Nanny GPS: Travel Pass

A travel pass is a fantastic way to reduce your holiday expenses. Paying into attractions individually can become very expensive, especially for families. A travel pass is essentially a hugely discounted, pre-purchased ticket which allows you entry to multiple attractions within a city. Some of the key advantages of a travel pass are:

• Save money on entrance fees - provides you with incredible value and discounts. For example, £420 worth of entrance fees with the London Pass (the aggregate price of all Adult entrances to Attractions contained within the 6 day Pass)
• Easy to Plan - makes your sightseeing trips easy to plan.
• Skip the Queue - Save Time and make the most out of your sightseeing trip by skipping the long queues
• Many also have a free Guidebook - available in different languages containing a wealth of detailed information including maps and directions as well as great tips on how to make the most of the city
• Added Travel Option - some like the London Pass allow you to add a London Travelcard to your Pass which enables you to use all public buses, the London Underground and trams ensuring that you make the most efficient use of your time
• Other Special Offers - many will also provide you with access to other great offers available to visitors in that city.

Here are some popular travel passes:

USA

The New York Passis a Sightseeing Card that offers free entry to over 45 Attracions in New York City for one great price! The passes use smart card technology that work just like credit cards. Just present the pass at the ticket counter and your admission is taken care of! The New York Pass comes with great extras like front-of-the-line privileges at many major attractions. Well worth a look if you are planning a trip to New York.

VISITicketoffers exciting attraction passes, dining passes, and shopping passes in top US destinations including Las Vegas, Honolulu, New York, and New Orleans. Visit to top tourist attractions in major U.S. cities affordable, convenient and hassle-free. A single VISITicket.com card allows you fast access to an unbelievable array of sites, with a range of choices guaranteed to suit every taste.

Trusted Tours and Attractionsprovides tickets to top US sightseeing tours, world class attractions, museums and other amazing things to do while on vacation. Our selection includes over 500 products in 23 top city destinations including New York City, Boston, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Key West, Miami, Chicago, Washington DC and more! A sampling of tours includes: Sightseeing Tours/Helicopter Tours/Whale Watching Excursions/Airport Transfers/Bicycle Tours and Rentals /Dinner Theater Productions /Rail Tours

U.K.

The London Passis a sightseeing card which gives holders FREE ENTRY to over 55 sights and tourist attractions in London.

Customers simply pay the one off price for the London Pass of their choice (there are 4 durations to choose from) and then can enter as many of the tourist attractions included on the pass that they wish to, without paying.

Some of the most popular attractions which can be visited free with the London Pass are the Tower of London, Kensington Palace, St Paul's Cathedral, Windsor Castle, London Zoo, the London Aquarium and Shakespeare's Globe - to name but a few.

The Great British Heritage Passenables FREE entry to nearly 600 attractions around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland including Stonehenge, Edinburgh Castle, the Roman Baths, Shakespeare's Birthplace and much, much more.

Pass holders benefit from being able to skip long lines with fast track entry plus they receive an informative guide and full UK map with their purchase. Passes are available for 4, 7, 15 and 30 day durations as individual or family passes. Please note that the pass can only be sold to non-UK residents with an address outside of Great Britain, so worth looking at before you travel to the UK or getting someone from home to get the pass for you.

France

The Paris Passis a sightseeing card which gives holders FREE ENTRY to over 60 sights and tourist attractions in Paris. Some of the most popular attractions which can be visited free with the Paris Pass are the Louvre Museum, the Arc de Triomphe, a Seine river cruise, an open top bus sightseeing tour, the Grevin Wax Museum and the Palace of Versailles - to name but a few.