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A day in the life
Becky enjoys flexing the plastic and being taken for a ride
on a Ritz-Carlton/Continental Airlines fam trip to New York
07:30 Wake up in our hotel, the luxurious Ritz- on the water taxi to take in the
Carlton Central Park, feeling relaxed, despite a New York skyline from the river.
busy day travelling and hotel inspection the day Travelling on the open-top bus
before. When you have travelled business/first and on the river gives totally
class and then been taken to the hotel by limo, different aspects of this fantas-
it doesn’t take too much out of you! tic city. Experiencing both has
made it a lot easier to advise The staff tell us they go out every
09:30 After a breakfast of eggs (sunny side up), my customers what to see and lunchtime to feed apples to the
we meet Veronica Aragues, Ritz-Carlton’s area do, and also where their hotels horses. We promise ourselves a
sales director for New York. She takes us on a will be in relation to the sights. carriage ride in the morning.
tour of this impressive hotel, showing us rooms
with an amazing view over Central Park, as well 13:30 We get out of the water 19:00 We all meet in reception
as the luxurious La taxi and and head out for the night to
Prairie spa and gym. venture over Calle Ocho, a fantastic Latin
to the Statue restaurant, where we enjoy the
10:00 Ready to hit the
Becky
of Liberty to most divine Latin food followed
city, we hop on a Gray
Stephenson
get photos of by a round of cocktails.
Line open-top bus to take Age: 37 this famous
in the sights. We pass by Job title: tourist spot. 23:00 After another packed
the Empire State Building, Personal travel counsellor day, we go back to the Club lounge for a final
Macy’s and Times Square, Works for: Travel Counsellors 16:30 We head back to our coffee before bed. Tomorrow, we’re going to the
and move down through How long in the job: Five years hotel to get ready for the Rockefeller Center and then, best of all, hitting
SoHo before arriving at How long in travel: 18 years evening, stopping first for the shops – and battering the credit card – on
Ground Zero. There are Hobbies: Running the under-10s a glass of champagne and Fifth Avenue. Wow, this is how to do New York!
building works going on so rugby team, shopping with my strawberries in the Club
we can’t walk around. We daughter Chloe lounge. This is another
enter the chapel instead Best thing about your job: lovely way to take in the ■If you are an agent and would like to appear in
and light a candle for those The friends I have made, both in view of Central Park, YourSpace, send us your name, agency name,
who lost their lives on 9/11. Travel Counsellors and customers especially watching people phone number and a few lines about yourself by
Worst thing about your job: take a horse and carriage email to ohemmings@ttglive.com; or post to
13:00 Stop for lunch by the Tour operators’ online discounts ride, which are parked TTG YourSpace, First Floor, Ludgate House,
Hudson river and then hop right outside the hotel. 245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9UY
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