Travel assistance

Fri Apr 29 06:02:15 PDT 2005

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_ 
(http://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  Immersion_ 
(http://www.frommers.com/trip_ideas/cultural_immersion)   
    *   Provider: Multiple Providers 

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