New York

[Dris]

Say we decided to book tonight for a few days in NY over Xmas or New Year whats the chances?
Can we be spontaneous ro do we have to go through the 'rigmarole' for want of a better word?
Anyone help please- apart from the one who is taking their duties too seriously lmao !! Psst -dont give yourself away -its obvious-we're not the chosen ones but we're not thick either ;)

[Dris]

Och what a scunner.I thought we could just book but if it means having a palaver i'll swerve it .Thanks tho x
(I do undertand tho but ......)

[jno]

what palaver? You have to get an online visa these days, and you'll probably queue at immigration when you arrive same as Americans do here, but I've never found it all that dreadful. NY's wonderful at that time of year; the main thing will probably be finding accommodation.

[Buenchico]

Hmmm
I'm unsure as to whether that's aimed at me or not!

Are you referring to the rigmarole of hunting for decent prices or of the rigmarole of US immigration procedures?

If you qualify for entry to the USA under the Visa Waiver Program (and you've not already got valid authorisation to enter) the US authorities recommend applying for an ESTA at least 3 days prior to travel. However it's not a strict rule; most electronic approvals only take a minute or so:
http://london.usembassy.gov/vwp3.html

From researching answers to previous questions on here (from other people who've been seeking trips to New York around Christmas or the New Year), I can tell you that you'll almost certainly have to pay extremely high prices. There appear to be no cheap fares to New York around that time and accommodation is likely to be very pricey.

It's also worth remembering that tyoical New York daytime temperatures, around that time of year, are about 4C, falling to -3C overnight. (However temperatures as high as 20C, or as low as -25C, have been recorded in New York in December and January). Roughly one in three days are wet:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...lts.shtml?tt=TT001090

Chris

[Dris]

O thanks everyone at least I know we can go to NY on a whim but as Chris said its likely to be too expensive:( I shall bear all the info in mind as I would still love to go.Very much appreciated-ta.
Back to the drawing board :)

[Dris]

Cheers jno -definite no-no then.Another day another dollar so to speak :)