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In the city that never sleeps design and technology is everywhere, from the bright lights and billboards of Times Square to the Skyscrapers that surround you in every direction. Explore the city streets and it’s many attractions that tie in with the curriculum. From the Sony Wonder Technology Lab a free creative and learning experience to the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum which includes both historic and contemporary design, and extends from one-of-a-kind to mass-produced items.
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Includes:
- 3 nights accommodation (room only)
- All flights inclusive of tax
- Airport transfer New York
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Detailed information pack
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Itinerary planning service
- VAT
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Sample Itinerary
Example AccommodationSony Wonder Technology Lab
Kids of all ages love this four-level high-tech science and technology centre which explores communications and information technology. You can experiment with robotics; explore the human body through medical imaging; edit a music video; mix a hit song; design a video game and save the day at an environmental command centre. The lab also features the first high-definition interactive theatre in th...
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s collection is international in scope, includes both historic and contemporary design, and extends from one-of-a-kind to mass-produced items.The collection encompasses the rich holdings of the Museum’s Library, Archives, and four curatorial departments: Product Design and Decorative Arts; Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design; Textiles; and Wallcoverings.Tours...
Parsons the New School for Design
if you’re a Project Runway fan, pay a visit to Parsons School of Design on the west side of Fashion Avenue at 40th Street, where Tim Gunn was once Chair of Fashion Design up until 2007, and Anna Sui, Donna Karan, Jason Wu, Marc Jacobs, and Tom Ford all received a fashion-forward design education. The David M. Schwartz Fashion Education Center is one of several Parsons campuses in the City, and all...
Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
The Museum at FIT is one of a select group of specialized fashion museums, including the Musée de la Mode, the Mode Museum, and the Museo de la Moda. For the 100,000 people who visit The Museum at FIT each year, we work to create exhibitions, programs, and publications that both entertaining and educational. The Museum is best known for its innovative and award winning special exhibitions, includi...
The Skyscraper Museum
Located in New York City, the world's first and foremost vertical metropolis, The Skyscraper Museum celebrates the City's rich architectural heritage and examines the historical forces and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines. Through exhibitions, programs and publications, the Museum explores tall buildings as objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, inves...
The Samsung Experience
Visitors to the Samsung Experience are invited to learn how the latest devices can enrich their lives. Captivate your imagination and your senses and explore the art within the new digital culture. Explore a variety of new ideas in design, entertainment and art.
Apple Store Workshops
Taking your ICT students on a trip to an Apple store will give them an unforgettable experience. They will spend their time using the Mac computers in the store editing videos, creating photo albums and even building websites.
Empire State Building
Reaching more than a quarter of a mile into the Manhattan sky, the Empire State Building was the world's tallest building from its completion in 1931 until 1970. The view from the observatory on the eighty-sixth floor is one of the finest urban panoramas anywhere in the world.
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Flight from the UK to New York. Transfer to your accommodation on arrival. | Free to explore | |||
| Day 2 | Visit Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum | Visit the Skyscraper Museum | Optional Evening meal in Time Square | ||
| Day 3 | Take a full day self guided tour of New York's major landmarks including the Rockefeller center, the Chrysler Building and Grand Central Station. | Visit the Empire State Building | |||
| Day 4 | Visit the Sony Wonder Technology Lab | Transfer to the Airport | Overnight flight back to the UK | ||
| Day 5 | Land back in the UK | ||||
Hostelling International NY
HI-New York is Manhattan’s premier hostel - located in a landmark building on the Upper West Side built in 1883 to help widows of both the Revolutionary War and the war of 1812 and opened as HI- New York in 1990. It is just one block from Broadway Avenue and a main subway line, and only minutes from Central Park.
They offer clean, modern mixed and separate male/female dormitory style accommodation (four to twelve-bedded rooms) with shared bathrooms in the hallways. Linen, towels and a housekeeping service are provided. Private rooms with and without baths are available for your convenience.
They offer clean, modern mixed and separate male/female dormitory style accommodation (four to twelve-bedded rooms) with shared bathrooms in the hallways. Linen, towels and a housekeeping service are provided. Private rooms with and without baths are available for your convenience.
Big Apple Hostel
The Big Apple Hostel offers the best Mid Town location available of any New York hostels. Just half a block to Times Square and everything it has to offer.
Our dormitory rooms are furnished with bunk-beds with only 4 people per room. The bathrooms are shared with bathroons and toilets available on each floor. Linen and blankets are included and all rooms are air conditioned. A small selection of private rooms with 1 queen size bed are also available.
We have a common room, a small back yard, kitchen and laundry room available for use as well as free wi-fi or use of interent kiosks for a small fee.
Our dormitory rooms are furnished with bunk-beds with only 4 people per room. The bathrooms are shared with bathroons and toilets available on each floor. Linen and blankets are included and all rooms are air conditioned. A small selection of private rooms with 1 queen size bed are also available.
We have a common room, a small back yard, kitchen and laundry room available for use as well as free wi-fi or use of interent kiosks for a small fee.
The Gershwin Hotel
The Gershwin Hotel is a true New York gem offering both dorm rooms for 2-10 people and private hotel style rooms for up to 4 people so this hotel can cater for your group whatever your preference.
The hotel offers a quirky atmosphere with pop art on many of the hallway, rooms and public area walls as well as an original Andy Warhol Soup Can painting hanging in the lobby. This is an excellent option with a Manhattan location most other hostels and hotels would love to have.
Travel Inn Hotel
The Travel Inn is a boutique hotel in Midtown Manhattan located three blocks away from Times Square in New York City. The hospitable staff at The Travel Inn gives the hotel a small-town feel, while the contemporary décor presents a sophisticated vibe.
The Travel Inn features 160 rooms with a swimming pool. Built in 1963 in preparation for the World’s Fair, this quaint New York City hotel has maintained its sense of charm and warmth. And the hotel’s prime location on 42nd Street immerses visitors in the heart of New York City.
The Travel Inn features 160 rooms with a swimming pool. Built in 1963 in preparation for the World’s Fair, this quaint New York City hotel has maintained its sense of charm and warmth. And the hotel’s prime location on 42nd Street immerses visitors in the heart of New York City.
