Have You Been On Location? behind the scenes with OLT

Movie buffs and classic film aficionados can take a Classic Movie Tour to celebrate the Academy Awards.  On Sunday, March 7^th, On Location Tours will be offering the New York Classic Movie Sites Tour at 12pm.

The tour of New York Movie Classic Sites explores classic film locations on a three-hour guided bus tour of iconic films spanning from the 1950s through the 1980s. Stand over Marilyn Monroe’s subway grate from The Seven Year Itch (white dress optional); Visit Holly Golightly’s brownstone from Breakfast at Tiffany’s; Sit on Woody Allen & Diane Keaton’s bench from Manhattan; Admire the Plaza Hotel, as seen in The Way We Were; Check out locations from Taxi Driver and Marathon Man.  These films, and many more, are featured on this tour highlighting the timeline of filming in New York City.

Detailed information on all tours can be found at www.screentours.com/classics.  Advance purchase is required, as tours normally sell out.  To purchase tickets, call 212-209-3370 or visit us online at www.screentours.com.

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On Location Tours, New York’s only TV & Movie Tour Company, is seeking guides for our Sex & the City Hotspots Tour and Gossip Girl Sites Tour.

Sex & the City: We are looking for extremely outgoing, personable, fun actresses in their 20’s and 30’s as tour guides for a bus tour of Sex & the City sites. Stand up comedy experience a plus. Tours are approximately 3.5 hours in length. Position is part time — three or four tours per month. Candidate must be willing to obtain New York City tour guide license.

Gossip Girl: We are looking for extremely outgoing, personable, fun actresses in their 20’s as tour guides for a bus tour of Gossip Girl sites. Stand up comedy experience a plus. Tours are approximately 3.5 hours in length. Position is part time — three or four tours per month. Candidate must be willing to obtain New York City tour guide license.

If you’re interested in either position, please email acting resume and headshot to paulineg@onlocationtours.com. Headshot can be attached, but RESUME MUST NOT BE ATTACHED.  Please indicate which Tour you’re applying for in your subject line!

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On Location Tours partner, The Pleasure Chest announces that in response to the devastation in Haiti, 15% of sales nationwide in our Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York stores on Saturday, January 16^th, 2010 will be donated to Partners in Health. Make your reservation for tomorrow’s SATC Tour to visit the Pleasure Chest and shop for a good cause!

Partners in Health is an organization that provides community-based health programs in Haiti and throughout the world. They focus on preventing common illnesses as well as HIV prevention and treatment, including the world’s first program to provide free, comprehensive HIV care and treatment in an impoverished setting. Haiti was the location of their pilot program, and they have been doing work there since 1998, so Partners in Health workers are rooted in the communities and their work there is incredibly crucial at this time.

“Since 1971 Pleasure Chest has been dedicated to serving our communities, and at this time we wish to join the global community in giving what we can to aid the people of Haiti,” says owner Brian Robinson.

To shop in Chicago, visit 3436 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657 Saturday, January 16^th, 10am-12am. To shop in Los Angeles, visit 7733 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046 Saturday, January 16^th, 10am-2am. To shop in New York, visit 156 Seventh Avenue South, New York, NY 10014 Saturday, January 16^th, 10am-12am.

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All the Single Ladies: Sick of Valentine’s Day? Hang with your girlfriends on the SATC Tour Valentine’s Day Weekend!

We’ll take you to over 40 locations from the show and movie, while talking Mr. Pussy, funky spunk, Friar F*ck, and so much more. Stuff your face with cupcakes and follow in the footsteps of Carrie and Co. Who needs Big and Aiden when we’ve got Rabbits and Cosmos?

Use Promo Code ANTIVDAYSATC for 14% off your Sex & the City Hotspots Tour Ticket all Valentine’s Weekend (2/12-2/14) from www.screentours.com.

More info on VDay perks to come, but book early for a fun Valentine’s Day weekend activities with the girls!

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Guys, looking to score some major points this Valentine’s Day?  Take your lady on the Gossip Girl Sites Tour!

Here’s the deal: for Buy-One-Get-One-Half-Off prices on Gossip Girl Tour tickets for Valentine’s Day Weekend (2/12-2/14), use promo code VDAYGGCOUPLE when you order tickets from www.screentours.com.

Come to the tour dressed as your favorite Gossip Girl couple for additional Valentine’s Day goodies: Chuck & Blair, Nate & Blair, Serena & Nate, Serena & Dan, Serena & Tripp, Eric & Jonathan, Dorota & Vanya — the possibilities are endless since practically everyone has hooked up with each other!

More information coming soon!  You know you love us, xoxo

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Have you taken our Sopranos Sites Tour?  We want your pics!

Send us your best “shots” from the tour via email or tag us in your Facebook shots!

We’ll reward you handsomely with a gift certificate to take an NYC public tour of your choice!  You may even see your shots appear on our beautiful brand new website!

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Want to take the Gossip Girl Tour with a real Gossip Girl expert? Crissy Calhoun, author of Spotted: Your One and Only Unofficial Guide to Gossip Girl, will be joining us this Sunday, January 10th for the Gossip Girl Sites Tour!

Spotted: Your One and Only Unofficial Guide to Gossip Girl takes you episode by episode through the first two seasons of the show, leaving no Manolo unturned. Calhoun dives below the surface plotlines to detail the cultural references, the fashion, the music, and the morality on the Upper East Side. With bios of the cast and creators, a comparison of the show to its teen soap and literary predecessors, a look at the adaptation from books to screen, and a Gossip Girl guide to real-life New York City, Spotted is a must-have accessory for any Gossip Girl fan — second only to a Blair Waldorf–inspired hair band.

Join us and Crissy Sunday Jan. 10th at 12pm! She’ll be answering questions about Gossip Girl and her book, and will even have a few copies to give away to some lucky tourgoers.

Plus, you can get 10% off your ticket by using the promo code CCALHOUN. Get spotted with On Location Tours and Crissy Calhoun!

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Looking for a great gift for Movie Buffs and Couch Potatoes?

Want to give the gift of Sex, Gossip, or the silver screen to the movie lover or couch potato in your life?  An On Location Tours Gift Certificate makes the perfect holiday present.

For under $50 you can give a New York City experience to remember!  We’ll take the recipient behind the scenes of their favorite TV shows and movies and give them the scoop on behind-the-scenes scoop and filming info in NYC.  Gift certificates can be redeemed anytime and are available for New York TV & Movie Tour, Sex & the City Hotspots Tour, Gossip Girl Sites Tour, Sopranos Sites Tour, and Central Park Walking Tour.

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