| "New York, New York, It's a hell of a town" or so the | | | | the more popular shows sell out fast, so if you can |
| song says. New York is one of the most popular | | | | time your trip right you may be able to book form |
| locations for holidays in America. This is mainly due to | | | | home prior to your holiday to ensure you get to see |
| the sheer variety of activities and things to see and do | | | | the show of your choice. |
| when there. With over 1 million visitors between 1998 | | | | It isn't uncommon for musical artists to perform shows |
| and 2006 coming from the UK alone that's only a small | | | | in one of the city's many parks or even Times Square |
| fraction of the total visitors to New York, being 43.8 | | | | itself, Ringo Starr and Shania Twain are two names |
| Million just in case you're wondering. | | | | that have performed for breakfast television shows |
| New York has long been revered as the Greatest | | | | that New Yorkers have been able to catch on their |
| City in America: towering skyscrapers, the best shops, | | | | way to work. |
| theatres and museums are all big drawing factors for | | | | New York is also home to the greatest stage in the |
| New York. With recent changes in the currency | | | | world, Madison Square Garden. The Garden is |
| conversion market it has made places like New York | | | | renowned as one of the grandest arenas in the world |
| very popular for shopping and getting more value for | | | | with many concerts by the likes of Justin Timberlake, |
| your money. | | | | U2 and The Rolling Stones taking place there. |
| This past Christmas had seen the largest number of | | | | The Garden is also home to a number of local sports |
| UK shoppers taking short breaks in New York to | | | | teams, such as the New York Knicks Basketball team |
| make the most of the favourable strength of the | | | | and New York Rangers Ice Hockey team. If you can |
| pound. With flagship stores for many brands like Virgin | | | | catch a game during your visit it is an experience you |
| and Apple being situated on Manhatten Island it is a | | | | won't forget, as well as events shown in the evening. |
| shopaholic's paradise. | | | | During the day you can go on guided tours of the |
| There's more to New York though, in the centre of | | | | historic arena, with tours running hourly you won't have |
| Manhatten is the world famous Central Park, a huge | | | | to wait long and get to see everything from the locker |
| 843 acre oasis in the middle of a bustling city. The | | | | room to the VIP suites. |
| park, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, took | | | | There are plenty of iconic tourist spots such as the |
| inspiration from Birkenhead Park of all places. The park | | | | Empire State building, Liberty Island and Coney Island |
| is an amazing sight to behold, during the week business | | | | that offer great views and fun at the fair respectively. |
| men can be seen reading a book on their lunch break | | | | The subway system makes traversing this enormous |
| and at the weekends many New Yorkers can be | | | | city effortless, and with cheap multi-day passes it is |
| seen jogging or cycling through the park, it is so vast | | | | much better than walking, especially in the summer |
| that if you are only a hundred metres into the park | | | | months when the humidity and heat is trapped |
| you'd be forgiven for forgetting you're in one of the | | | | between the buildings and can get pretty tiring. |
| busiest cities in the world! | | | | Of course many tourists feel obliged to pay their |
| Another attraction for holidays in New York is the | | | | respects at the site of the World Trade Centre; this is |
| entertainment, it is after all the home of Broadway, and | | | | a sobering experience with many tributes still remaining |
| the theatre district is home to the impressive Times | | | | on the fences surrounding the construction work to this |
| Square. Times Square is one of the iconic scenes in | | | | day. It is also worth visiting the memorial in Battery |
| New York that many people have seen in Movies, TV | | | | Park at the southern tip of the island where the Steel |
| shows and possibly the New Year celebrations. | | | | Globe statue that used to reside between the two |
| Tickets for most Broadway shows can be bought at | | | | towers that were destroyed now sits, battered, with a |
| the "TKTS" tickets booth slap bang in the middle of | | | | torch burning for the victims. |
| Times Square, some advice on booking is that a lot of | | | | |