Meet Adam, your expert in New York City!
🌍 Lives in: New York City
Regions of Expertise: New York City
Experience: 3 years guiding, 10 years living in the city
Languages: English
Services offered: Travel Consultations, Private Guided Tours
Adam’s specialties:
Get to know Adam!
A note from Adam:
Hey there! My name is Adam and I’m a licensed tour guide here in New York City.
For the past 10 years, my wife and I have called New York City home. We absolutely love living here and are always out exploring the city. I’m also a Broadway fanatic, seeing more than 100 shows a year and am happy to offer suggestions for what to see and the best way to get tickets.
I’m originally from Orlando, FL, but have lived in numerous places, including San Francisco, Atlanta, and even Sydney, Australia. Prior to becoming a guide, I worked for years helping well-respected non-profit organizations tell their stories and raise funds to support their critical work.
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With so many places to visit and an extensive subway system, I know New York can feel overwhelming. There’s nothing I love more than helping someone have a great experience here. I really enjoy helping visitors create itineraries and plan their trips here, and I love answering people's questions and helping them build a smart plan that fits their travel style and budget. For everyone I talk with, my goal is always to share authentic local info and leave you feeling a bit more at ease and well set up to have a great time in the city!
And if you're interested in a tour, I also offer private and customizable neighborhood walking tours for families and small groups. With every tour, I aim to help people get to know this enormous and incredible city whie making amazing memories together.
No matter what you're looking for, I would love to help make your visit to New York unforgettable. So get in touch and let's start planning!
NYC Travel Consultations
Why plan with Adam
Spend 60 minutes tapping into Adam’s hyperlocal expertise to plan a better trip.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Consultations cost $125 USD.
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Consultations are held over Google Meet. Once you’ve scheduled your call, you’ll receive a confirmation email containing the link for your video call. On the scheduled day and time, just click that link to join.
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Each consultation is different, but here are some common things that our experts typically help with:
Itinerary planning
Transportation, driving routes, and tips for how to get around
Practical travel information; culture, safety, weather, language, money/tipping, etc.
Suggested hotels/accommodations and advice on where to base yourself
Local recommendations for restaurants, activities, and unique experiences
Advice on reputable tour guides, tour operators, and excursions
Pro tips on how to best visit popular sights and attractions
Ways to avoid overcrowded destinations and tourist traps
Insider ideas on off the beaten path places, authentic experiences, and ways to connect with locals
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What you can get done in an hour depends on your goals for the consultation and how organized you are coming into it.
In most cases, an hour is ample time to create a solid itinerary, answer your major travel questions, get practical advice on how to travel in your destination, and discuss lots of great local tips and recommendations.
To ensure that the hour is used efficiently, when you schedule your call, our pre-consultation questionnaire will ask you what your primary goals for the consultation are. Prior to the call, your Local Expert will review your questionnaire and prepare detailed information addressing those goals.
They’ll come into the call ready to share specific advice, recommendations, itinerary ideas/revisions, and useful links and resources for you to review together.
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Yes! Each consultation is guided by a comprehensive pre-consultation questionnaire that you fill out immediately upon booking.
We’ll ask you a series of 30+ detailed questions that really dig into you, your trip, your interests and travel style, and what you want to discuss with your Local Expert.
The questionnaire will cover things like: the dynamics of your group, the things you enjoy while traveling, your budget, how early you want to start your day and how late you want to end it, whether you want to hit the highlights or roam the back streets, and even what types of restaurants you want to eat at.
Your Local Expert will focus only on your interests and travel style.
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Our Local Experts are seasoned travel professionals who have spent decades working in their countries/regions. While their personal interests may be different from yours, they’ve worked with thousands of travelers and have recommendations and advice for every type of individual.
They know their destinations in-depth and can help plan a trip for every traveler and taste.
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No. Our service is geared toward independent, do-it-yourself travelers who intend to make bookings on their own.
Our goal is not to plan your trip for you, but rather to help you plan a better trip independently. To that end, our Local Experts will give you all of the information that you need to confidently put your trip together yourself.
When Local Experts recommend things like restaurants, hotels, excursions/activities, tours, drivers, etc., they’ll provide you with contact details and links so that you can make the final arrangements on your own.
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Almost every Go Ask A Local expert has at least 10 years of professional travel experience as a guide or trip planner in their country/region.
We work with a vetted team of seasoned professionals who know their destinations inside and out.
Unlike other companies, when you book a call, you’ll always be connected directly with your chosen Local Expert. We never pass anyone on to a junior sales associate or some anonymous back office team. With us, what you see is what you get.
Ready to plan with Adam?
Here’s how to schedule your consultation:
Private Guided Tours
In addition to our New York City Travel Consultations, Adam is also a fully licensed local guide. He offers unique tours and experiences all over New York!
All of Adam’s tours can be fully customized. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, send him a message to discuss what you could cook up together during your time in NYC!