NYC Dining on the Town

Gray Line New York Sightseeing is offering a "movable feast" on a bus. Specially outfitted Gray Line double-decker buses called "Dining on the Town" can accommodate up to 40 passengers who will be served a beef, chicken or vegetable entree with sides, choice of soft drinks or water, and dessert while enjoying a twilight tour of Manhattan and Brooklyn with a professional guide. The company has outfitted two busses for the program, leaving daily at 7 p.m. from the West Side of Broadway between 47th and 48th Streets. Cost is $59 per person and tickets can be obtained by calling 800-669-0051.

International Driving Permits

Although most countries accept a US driver's license, I found this interesting from the Seattle Times:

International driving permits are official translations of a motorist's driver's license for use when driving in another country. AAA is one of two organizations authorized by the U.S. State Department to sell the documents to valid U.S. driver's license holders. The American Automobile Touring Alliance (AATA) is the other.

The Federal Trade Commission has alerted consumers to the scams, and posted information at www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/idpalrt.shtm.

The FTC says fake licenses are sold through unsolicited e-mail for $60 to $400. AAA sells them for $15.

Broadway Tickets the Easy Way

GuestLogix Inc., a Toronto Based company, has announced plans to launch an on-board Broadway ticketing service on flights to the New York area. The company's plan will include a multi-year agreement with Broadway Inbound. It is part of The Shubert Organization, Broadway's leading theatre owner and provider of ticketing services throughout the US. The service will be live by late summer. The In-Flight Box Office service will be offered through GuestLogix' Mobile virtual Store, the industry's on-board retail solution. Flight attendants will complete ticket sales and print vouchers to be redeemed for seat assignments at theatre box offices. Tickets will be available for such shows as Mamma Mia! and Spamalot

Handy for us but just what the flight attendants want, I'm sure. More paperwork!

Your Dream on Sea Dream

Sea Dream Yacht Club has a new program called Buy the Deck where you can purchase all 21 stateroom on Deck Three of its SeaDream 1 or 11. The buyer gets the Owner's Suite for free. the program is available for certain 2009 voyages and is not combinable with other Sea dream promotions and is subject to change.