Travel assistance

Fri Apr 29 06:55:26 PDT 2005

If you come to Toronto you should look at http://www.toronto.ca/
You will be aware of all the cities attractions.

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Esther
Ewing
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 9:02 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Travel assistance

One of you mentioned going to Toronto on the way to Halifax. If you do go
there is a City Pass that is available to get you into 6 of the cities best
attractions. Here is an article from Frommers and if you click on the
citypass url, you will get the Toronto version of it. I can tell you that
the sites included in the Toronto pass are worth it. My first summer job was
working for the Convention and Tourist Bureau for the City of Toronto and
these are all sites I would be recommending:

Don't Pass on These Tourism Pass Savings

By Charis Atlas Heelan
April 25, 2005 

When you're on vacation, saving time can be as important as saving money.
With this in mind, you may want to consider planning ahead and purchasing a
tourism pass like City Pass (www.citypass.com <http://www.citypass.com/> ).
The City Pass offers you a single discounted ticket for entry into several
major tourism attractions in nine different cities/areas in North America --
New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, Southern California, Boston, Toronto,
Chicago, San Francisco and Hollywood.

If you plan to visit multiple tourism attractions within a single city or
area, the savings can be up to 50% off regular admission prices. More
importantly a pass can often have you skipping a long line and jumping to
the head of the queue (you'll know what I mean if you have ever waited in
line at the Empire State Building on a sunny weekend afternoon). If you
don't get a chance to buy the pass before you leave, you can always buy it
at any of the included attractions.

The New York City Pass is exceptional value at $53 for adults and $41 for
children, and it is valid for nine-days from first usage. Included in the
price is entry to the Empire State Building, the Guggenheim Museum, the
American Museum of Natural History, the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum,
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises and the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).

The $39 ($19.50 for kids) Boston City Pass has the added advantage of being
valid for an entire year so you don't need to be a tourist to take advantage
of the savings. The best of Bean Town is within your reach including the
Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, Skywalk Observatory, Museum of Fine
Arts, Harvard Museum of Natural History and the JFK Presidential Library and
Museum.

The Southern California Pass is $185 ($127 for kids) and it will save you
big bucks (over $80) on admission to Disneyland and Disneyland California
Adventure (three-days entry), Knott's Berry Farm Theme Park, San Diego Zoo
and Seaworld Adventure Park. Valid for 14-days, it provides six full days of
excitement and family entertainment.

Heading north of the border? City Pass has got you covered in Toronto as
well. For a little over $38, the Toronto Pass lets can discover the CN
Tower, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Royal Ontario Museum, Casa Loma, Ontario
Science Centre and the Toronto Zoo. The Pass in valid for nine-days and
helps you avoid those pesky long lines for admission.

The Leisure Pass Group (www.leisurepassgroup.com
<http://www.leisurepassgroup.com/> ) is another company that provides a
tourism pass concept, but for cities within both the US and Europe. Cities
include New York, Philadelphia, York, Dublin and London.

Their London Pass (www.londonpass.com <http://www.londonpass.com/> ) is
excellent value for what is renowned as being one of the more expensive
cities in the world. Regarded as a passport to London, it provides entry to
over 50 attractions as well as use of public transport (buses, the tube and
trains) when the transport add-on is purchased. The Pass also comes with a
free comprehensive guidebook in five languages.

Apart from admission to attractions and cultural institutions, the pass
entitles users to additional special offers such as discounts at restaurants
and West End theatres. If the attraction has free entry (i.e. certain
museums), the pass entitles you to a guided tour instead. A one-day pass is
$44, two days is $69, three days is $84 and the best value is the six-day
pass for $117 (based on an exchange rate of £1 = $1.92). With the transport
option, add approximately $8 per day. A 17.5% tax is additional.

Many other cities around the world offer their own version of the tourism
pass. Check the local tourism association or visitor and convention bureau
when planning your next international vacation to get details. Most European
city passes include public transportation, which can really simplify getting
around, especially if you don't speak the language of the country you are
traveling in. A one-stop-shop website that sells most European city passes
is www.europeancitycards.com <http://www.europeancitycards.com/> . It
features cards and passes for dozens of cities in 22 European countries.
Cards can be purchased online and the voucher issued is used to pick up your
pass at a variety of centrally located points and usually the airport in
your city of destination. Prices are generally given in Euro.

One of the cards available is for the historic city of Córdoba in southern
Spain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Córdoba Card can be purchased for
one, two and three days and comes with its own guidebook. It includes free
entry to all museums and monuments in the city, a bus tour to the
archaeological site of Medina Azahara, and a guided tour through the Word
Heritage listed old city. It also offers significant discounts for local
shopping, restaurants and even flamenco shows. The pass is available online
through European City Cards, through Viator (www.viator.com
<http://www.viator.com/> ) or once you arrive in the city at the Córdoba
Turism Board (www.turiscordoba.es <http://www.turiscordoba.es/> ). Priced at
$23 for a one-day pass, $36 for two-days $50 for three-days, the Card will
save you time, energy and most importantly, Euros.

Likewise, the Helsinki Card (www.helsinkiexpert.fi/helsinkicard) lets you
choose from one, two or three day Helsinki options. With the single card,
you get admission to all of the city's main attractions, 50 museums, free
travel on public transport, great discounts and a guidebook with useful
maps. Discounts include 30% off Finnair airport buses, 50% off concerts and
the opera, and savings on cruises to Tallinn (Estonia), day trips to Lapland
and local city tours. It is available at Travelpoint at Helsinki Airport and
the Helsinki City Tourist Office for $32, $45 and $58 respectively.

Related Information:

*       Trip Dates: Various and ongoing 

*       Destinations: Boston <http://www.frommers.com/destinations/boston> ,
Los Angeles <http://www.frommers.com/destinations/losangeles> , New York
City <http://www.frommers.com/destinations/newyorkcity> , Philadelphia
<http://www.frommers.com/destinations/philadelphia> , San Diego
<http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sandiego> , Toronto
<http://www.frommers.com/destinations/toronto> , Dublin
<http://www.frommers.com/destinations/dublin> , Helsinki
<http://www.frommers.com/destinations/helsinki> , London
<http://www.frommers.com/destinations/london> , Anaheim
<http://www.frommers.com/destinations/anaheim> , Cordoba
<http://www.frommers.com/destinations/cordoba>  

*       Trip Ideas: Cultural
<http://www.frommers.com/trip_ideas/cultural_immersion> Immersion 

*       Provider: Multiple Providers 

Esther Ewing
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