Visit Request Form

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You’ve just taken the first step toward meeting a volunteer Greeter during your upcoming trip to New York City. We look forward to welcoming you!

What you need to know before you request a visit

Request your visit at least 3 to 4 weeks before arriving in New York City.

A visit includes up to 6 people (including children and adults), with at least 1 person over age 18. Regretfully, we cannot accept groups of 7 or more people. Larger groups that split and submit separate requests are also not accepted.

Visits must start between 9 AM and 3 PM, and last for 2 to 4 hours.

Visits are not scheduled for arrival or departure days. Therefore, you must be staying in New York City a minimum of 2 nights. Sorry, but at this time we cannot accommodate people visiting New York City on a day trip.

A local New York City telephone number with voice mail is necessary before we will confirm your visit. At this time we are unable to accept cell phone numbers in place of a local New York City telephone number.

Visitors must be staying within the 5 boroughs of New York City. Greeters meet visitors at their place of accommodation; therefore, sorry, but we are unable to arrange visits for people staying outside New York City.

If you have special needs or interests, a language preference or neighborhoods that you would like to visit, please tell us. It will help us match you with a Greeter.

Other information

Please understand that visits are subject to the availability of a volunteer Greeter. Submitting this form does not guarantee the availability of a Greeter.

We strongly suggest that your visit take place within the first 2 or 3 days of your arrival. Your Greeter will help you become familiar with New York City and public transportation.

Greeters are friendly and enthusiastic volunteers, and not professional tour guides.

If you prefer, leave the choice of neighborhood up to your Greeter by requesting a "Greeter's Choice" visit.

You will receive a confirming telephone call, email or fax from us giving you the name and contact information of your Greeter when we match your request to a Greeter.

If we have no Greeter available for your visit, you will be notified upon your arrival in New York City. Please understand that sometimes we get very busy and run out of available Greeters.

We will be happy to answer your questions as you plan your trip to New York City. Please email us at information@bigapplegreeter.org, or call us at 212-669-8159.

If you prefer, you can print this form and mail/fax to our headquarters in downtown New York. To read how we can offer this service for free please visit the FAQ page for visitors.

* First Name:

* Last Name:

* Address 1:

Address 2:

* City:

State and Zip are required only for U.S. visitors

[*] State/Province:

[*] Zip/Postal Code:

* Country:

Please include area, country and city codes for the following:

* Day Phone:

* Evening Phone:

Cell Phone:

Fax:

* EMail:

* What is the last date we can contact you at the above phone number?

Number of visitors in your group. Please note: Big Apple Greeter cannot serve groups larger than 6 people. Sorry, we cannot serve larger groups that have been divided into smaller groups. A visit can be up to 6 people including children and adult.

* Adults: * Children:

Ages of Children:

Names of all people in your group:

Dates of stay in New York:

* Arrive:

* Depart:

Please tell us where you will be staying in New York. Please note: you must have accomodations within New York City for Big Apple Greeter to serve you.
Name of hotel or people with whom you will be staying. Please note: if you are staying in a private residence, the residence must have a phone number with an answering machine or voice mail.

* Name:

* Address:

* Telephone:

* If you are staying in a hotel, under what name was the reservation made?

When would you like to have a visit with a Greeter? (Please note: Visits are not scheduled on arrival and departure days. You may start your visit any time between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM. Time entries are format sensitive.
Here are correct examples: 3PM, 3 PM, 3:00 PM, 15:00
Here are incorrect examples: 3.00, 15.00, 1500):

* 1st Choice:

   Time:

2nd Choice:

   Time:

3rd Choice:

   Time:

What neighborhoods whould you like to visit?

Many of our visitors prefer to let Greeters select one of the neighborhoods they most enjoy. If you would like this option please fill in the space below with "Greeters Choice"

* 1st Choice:

2nd Choice:

3rd Choice:

What are your interests?

What language would you like your Greeter to speak?

If we are unable to find a Greeter who speaks your preferred language, will an English-speaking Greeter be OK?
Yes No

Do you or does anyone in your group have a disability or other consideration of which we should be aware?

* Please tell us as specifically as possible where you learned about Big Apple Greeter?

You are ready to submit your request for a visit with a Big Apple Greeter!

Visits are arranged subject to Greeter availability, and we will make every effort to match a Greeter with your request.

To confirm the details of your visit, we will contact you by email or telephone prior to your departure from home, or send a fax to your accommodation in New York City.

Any questions? Call us at 212-669-8159 or email information@bigapplegreeter.org.

If you cannot submit the form online, please copy and paste into email or print and fax it to:

Big Apple Greeter

1 Centre Street 19th Floor

New York NY 10007

Phone: 212-669-8159

Fax: 212-669-3685

Online submission is preferred, and please allow for additional time with regular mail option.

Questions? E-Mail: I have questions about submitting my visit request