About New York
New York, also known as the Big Apple, is a city which offers infinite things to do and places to see. The city of skyscrapers has starred in films and novels that have made it a dream destination for many. A trip to New York is a unique experience, what are you waiting for?
Along with the more traditional attractions such as the Statue of Liberty, Times Square and Brooklyn Bridge, we can suggest a host of alternative ways to soak up the culture and history of New York. Learn all about the millions of immigrants who set up new lives in the city at the Tenement Museum and Ellis Island, relax in Washington Park while listening to a live jazz performance, taste your way through the multicultural streets and markets, and gain a different perspective of the Manhattan skyline from a bicycle, boat or helicopter.
About Virgin Atlantic
Since Virgin Atlantic launched, it’s held the imagination of the travelling public.
It’s easy to look to things like innovative products and services, glamorous destinations and charismatic crew in bright red uniforms as the reasons for our success. But these are just part of our story. The personality and language of our brand plays a major role too, and to get a grasp on why, it’s useful to look at our past.
When we first started flying in 1984, the world was changing rapidly. In the UK, boom time had arrived, and a lot of people had more money to spend, with a greater desire to explore the world. The airline world hadn’t changed much at all and there wasn’t much choice, each country only had its state owned legacy airline. Expensive, with little emphasis on the customers’ needs, if you needed to get somewhere, you only had one airline to choose from. And what a dull, grey experience that was.
The time was right for someone to come in and shake things up. And did we ever.