NYC & Company and the Travel Trade

When planning group leisure travel or FIT packages to New York City, NYC & Company’s Tourism Department is your best source for information. Our team is happy to provide you with itinerary ideas, connect you with hotels, tours, attractions, restaurants and other tourism services throughout the City and keep you apprised of the latest NYC happenings. If you are looking to arrange group travel, contract hotel rooms or have other questions, please Submit an RFP.

With 18 offices representing 25 countries, NYC & Company maintains an integrated five-borough approach to promoting New York City, which amplifies its branding, leverages trade relationships for enhanced promotion of the destination in market, creates cooperative promotions to drive visitation particularly during off-peak periods and works in tandem with PR efforts by market to optimize messaging.

For additional assistance, please contact us at traveltrade@nycgo.com.

Become a New York City Specialist
The NYC Online Training Academy is NYC & Company's educational program for the travel professional. This interactive program features information on New York City hotels, shopping, dining, culture and more—all the information you need to become an official NYC Specialist. Upon completion you will automatically receive a NYC specialist certificate valid for two years.

The NYC Online Training Academy is currently available in Australia, Benelux, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Spain and the United Kingdom. We are in the process of expanding the program to additional markets, so please check back if your country is not listed above.

NYC Occupancy Tax Update
Effective September 1, 2009, New York City approved a law that will expand taxation on fees, markups, etc. on "remarketers" of hotel rooms within the city. The law also requires registration by remarketers with the city.

View a memorandum on the new law, registration forms for hotel operators and remarketers as well as an audit report.

Click here to see the current NYC tax rates.