[Travelandtourism] New York rip Update, we need your input on the trip

Tue Aug 11 16:32:12 UTC 2015

Hi Cheryl,
     Sorry for the lateness of  this reply, but the price of this trip does 
fall out of the budget for some of  my members and friends.  I am hoping 
that I can get someone to come along  with me, or I will most likely go for 
the single price.  In some cases the  only reason for going on the trip at 
this price is because it is also a  fundraiser for the NFB.  I say that because 
when I stay in NY it is usually  for free (because of rewards points(, or 
for some bargain price that I have  found.  I am interested in visiting the 
sites that I have not been to like  the Baseball Hall Of Fame.

Denice

In a message dated 8/7/2015 11:10:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com writes:

Good morning  everyone: 
We need your input into the  New York Trip update for the 2016 Fundraiser. 
Those of you who had voted on  the trip at the meeting at the national 
convention back on July 5, 2015 and  for those you who could not attend, Nelson 
Echevarria, my husband took a video  of as much of the meeting and other 
events at the convention as he could and  is available on the NFB Travel & 
Tourism Website which is  here: 
http://nfbtravel.org/75th-anniversary-convention-of-the-national-federation-
of-the-blind-videos/ 
If you are registering for  the site to get updates, please email me at 
_cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com_ (mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com)  since I  am 
also the webmaster, unfortunately, we are getting a lot of spammers and  robots 
on the site, so when you register just let me know, so I don’t remove  you. 
Now for the subject  line: 
At convention we had voted  for the September 2016 trip to NY State, please 
remember this is our fund  raiser for the division, and that trip is 
running about $1290 per person  without transportation to NY City. After we 
returned home, we got a lot of  emails from all of you stating that this trip will 
be too expensive for you to  go. I had stated that if you were voted on the 
trip options meant that you  were going to attend, or willing to encourage 
others to attend as  well. 
We are trying to see how we  can cut corners on this trip and save some 
money. 
The original itinerary was  traveling to NY City, either by driving, taking 
a train or flying into one of  the NY City or Long Island area airports. 
Stay at a hotel in Brooklyn,  do a day trip into NY City, do a tour of the 
city and see Statue of Liberty  and Ellis Island. Then travel up to Hyde 
Park, NY for a  few days and  visit the Culinary Institute of American, 
Franklin Roosevelts Home and also  the Vanderbilt Mansion, then head over to 
Cooperstown, NY visit the Baseball  Hall of Fame, and local area landmarks and 
winery or a Cider Mill, etc and  then had back to NY City to offer option 
sightseeing to Broadways Shows, Tour  of one of the Baseball Stadium, or other 
options in the city and then have a  group dinner to say good bye. 
We again are looking to you  the members for help here. 
We need to see where we can  cut some corners, the trip was planned for 5 
days and for those who want to  come in a day before or stay a day after will 
be offered the opportunity to do  so. 
Many of you have said let’s  get rid of Hyde Park, and stay with just the 
city and  Cooperstown. 
Once we decide the pricing  will be out and deposits will be do of at least 
$200 per person within 60-90  days of us holding the trip. 
If you can to please reply to  _travelandtourism at nfbnet.org_ 
(mailto:travelandtourism at nfbnet.org) , if  you are not already registered on the 
nfbnet.org email lists, you need to get  on the list, all information is posted here 
and also on our Facebook Page  which is NFB Travel and Tourism Division and 
out twitter account which is https://twitter.com/TravelandTouri1 
Thank  you. 
Cheryl Echevarria,  President 
National Federation  of the Blind's Travel and Tourism Division 
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