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About NYCVP |
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Company Profile
Biographies of Executive Management
Professional Memberships
Company Profile
New York City Vacation Packages® (NYCVP) is the only major independent tour company devoted exclusively to NYC travel. We offer a choice of centrally-located hotels, hard-to-get tickets to hit Broadway shows, a variety of sightseeing options, advance tickets to popular museums and attractions, and even dining reservations at world-famous restaurants. We’ll take care of everything you need plus give you free extras to make your trip more memorable. It’s what you deserve from the leader in high-quality and reasonably priced travel to New York City.
New York City Vacations, Inc., doing business as New York City Vacation Packages (NYCVP), is a full service NYC tour company dedicated to providing visitors and tourists with customized, flexible New York City accommodations, including popular and convenient Times Square and midtown hotels; top sightseeing attractions and museum admissions; Broadway theater, musical plays and shows; sports, parades, and cultural events; opera, ballet, Yankees, Mets, Nets, Rangers and Knicks tickets; parking, shopping discounts; advance dining reservations; and transportation to and within NYC. New York City Vacation Packages is the home of the NYC TripQuote, the most comprehensive online travel planning tool on the web exclusively for NYC.
New York City Vacation Packages® (NYCVP) is a division of Tenenbaum’s Vacation Stores, Inc. The parent company has been involved in the retail and wholesale sale of travel since 1983, and currently has a retail travel agency location and a nationwide cruise wholesaler in addition to NYCVP.
NYCVP is a member in good standing of NYC & Company (New York City's convention and visitors bureau), National Tour Association, the American Society of Travel Agents, Greater New York City Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau and New York State Travel and Vacation Association.
Tenenbaum’s Vacation Stores, Inc. is a member of Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) and is fully bonded under the regulations of ARC (Airline Reporting Corporation) and IATA (International Airlines Transport Association).
Barry Tenenbaum and Joel Cohen bring over 60 years of retail and wholesale travel industry experience to New York City Vacation Packages.
The philosophy of the company is as appealing as it is uncomplicated - to provide vacationers and travel retailers with a specialized outlet for purchasing accommodations, transportation, dining, sightseeing and event tickets in New York City.
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Biographies of Executive Management
Barry Tenenbaum
Barry Tenenbaum, a native New Yorker, is a graduate of CCNY Bernard Baruch School of Public and Business Administration, and entered the travel industry in the Marketing Department of LibGo, one of the largest retail and wholesale travel companies in the U.S. He served as President of a chain of retail travel agencies in Eastern Pennsylvania before establishing Tenenbaum’s Travel Services, Inc., an organization of 4 retail agencies, 2 wholesale operations and a nationwide cruise-only enterprise.
As well as serving on the travel agent advisory board of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, he has received local and statewide awards as Small Business Person of the Year, and has been featured in several periodicals for his entrepreneurial successes.
It was Barry's vision to create a tour operation focusing exclusively on New York City that led to his founding of NYCVP in 1997. Dedicated to providing travel agents with a professional and knowledgeable booking source to one of the world's most popular destinations, Barry oversaw the creation and development of the Company to its pre-eminence in the travel industry.
Barry's ethical standards of business are responsible for NYCVP maintaining an impeccable relationship with such companies as US Airways, Amtrak, United Airlines, Starwood Hotels, Gray Line, Better Business Bureau and the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau (NYC & Company).
Joel Cohen
Joel Cohen has worked closely with Barry for over 25 years in the travel agency and wholesale environments.
Joel graduated from Temple University School of Business Administration and attended its Law School. He is an accomplished speaker, having appeared at many travel industry events including the ASTA World Congress, and has had articles published regularly in Travel Weekly and Tour and Travel News. He has been named to Who’s Who of American Business Leaders.
Joel was a consultant to the leisure travel industry, offering his experience and knowledge to retail and wholesale travel companies. He wrote a series of articles on Selling for Travel Weekly.
Joel instituted most of the policies and procedures of NYCVP, and developed the Company's reservation system and infrastructure. His "customer first" attitude is a major reason why travel agents and travelers embrace the Company so loyally. He has developed a great rapport with both travel agencies and industry suppliers.
Read Joel Cohen's Travel Blog
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| What's Included in Each Vacation Package: |
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Free admission to the Empire State Building
Observatory or Rockefeller Center Guided tour or the NY Water Taxi Statue
of Liberty Express cruise |
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Free entry to the Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art or Top of the Rock Observation Deck
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VIP Invitation to the CBS Early show
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Free Gift at Bloomingdale's
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Parking Discounts
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Personal Vacation Planning Assistance |
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