Have just come back from my first visit to New York City. I went with my sister, and we had a Big Apple Greeter called Milton who showed us the financial district on our first morning. He was very knowledgeable and extremely nice. He showed us round the area on foot. We had a fantastic introduction to New York and... more

yes we scored a BAG ....we applied several months ago and met Charles and we were very lucky and fortunate to be shown around Grenwich / Meat pacers and Chelsea areas and at the same time able to ask lots of questions about were to go and things to do etc etc .... so would recommend it !!!! ...we decided... more

Fantastic day with our greeter Joel Weiner, we were expecting around 3 hours with our greeter however 12 hours later we finished! Started at 9.30am and finished at 10.30pm exhausted but very happy and fufilled. Joel was a great chap so much knowledge of NYC and knew all the best places to visit. We never stopped walking all day, explored... more

We were lucky enough to have read about this service well in advance and applied for a Greeter around 6 months before our first visit to New York. Two days before we left for America we got a call to confirm the name of our Greeter - Enid. Enid left a letter of introduction for us at our hotel and... more

Ron Berthel is a fabulous tourguide as he has been in and around the city all of his life. He knows the details and personalities of the neighborhoods, great places to visit and where to find good food and public bathrooms on the run. :) Thanks, Ron, for the wonderful visit to NYC! Wouldn't have been the same without you,... more

I got in touch with the BAG in advance (about 1 month earlier than our visit to NY). We met our perfect greeter, Terry, one day after our arrival in the Big Apple. We spent 4 wonderful hours with her. Our intention was to see places a bit "off the beaten tracks" in Manhattan. She managed to let us discover... more

Just came back from New York with my sisters. We were very lucky and had a Big Apple Greeter. Barbara was our Greeter and she was fantastic. . We really enjoyed the tour and only wished we had her with us everyday. more

Our tour guide, Joe, took us on a 6 hour adventure. He arrived at our hotel promptly at 11:00 am and we took the subway to Central Park. We saw all the highlights including "Strawberry Fields" and where John Lennon resided. Then back on the subway to tour Greenwich Village, Little Italy, and Chinatown along with all the stories surrounding... more

Our BAG was Carolyn and she was abolutely wonderful! When we first met up with her, it started pouring on us. I thought our day with her was ruined but not only did she keep us upbeat but she was already thinking of ways to take advantage of our day regardless of the weather. Fortunately, the day cleared up and... more