With a variety of different activities in the Big Apple, New York remains one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States.
With busy streets packed with bars, restaurants and a wide variety of designer clothes stores, New York remains one of the most popular destinations for weekend breaks for shopaholics and art lovers alike.
With flights to the city available from many major UK airports, many choose to get away to the city for weekend breaks and short-stay holidays.
There are now a variety of cheap flights available, it has never been easier to travel to and experience the city that never sleeps.
And with British Airways preparing to launch a new service to the city from several European destinations, tourists and shoppers alike could find more options for travelling to the Big Apple available to them.
The new fleet will operate daily cheap flights to New York from Brussels and Paris Charles de Gaulle, helping to further connect Europe and the United States.
From museums to musicals, the city is bursting with culture, with a wide variety of activities available to suit all tastes.
You could take a walk through Central Park, browsing round designer outlets before finishing the day with a bite to eat at one of the cities’ many fine restaurants and delis.
If you fancy something a little more unusual from your trip, there are excursions to cater for all tastes, from river tours to courses for budding DJs.
And for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, there are plenty of sites in the city which cater for the historical and the postmodern.
From the world’s smallest drive-in cinema in Manhattan, bars on barges under the Brooklyn Bridge and piano bars where jazz classics and show tunes are regularly belted out, there’s something for everyone in the Big Apple.
If you fancy something a little more traditional, the city also boasts a fishing village just a few hundred yards from the world famous Bronx. With quaint little antique shops and seafood restaurants nestled in between weathered houses and hotels, it’s a quintessential change from the hustle and bustle of busy city life.
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