Celebs offer tours of NYC
The bright lights and buzz of New York attract millions of tourists from all over the world to sample a bite of the Big Apple each year – and everyone knows a city is so much more fun when you have a local to show you around – so, bearing that in mind, what could be better than having a celebrity local act as your personal tour guide? Tempted? Then read on…
Celeb spotting is a mainstay of any New York City break. I can lay claim to Cameron Diaz, at the entrance to Central Park near MOMA. At least I think it was her – it was raining hard and I didn’t have my glasses on….but, I’m sticking to that sighting. Piers Morgan in the Central Park boathouse restaurant was a less thrilling spot.
Anyway, the fact is, tourists love a bit of celebrity glamour and now, thanks to a volunteer tour organization called Big Apple Greeters, you can be guided around the city by a bona fide big name.
Big Apple Greeters is a non-profit founded in 1992 with a mission to ‘enhance New York City’s worldwide image and enrich the New York experience by connecting visitors with knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers.’
The ‘greeters’ connect visitors with New Yorkers of all ages, conversant in over 20 languages and they accompany visitors on two to four hour informal visits to New York City’s neighborhoods in all five boroughs.
Now, Big Apple Greeters has just started offering free personalised tours led by celebrities, all of whom ‘just want to show visitors the best the city has to offer and have a good time.’
Big names that have signed up so far include former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber and ‘Sopranos’ star Dominic Chianese, both of whom have been advertising their services at City Hall in the centre of NYC.
Chianese says he loves New York and wants to show visitors a good time and recently showed a Colorado couple around town and had lunch with them at one of his favourite spots.
But before you get too excited, you can’t select which celebrity acts as your guide. Celeb hosts will be randomly assigned.
Check out www.bigapplegreeter.org to find out more.
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Filed under Press Releases by on Jul 21st, 2009. 