Best of Times Travel - New York City - 2 Day Getaway 9/1-9/2/25

New York, NY, USA

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Sep 1 - 2, 2025
Group size: 1 - 54
Best of Times Travel - New York City - 2 Day Getaway 9/1-9/2/25
New York, NY, USA

Best of Times Travel
  • Email address verified
228 reviews

Sep 1 - 2, 2025
Group size: 1 - 54

About this trip

Trip Overview

Experience the magic of New York City with this unforgettable journey. This exciting tour combines iconic landmarks, thrilling Broadway shows, and world-class museums, offering a truly unforgettable experience.

About This Tour

Discover the vibrant energy of New York City with Best of Times Travel. This exciting tour offers a unique blend of sightseeing, entertainment, and cultural experiences. Explore iconic landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, delve into the poignant history of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, and enjoy a captivating Broadway show.

Trip Highlights

 Highlights


  • Broadway Show: Enjoy a captivating Broadway performance (show selection subject to availability and minimum guest participation).
  • 9/11 Memorial & Museum: Explore the poignant history of this significant event.
  • Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island: Visit these iconic landmarks and learn about their historical significance.
  • Westin Times Square: Experience luxurious accommodations in the heart of Times Square.
  • Free Time: Explore the city at your own pace and discover hidden gems.
  • Knowledgeable Tour Manager: Benefit from the expertise of our experienced tour manager.

What's Included

 

  • Roundtrip deluxe motorcoach transportation
  • Luxurious accommodations at the Westin Times Square
  • Full American buffet breakfast at the hotel
  • Broadway Show (choice of show subject to availability and minimum guest participation)
  • Visit to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum
  • Ferry ride to Liberty Island (Statue of Liberty) and Ellis Island
  • Knowledgeable tour director
  • Tour manager gratuity

• Bus Driver Gratuities Not Included


• Optional Travelers Insurance by Chubb is offered - Click Here for Details on Chubb Travel Insurance Program


 * Single Group Pick-Up.  Non-Group Bookings will be required to travel to the nearest Best of Times or Group Set Pick-Up Location. Best of Times Travel will notify you of the closest departure point to where you live approximately 3 weeks prior to the trip departure date. 


Broadway Show Options

Your package on the New York City trip includes a Broadway show.  We are happy to provide you 3 options for your particular date at no extra charge.  Due to Box Office Requirements we will need to have a minimum number of guests to participate in any given show.  Therefore, we are asking guests to provide us a First Choice Option and a Second Choice Option when selecting a show.  This will allow us to determine which shows meet the minimum requirements and notify our guests accordingly.  Please provide us on your selections upon registration.


Death Becomes Her - “The most fun night out on Broadway!” – The Daily Beast - 

Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies…until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé away. As Helen plots revenge and Madeline clings to her rapidly fading star, their world is suddenly turned upside down by Viola Van Horn, a mysterious woman with a secret that’s to die for.

After one sip of Viola’s magical potion, Madeline and Helen begin a new era of life (and death) with their youth and beauty restored…and a grudge to last eternity.  


Harry Potter & The Cursed Child - Prepare to be on the edge of your seat at this Tony Award®-winning spectacle!

Adventure runs in the family. When Harry Potter’s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all—with the power to change the past and future forever. Prepare for a mind-blowing race through time, spectacular spells, and an epic battle, all brought to life with the most astonishing theatrical magic ever seen on stage. “You’ll be wondering ‘how’d they do that?’ for days to come” (People Magazine). 

Experience the wizarding world like never before from the moment you arrive.  


Moulin Rouge - How wonderful life is...at the Moulin Rouge. 

Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular spectacular... Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. A theatrical celebration of truth, beauty, freedom and—above all—LOVE, Moulin Rouge! is more than a musical; it is a state of mind.

Terms and Conditions of Sale

Here are the Specific Terms & Conditions of Sale For this program.

  

Purchasing your trip on-line incurs bank service fees if using credit card as form of payment that is charged at the time of check-out and will also be charged on any installment payments as well. 


Rates and itineraries shown here were in effect at the time of printing and no changes are anticipated; however, Best of Times Travel reserves the right to withdraw any tour or to make any rate changes, as necessary.  Prices are subject to change.  A deposit is always required to confirm a reservation. A Deposit of $250pp, plus insurance premium (if selected) is due upon registration to confirm your reservation.  Travel Insurance: We recommend your purchase of optional travel insurance.  This optional travel insurance is per person and the premium is based on the overall trip cost.  Travelers MUST purchase the plan at the time of initial deposit.  Coverage will not be in place unless your full Deposit is received.   Cancellation schedule and fees are in place regardless of cancellation reason (including, but not limited to, force majeure, health pandemics or government restrictions).  Travel Insurance Premium is also Non-Refundable regardless of cancellation reason.   Payment in full must be received by June 30th, 2025 or this may result in an automatic cancellation.   Please note:  All cancellations must be made in writing and sent to Best of Times Travel via traditional mail or emailed to [email protected].  The date of cancellation is deemed to be the date received by Best of Times Travel.  Cancellation Charges for this programs are as follows:  Cancellations from date of booking until 6/30/25 have no cancellation fee. Cancellations from 7/1/25 until 7/21/25 will be assessed a cancellation fee of 75% of the total fare.  Cancellations after 7/21/25 will receive no refund, 100% of total fare.  Best of Times Travel is not responsible for any refunds over and above said amount.  Best of Times Travel reserves the right to issue any refunds, in whole or in part, in the form of future travel credit. 


*Pre-Existing Medical Condition Exclusion Waiver has the following stipulations: plan must be purchased within 15 days of initial trip payment, insured must be medically able to travel at time of purchasing  the plan, all pre-paid, non-refundable trip costs need to be insured. This information is a brief description of the features of this insurance program. Coverage & pricing may vary by state. The provision of this document is for informational  purposes only and is not an insurance contract. Coverage is being marketed by Chubb Insurance Solutions Agency, Inc. located at 202 Halls Mills Road, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey 08889. Insurance benefits are underwritten by ACE  Property & Casualty Insurance Company located at 436 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106. 

What’s included

  • What's Included
    All Items Listed in What's Included Above

What’s not included

  • Driver Gratuity
    Your Bus Driver Gratuity is NOT included in your package price. Our suggested gratuity amount is $15 - $20 per person for the entire program.

Available Packages

Double Occupancy Rate
Deposit: $250
Available until August 2, 2025

This is for 2 people sharing a room together in the Hotel at Turning Stone Resort.  Rooms will be configured with either 1 King Bed or 2 Queens.  Best of Times Travel will make every effort to have passengers sharing a room with different last names have 2 beds in the room.

$799
Deposit: $250
Single Occupancy
Deposit: $250
Available until August 2, 2025

This is for 1 Person Occupying a room with No Roommate.  

$999
Deposit: $250
Triple Occupancy
Deposit: $250
Available until August 2, 2025

This is for 3 people sharing a Room .  Rooms will be configured with 2 Queens.  This will require that 2 passengers must share a bed in the room.  Roll-away cots are Not Available.  

$749
Deposit: $250
Quad Occupancy
Deposit: $250
Available until August 2, 2025

This is for 4 people sharing a Room .  Rooms will be configured with 2 Queens.  This will require that 2 passengers must share each bed in the room.  Roll-away cots are Not Available. 

$749
Deposit: $250

Available Add-Ons

Chubb Travelers Insurance
$52


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Bo
Best of Times Travel
228 reviews
Since our company’s founding in 1974, we have been providing our customers with memories of a lifetime, through our travel and entertainment based programs.

Reviews

Had great time - 1st time w/We Travel & Good Life. Yes - will do it again.
By Ronald R for GoodLife Programs & Activities - Lobstahs & Laughs - Tuesday 7/15/2025 on Jul 17, 2025
I don't know if Shirley got the information as to where to meet the bus or she forgot. Either way, she did not go on the trip. Since she arranged the trip through the Sunapee Senior Center this does not reflect on the people at We Travel.
By John M for GoodLife Programs & Activ- Fleetwood Mac Tribute - Wednesday 6/18/2025 on Jun 28, 2025
The show and food excellent. The ride there was too long. There were 3 stops picking up others. We have gone on these trips before and only had one other pick up. These extra stops extended the travel time by an hour. 3 hours on bus was too long.
By Marie Anne M for GoodLife Programs & Activ- Fleetwood Mac Tribute - Wednesday 6/18/2025 on Jun 28, 2025
Let’s start with the upside. Good hotel, great location, fabulous Broadway Show! How can you not have fun in NYC? Absolutely wonderful group of fellow travelers. That being said, not the best bus trip I’ve been on by far. Extremely unorganized from the get go, no info/intinerary until 2 weeks before we left. The group leader, although very nice, was unbelievably unorganized and truly not knowledgeable about anywhere we actually went with the tour, which was all of 2 places in NYC. The 9/11 museum and Battery Park for the ferries. We were supposed to get a guided tour of the 9/11 museum but nothing was booked for us ( not on the tour guide, that’s the Best of Times company itself). This trip was bare bones, not such a great value by any means. Complete and utter lack of communication from the company itself and the tour guide. Bottom line, look at other bus tour companies.
By Karen P for The Center in Holliston- New York City - 3 Day Getaway 6/19-6/21/25 on Jun 24, 2025
Thank you for your response. We appreciate all feedback as it allows us to evaluate and constantly improve as an organization. I believe as the owner of the company, I also need to provide feedback and proper context of information. First you assert that you were supposed to get a guided tour of the 9/11 Museum & Memorial. That is simply is not true and nowhere in our marketing materials was this listed or promised to anyone. This was something apparently assumed by the description of "Visiting the 9/11 Museum" in our promotional materials. Regarding communication, we supplied all materials to our group leaders in an appropriate amount of time for distribution to our guests which included a very thorough 7-Page Welcome Letter describing every aspect of the trip and what should be expected. Regarding value, staying in Mid-Town Manhattan, having a Broadway show included, visits to the 9/11 Museum, as well as visiting Ellis and Liberty Islands, with roundtrip transportation for the price of the program is a tremendous value. It is quite saddening to obtain such a poor review when as a company you do everything possible to create a wonderful experience for guests, yet the passenger attendance is so low, and participation from guests comes so late that you can't determine until the last minute that a trip is operating. These are challenges we do not expect our customers to understand, but we truly did everything humanly possible to operate this program and provide everything exactly as described in the promotional materials. Regarding your assessment of our Tour Manager, we will address this directly with her. We will determine if additional training is necessary for this individual as it was one of the first trips she has taken out on her own. As anyone with work experience knows, we all have to earn our stripes and perfection comes from experience. Again, we will address these concerns with our staff. We would encourage you to try another program, especially one that has more substance than a trip to NY that is specifically designed for people to explore independently. I would personally be more than happy to recommend other programs where you would truly understand why Best of Times Travel over 53 Years has been known as the Best Travel Company in New England.
By Best of Times Travel on Jun 25, 2025
Bo
The trip was fun & the bus driver Jack was great. No complaints!
By Susan C for Albert Harris Center- Newport Flower Show - Fri 6/20/25 on Jun 22, 2025
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