2006 NYC Bus Trip
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
October 27, 28, 29
Cost $350.00 per person for transportation, lodging, and sightseeing. Travel will be via deluxe air-conditioned motor coach. Lodging will be at the Amer-suites; Food expenses are to be handled personally by each student maintained and administered. There are plenty of restaurants, deli's, and cafe's to choose from. A minimum of $50 is needed. The pizza parties and breakfast at the hotel will be paid for by the bus trip. Cost of souvenirs, camera supplies, and other extras are the direct responsibility of each student and must be in addition to the food requirement. You must have enough money in traveler's checks or other non-negotiable funds to last you the three days with you at departure.
CHAPERONES Four Rotarian Chaperones will supervise 90 students.
TYPE OF DRESS Casual wash and wear clothing is recommended . **NOTE** No shirts or clothing with offensive designs.
BAGGAGE One (1) large and one (1) small carry on bag per person.
RULES NO DRINKING, DRUGS, or GAMBLING...Doors must remain open when members of the opposite sex are in the room. No exchanging of room assignments. You must be in your assigned room at the time designated by the tour leaders...This is an educational scenic tour. It is not a night life review. Infractions of any of the above rules could result in the student being sent home early, at the expense of the exchange student.
ITINERARY Departing from and returning to Walmart Plaza, Oneonta, NY, Northgate plaza Upper Front Street, Binghamton, Syracuse, and Wegmans in Rush-Henrietta, NY, and Clark Summit, PA. *NOTE* Busses will leave Oneonta at 7:00 AM, Northgate Plaza at 8:00 AM, Syracuse at 6:30 AM, and Henrietta at 5:00 AM. Clark Summit at 9:15 AM. Please arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to departure. We have a time commitment and luggage must be loaded. The busses will not wait.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
Travel to New York City, lunch at hard Rock Cafe, Tour of the United Nations, dinner on your own in Manhattan Mall, Broadway musical BEAUTY & THE BEAST.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
Continental Breakfast at the hotel, appear on the CBS EARLY SHOW, tour Rockefeller center & 5th Ave. Guided tour of Manhattan, including China Town, Central Park, Wall Street, Greenwich Village, Soho ect... Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, free time for dinner at Times Square, Empire State Building for a night view of the Big Apple, Pizza party at the hotel.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29
Continental Breakfast at the hotel, Statue of Liberty, lunch stop, Sky Scraper Museum, South Street Seaport. Depart for home, dinner stop. Arrive at Northgate Plaza at 8:00 PM, Syracuse at 9:30 PM, Oneonta at 9:00 PM, and Henrietta at 11:00 PM.
RESERVATIONS Strictly on a first come first served basis by mail. Seats fill up quickly. Confirmed in order of receipt. Phone orders are NOT accepted. Students will not have a choice of which bus they will be on. This will be determined by location of student and availability of space. Mail applications and payment to:
Rotarian Michael R. Wilcox
PO Box 117
Bainbridge, NY 13733
Make checks payable to Discover America NYC Bus Tour. Your host Rotary Club Chairperson must sign your application. Payment in full must accompany each application, along with a copy of student card, and insurance card. Partial payments will not be accepted. the absolute deadline is October 1, 2003. Those students that are not one of the first 90 to mail their payment and applications will be placed on an alternate list. So mail early to guarantee your seat.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT At commercial rates our tour would cost more than $950.00 plus meals. Careful planning and Rotary volunteers have reduced the rate to the lowest possible amount. Despite careful planning there may be some inconveniences. We hope these are very few and that you will have a happy, interesting, and long remembered trip to New York City.
LIMITS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
This is not an officially sanctioned trip by the Youth Exchange Programs of Rotary Districts 7170, 7120, 7140 or Rotary
International. Rotary District 7170 and it's officers and trip chairman in arranging travel accommodations or in rendering other
services in connection therewith, do so as agents for the individual desiring such travel accommodations upon the express
condition and agreement that it shall not be liable for any injury, loss, damage, accident, delay, irregularity, or expense arising
from the use of any travel facilities, accommodations, or services provided in connection with such individual's travel plan, nor
any injury, loss, damage, accident, delay, irregularity, or expense arising from strikes, war, weather, quarantines, sickness
government restrictions or regulations, or from any act or omission of any individual firm or corporation furnishing transportation,
sightseeing, hotel accommodations, or any other services in connection with such travel plan, or any other cause beyond it's own
control. The right is reserved to amend the advertised itinerary whenever advisable/ Rotary District 7170 and it's officers and
Trip Chairperson are not responsible for refunds which might be due tour members from transportation companies, and for
unused travel facilities, accommodations, and service. All such claims for refunds must be made by the individual for whom
the travel plan is prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of such transportation companies or company, firm, or
corporation furnishing such travel, facility, accommodation, or service. Baggage and articles carried by the individual during
the tours are "at own risk". All costs, rates, tariffs, and other charges are subject to adjustment at any time without prior notice.
The passage contract in use by the bus company concerned, when issued, shall constitute an acceptance of this limitation or
responsibility.
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