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Licensed Tour Guide is Standup Comic and Performed at Comedy Festival Posted on: by aaron.tabackman Licensed Tour Guide is Standup Comic and Performed at Comedy Festival  by Aaron Tabackman After being a double decker tour guide for over seven and half years and training meticilously for nearly as long in order to produce a first rate, world class tour, I feel as if one key ingredient is… Read More
Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Fred Sosa Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide Fred Sosa working for: On Location Tours Website: On Location Tours Email Phone: 212-913-9780 Social Media: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / YouTube =========================================== How long have you been a tour guide? 18 years.… Read More
Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Carey Gibbs Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide Carey Gibbs! Company: The NY Experience Email Phone #: 24-hour line: 212-561-9055 ; or leave message: 917-558-2478 Twitter   ===================================== How long have you been a tour guide? 10 years. What drove you to become a tour guide?… Read More
GANYC Hosts Chinese Delegation Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox GANYC's reputation as a leader in New York City tourism is not going by unnoticed.  The Industry Relations Committee received an invitation from  the U.S. - China Business Training Center, part of the University of  California, San Diego's Rady School of  Management to meet… Read More
Between Map and Territory: The Art of the Tour Guide Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Our own Matthew Baker brings us this video, by Lance Strate of the Society of General Semantics, of a great discussion held earlier this year, entitled "Between Map and Territory: The Art of the Tour Guide". In addition to Mr. Baker, the panel also featured several other esteemed GANYC members:… Read More
Safety Tips for Pedestrian Tourists Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox From Manhattan to Staten Island: Safety Tips for Pedestrian Tourists Whether you’re a lifelong resident of New York City or try to visit a few times a year, it probably comes as no surprise that over 60 million tourists visit one of the cities that “never sleeps.” From Manhattan to Staten Island… Read More
GANYC Announces Brian Stokes Mitchell as host of 4th-Annual GANYC Apple Awards Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox The Guides Association of New York City (GANYC)  is proud to announce that TONY Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell will host the 4th Annual GANYC Apple Awards on March 12, 2018 at the SVA Theater. The Apple Awards celebrate those who make New York City great. Over a dozen awards are given out… Read More
GANYC Guides In The News! Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox We love seeing our member guides representing our community to the media world, and we had two great examples this week. First, our own Emma Guest-Consales was on NY1 this afternoon to discuss some of the superstitions surrounding the number 13. A fantastic interview! You can watch the video on… Read More
Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Dmitri Sassov Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide Dmitri Sassov! Website: NYC with Dmitri Email Facebook ===================================== How long have you been a tour guide? 21 years. What time of year would you consider your busy season? May-June, August-September. What drove you to become a… Read More
Before Beyonce: The New Colossus Posted on: by derek.chan   Before Beyoncé, Netflix and even the internet there stood the Statue of Liberty. Generations have seen her and she continues to be an international icon known around the world. I have had the privilege of visiting and conducting tours of both the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island on a daily… Read More