourism, New York News

This is New York's Chelsea, the area where I grew up, and I am home for the first time in years. Maybe it's the strain of all this edgy art, but my neighborhood is more stressful than I remember.

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NYC Sees Record Tourism In 2010

Yahoo! News | SARA KUGLER FRAZIER, Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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NYC Sees Record Tourism In 2010

AP | SARA KUGLER FRAZIER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — New York City hosted a record number of visitors in 2010, a sign that the Big Apple's tourism industry is bouncing back after a decli...

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Chicagoans Could Get Cheap Flights To New York, Los Angeles With New Promotion

ABC 7 Chicago | | Posted 05.25.2011

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October 19, 2010 (NEW YORK) (WLS) -- New York City's tourism department is partnering with several cities, including Chicago, and an airline to promot...

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You Know You're A New Yorker When...

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Tourism, Tourism, Shepard Fairey Houston Street, New York, NY Around Town, Ny1, Video, New York News

Our endearingly low-fi local news station NY1 has posted a great depiction of what it means to be a New Yorker. The new promo gets all the right city ...

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PHOTOS: 10 Ways To Not Act Like A New Yorker When Visiting

Posted 05.25.2011

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There is no right way to see New York. Want to see the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, a Broadway play? Fine, so do many locals. But other t...

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NYC Tour Buses To Go Silent?

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The New York City Council has passed a bill that silences the hundreds of double-decker tour buses that roll through the streets by r...

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Tourism Expected To Rebound, But People May Stay Closer To Home

AP | CHRIS CAROLA | Posted 05.25.2011

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — After a recession-chilled 2009 summer travel season that many in New York state's tourism industry would like to forget...

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Volcanic Ash Could Cost NYC $250 Million

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Tourism officials fear travel disruptions caused by the Iceland volcano could cost New York City about $250 million. Ma...

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Tourism Groups Bemoan Cuts In "I Love NY" Funds

AP | CHRIS CAROLA | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Regional tourism leaders say they aren't feeling much love from the state's "I Love New York" tourism office as it makes cost-cut...

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New York Tourism Falls, Still Most Popular Tourist Destination Since 1990

AP | SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The number of visitors to New York City fell last year for the first time since 2001 when terrorists struck. But tourism declines els...

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The Scouting NY Guide to the Big Apple!

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manhattan, Flushing Meadows, Plaza Hotel, New York Public Library, Guggenheim Museum, Fiorello LaGuardia, New York Tourism, New York Subway, Fdny, Scouting Ny, New York News

Every week, I receive emails asking what I'd recommend covering on a visit to NYC -- not the obscure, quirky stuff that I write about, but rather, my favorite major attractions and sights.

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NYC Tourism Slides Downward

Wall Street Journal | CHRIS HERRING | Posted 05.25.2011

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New York City, one of the world's most visited places, is seeing a downward slide in tourism this summer even as it battles other economic woes. City ...

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