NYC and American are preferred partners

American Airlines and New York City have announced a series of initiatives designed to increase numbers to the Big Apple and enhance the visitor experience.

The multi-million-dollar, two-year agreement, that involves the airline, NYC & Company and Jetblue Airways, will see the development of ‘Stopover & Stay’ promotions to encourage people with connections in New York City to stay in the city for one or more nights.

This promotion will encourage visitors to travel throughout the five boroughs before departing for their final destination by incentivising them with hotel offers and special deals throughout the city.

American also announced it will add new local routes and invest more than $30 million at John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia Airports that will include terminal enhancements and upgraded aircraft.

Also, starting in summer 2010, American Airlines and American Eagle will expand routes from New York adding a total of 31 new flights on 13 new routes to and from JFK and LaGuardia combined by the end of the year.  
In January, NYC & Company announced that New York City was the number one travel destination in the United States in 2009, attracting more than 45 million visitors.

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