Guided shopping tours of New York City

TheTravelEditor.com welcomes guest blogger, Natasha Malinsky of www.shop-nyctours.com, provider of guided and self-guided shopping tours of New York City.

Are you coming to New York City to shop, but have no idea which neighborhoods to visit, how to get there and which boutiques are going to suit your taste and budget best?  ShopNYC Tours offers a variety of guided and self-guided shopping tours that focus on the unique, hidden shops in some of NYC’s hippest neighborhoods: the West Village, the Meatpacking District, the East Village, Noho, Soho and Nolita.

ShopNYC Tours has a shopping tour for everyone from the splurging fashionista to the frugal recessionista.  For the high fashion lover, we offer a Chic Boutique Tour, for the vintage and consignment gal (or guy), we offer a Vintage Boutique Tour, for the teen shopaholic, we offer a Teen Fashion and Fun Tour and for the budget-conscious shopper, we offer a Recessionista Tour.

Everyone’s shopping preferences and style are unique so ShopNYC Tours tailors the day and time of our tours according to an individual’s/group’s specific needs.  In other words, all of our tours will focus on you/your group only, allowing more time for shopping, more customization (we can skip boutiques on the itinerary that you’re not as interested in), and spend more time shopping and helping with styling in the boutiques you love!  Tours can be given for individuals and groups of up to 12 people.  (Larger groups can also be accommodated upon request.)

Our guided tours include transportation in a limo or towncar with a chauffeur or tours can be done via the subway and walking (for a more budget-friendly option.)  Pick up and drop off will be at your hotel (or another destination in Manhattan of your choice) so you don’t have to worry about taking the subway, catching a cab, or lugging your shopping bags back after the tour.  We can also provide you with lunch or dinner suggestions for after your tour and drop you off directly at the restaurant.

If guided tours aren’t for you, check out our Self-Guided Tour Itineraries for the independent shopper with detailed directions via cab or subway—your choice—and maps of key shopping neighborhoods for just $9.95.  Some options include, Home Décor, Recession Specials, Fashionista Favs and Unique Gifts.  If you have some shops in mind that you’d like to visit but aren’t sure where they are or how to fit them all in one day of shopping, we can also prepare a Customized Guided or Self-Guided Shopping Tour Itinerary for you with boutiques of your choice!

Some other perks of our tours include enjoying a glass of champagne while you shop on the Chic Boutique and Vintage Boutique Tour, or a world-famous cupcake and teeny cosmo on the Teen Fashion and Fun Tour (perfect for teen birthday parties)!  For teens, there’s also an optional photoshoot with a professional photographer and makeup artist following the tour so they can show off their new outfits!

For more information about ShopNYC Tours, or to book a tour, visit http://www.shop-nyctours.com.  We look forward to shopping with you!

See TheTravelEditor.com’s New York City Guide for some great New York hotel reviews and restaurant reviews when you take that New York shopping trip!