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Tips For Tour Guides: Avoiding Scams, pt. 2 Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Scam emails are a regular problem for many in the tour industry. These type of scams will be emailed to countless tour guides... the scammers will have skimmed email addresses of tour guides from GANYC's site or other source. Our goal is to help train you to learn how to spot, and avoid, them… Read More
GANYC Apple Awards Winners! Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox The Guides Association of New York City (GANYC) presented its 4th-annual GANYC Apple Awards at a festive ceremony on March 12 at the SVA Theater, in Chelsea. GANYC honored numerous organizations and people with Apple Awards for encouraging and promoting New York City tourism, culture and… Read More
GANYC Public Events! Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Are you a licensed NYC tour guide? Come join GANYC at one of our regular public events!   Read More
GANYC in Philly! Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Last week, numerous GANYC members traveled down to Philadelphia to participate in the National Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (NFTGA) biennial conference, at the Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District. This was a fun & productive event, and Philly was a great host. The event kicked… Read More
Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Michael Dillinger Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide: Michael Dillinger! Company: Dillinger's New York Phone: 917-400-5576 Email Social Media: Facebook ===================================== How long have you been a tour guide? 9 and 1/2 years. What time of year would you consider your busy season? My year is fairly… Read More
Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Myra Alperson Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide: Myra Alperson! Company: NoshWalks Phone: 212-222-2243 Email Social Media: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram ===================================== How long have you been a tour guide? Over 30 years. What types of tours do you offer? Food tours, with history and culture… Read More
Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Amada Anderson Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide: Amada Anderson! Company: New York Broadway Tours Phone: (646) 246-5844 Email Social Media: Facebook / Instagram / Twitter ===================================== How long have you been a tour guide? Since 2011. What types of tours do you offer? Walking tours and step… Read More
National Federation of Tourist Guide Associations Conference 2018 Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Numerous GANYC members will be heading down to Philadelphia next month for the 2018 NFTGA conference. We hope that many of you will join us there, in representing not just New York City, but also our guiding community. Here are some announcements from the NFTGA about the conference, for those who… Read More
Come Home... To New York! Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox One year ago, at the WFTGA (World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations) conference in Tehran, GANYC debuted its video: "Come Home to New York", highlighting our city as a global capitol. No matter where you are from, in the US or anywhere in the world, there is always a slice of home in New… Read More
Tips For Tourists: Avoiding Scams Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox The cliché old New York street hussle is a guy with a sidewalk table challenging passers-by to a game of three-card monte. But today's hussles involve homemade CDs, fake monks, and more.  They are based more on abusing your politeness to get your money. I'll outline the most prominent, so you… Read More