Discover New York - Monthly Newsletter

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Thank you for all of your comments about the monthly newsletter. We are delighted that you are enjoying it. Please do visit our website for program details with pricing. You will find the prices for transfers, tours, helicopter rides, all listed there.

Thanks again to Wendy Perrin from Conde Nast Traveler Magazine for selecting us for the Fifth Year as their choice for Top Destination Specialist for New York City.

I didn't know you did that!

What are the services that Discover New York offers?
Best ideas for both FIT and Group are listed on our website and will provide wonderful ideas for corporate and leisure help.

Is New York really “on sale” now?

Yes, the deals are everywhere if you know where to look, and your Discover New York Destination Specialist knows how to provide the best value programs because we know the suppliers that are offering specials.

DNY can offer a St. Regis Deluxe suite that includes the second night for an additional $4, the original price of the 1904 rates and includes Continental breakfast for two. Any Deluxe Guestroom will receive the third consecutive night free when booked as a package with additional services that your guests will love.

Discover New York is a destination management company providing services that include the creation and management of personalized experiences for guests. Your guests will be have access to their DNY specialist at anytime of day or night during their stay in New York City and will be available to assist the guests in any way possible. Discover New York specializes in making you look like a star and having your guests enjoy an experience of a lifetime, as your local Specialist Desk in New York. Below are some examples of our services and what they include:

Corporate Incentive Program for Two Spanish Language Speaking Guests

Roundtrip airport transfers to Millennium Broadway by limousine. Guests will be met by a representative with signage and assisted to the awaiting car for transfer to the hotel upon arrival.
6-Nights, one, double occupancy room with two beds, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel.
7-hour private City Highlights Experience in Spanish with lunch in a NY Deli with transfers by private car.
4, Pre-theater dinners with $100 gift card for each dinner and Orchestra seats to two Broadway Shows.
11-15 Minute helicopter experience over New York City for two guests and 60-minute cruise in New York Harbor with DNY Spanish Language speaking guide and transfers by private town car.
VIP Private Guided Experience at the American Museum of Natural History with town car transfers with Spanish speaking guide. Gift bag for each guest.
Two, New York Passes for the guests to use to enjoy New York City during their leisure time.
Spa services at luxury hotel in Times Square area of New York City with choice massage or facial treatment for two at $125 each plus tax and gratuity.
24/7 DNY support for the duration of their stay.
Welcome package personalized with your name and agency/company with itinerary, tickets, gift cards, maps, IN NY Magazine and delivery to the hotel upon arrival.
All taxes, fees and gratuities

Total package price: $11,924.00 US

Couple's 20th Anniversary trip:

6-nights stay at the Jumeirah Essex House, Essex Queen Courtyard View Room
2-Premium Tickets to West Side Story musical
Brooklyn Pizza Tour (4.5 hours)
Central Park Bike Tour (2 hours)
2 Tickets to the New York Yankees
Welcome package personalized with your name and agency/company with itinerary, tickets, maps, IN NY Magazine and delivery to the hotel upon arrival
All taxes, tolls and gratuities
All lunch/dinner reservations
24/7 DNY support for the duration of their stay

Total package price of $3,800.00

Mother/daughter/granddaughter trip:

Round trip airport transfers by 6-passenger limousine
3-nights stay at the Flatotel, Room with 2 double beds
3 Premium Tickets to the Little Mermaid
Backstage tour of the Little Mermaid
3 Premium Tickets to Shrek the Musical
4-Hour City Highlights Tour including a visit to the Top of the Rock
Lunch/dinner reservations at Sardi's, Alice's Tea Cup, Tao, and Ellen's Stardust Diner
24/7 DNY support for the duration of their stay
Welcome package personalized with your name and agency/company with tickets, itinerary, maps, IN NY Magazine and delivery to the hotel upon arrival
All taxes, tolls and gratuities

Total package price of $6,800.00

For more ideas about what you can do in NY, click here.

Local Knowledge

The Calendar of Events shows daily activities month by month. Before booking your air, check the calendar. You might find something of interest and want to come a day earlier or stay a day later to enjoy it.

Theater & Entertainment

Theater will show what is currently playing or about to open with details about the show.

Kitt’s Picks will show you personal preferences about the show so that you can make the best match.

We try to see everything possible to be able to provide some insight for you as to which show would be the best fit for you to see while you are here. I saw the production of Billy Elliot in Sydney and loved it and will see it in NY as soon as possible. It’s a huge hit here. When you look at the list below, the shows that have a specific closing date are listed with their opening dates so that if you want to see it, you must book when it is playing. 33 Variations with Jane Fonda is wonderful and limited, so this is a show you need to schedule before May 24th!

Shows In preview:

Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Belasco Theatre, Performances from 19 March 2009
Mary Stuart, Broadhurst Theatre, Performances from 30 March 2009
reasons to be pretty, Lyceum Theatre, Performances from 13 March 2009
Rock of Ages, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Performances from 17 March 2009
Finian's Rainbow, New York City Center, Performances from 26 March 2009
Inked Baby, Playwrights Horizons/ Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Performances from 05 March 2009
Irena's Vow, Walter Kerr Theatre, Performances from 10 March 2009
Exit the King, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Performances from 07 March 2009
Hair, Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Performances from 06 March 2009

Shows Opening:

Irena's Vow, Walter Kerr Theatre, Opening 29 March 2009
Impressionism, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Opening 12 March 2009
The Savannah Disputation, Playwrights Horizons/ Mainstage Theater, Opening 03 March 2009, Closing 15 March 2009
Happiness, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Opening 30 March 2009, Closing 07 June 2009
Distracted, Laura Pels Theatre, Opening 04 Mar 2009, Closing 03 May 2009
Impressionism, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Opening 12 March 2009, Closing 05 July 2009
Guys and Dolls, Nederlander Theatre, Opening 01 March 2009
God of Carnage, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Opening 22 March 2009, Closing 19 July 2009
Blithe Spirit, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, Opening 15 March 2009
33 Variations, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Opening 09 March 2009, Closing 24 May 2009
West Side Story, Palace Theatre, Opening 19 March 2009
Exit the King, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Opening 26 March 2009, Closing 14 June 2009
Hair, Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Opening 31 March 2009
Blood Type: RAGU, Actors' Playhouse, Opening 05 March 2009
Distracted, Laura Pels Theatre, Opening 04 March 2009, Closing 10 May 2009
Humor Abuse, Manhattan Theatre Club - Stage II, Opening 10 March 2009, Closing 12 April 2009
Inked Baby, Playwrights Horizons/ Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Opening 23 March 2009, Closing 05 April 2009
Rooms a rock romance, New World Stages Stage 2, Opening 16 March 2009

Shows Closing:

Hedda Gabler, American Airlines Theatre, Closing 29 March 2009
You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush, Cort Theatre, Closing 15 March 2009
Ruined, Manhattan Theatre Club - Stage I, Closing 29 March 2009
Shipwrecked! An Entertainment - The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself), Primary Stages, 59E59 Theater A, Closing 07 March 2009
The Savannah Disputation, Playwrights Horizons/ Mainstage Theater, Closing 15 March 2009
This Beautiful City, Vineyard Theatre, Closing 15 March 2009
Pal Joey, Studio 54, Closing 01 March 2009
Uncle Vanya, Classic Stage Company, Closing 08 March 2009
American Plan, The, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Closing 15 March 2009
Becky Shaw, Second Stage Theatre, Closing 15 March 2009
Cripple of Inishmaan, The, Atlantic Theater Company/ Linda Gross Theater, Closing 15 March 2009
Enter Laughing: The Musical, Theatre at St. Peter's, Closing 08 March 2009
Finian's Rainbow, New York City Center, Closing 29 March 2009
Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab, 47th Street Theatre, Closing 01 March 2009
Henry V, The New Victory Theater, Closing 08 March 2009
Othello, The Duke, Closing 07 March 2009
Sleepwalk With Me, Bleecker Street Theatre, Closing 22 March 2009
That Pretty Pretty; or, The Rape Play, Rattlestick Theater, Closing 15 March 2009
Third Story, The, Lucille Lortel Theatre, Closing 15 March 2009
This Beautiful City, Vineyard Theatre, Closing 15 March 2009

For Kitt's opinions about what is currently playing on Broadway, click here.

Kitt's Footnotes

This is a fabulous time to experience NY and take advantage of the values. Discover New York has access to everything that will make the trip perfect and we’d love to hear from you. Call us at 212-370-1319 or e-mail us at sales@dnykg.com and ask for one of our Destination Specialists to create the perfect trip or gift certificate for a corporate incentive, birthday, anniversary, wedding gift or family reunion.

Hotels open constantly in NYC and the latest information about the Pierre is that their re-opening is now scheduled for June 1^st after a $100 million dollar renovation. The property is a wonderful combination of old world elegant with a modern touch for a comfortable residential feel, as if you are in a real New York apartment without a kitchen. Two of the grand suites have terraces so they are perfect for a family that wants to sit and watch the sunset across Central Park and enjoy cocktails. The Pierre will have a total of 189 rooms, including 140 rooms which include 15 twin bedded rooms and 49 Suites. Please note that since many of the apartments are cooperatives, you are truly in a residential feel without the kitchen!

February’s visit to Loews’ Ventana Canyon in Tucson was great for the conference that I attended. My only regret is that I did not allow time for golf on their fabulous course!

San Antonio is growing with a new airport addition and lots of activity. Riverwalk continues to grow more beautiful with new plantings as the renovation continues adding another mile of landscaping. Our conference is at the Westin and my comments will be in next month’s newsletter.

Remember June Ahren's Healing Heart installation after 9/11? Many of you created a heart to be included in the piece. June is having a one woman show in Boston. Here are the details: Trustman Gallery, Simmons College March 23-April 17th, 100 the Fenway, Boston, MA www.juneahrens.com.

Please allow our Destination Specialists to speak directly with your guests on a conference call. This personal consultation will save time for you, allow your guests to hear a variety of options about fabulous things to do in NYC that meet their price point and objectives. At the end of one phone call, they know where they will go, what time they will need to be there, what they will do when they arrive, including leisure time, as well as dress code so that they know what to pack before they arrive. Instead of 14 e-mails, they receive seamless service from touch down to take off and the agent remains the agent of record for the life of the client relationship. You will have happier guests and make more money with less effort.

Upon arrival, each guest is reached with a personal telephone call by their Destination Specialist to welcome them to NY on your behalf. Your Destination Specialist is available 24/7 to assist with additional services after their arrival so that you know that your guests in our personal hands and all additional services are credited back to you.

Think of Discover New York as your Specialist Desk in New York City providing current and accurate information to help each of your guests to maximize their visit to New York and take them beyond the New York that they already know!

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