Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Fred Sosa

Introducing GANYC guide Fred Sosa working for: On Location Tours

Website: On Location Tours

Email

Phone: 212-913-9780

Social Media: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / YouTube
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How long have you been a tour guide?

18 years.

What types of tours do you offer? 

Walking and Bus Tours.

Do you offer Niche Tours? 

TV & Movie Tours, Sex and The City, Gossip Girl, Sopranos & More.

What time of year would you consider your busy season? 

Summer and Holiday Season.

Have you or your company received any awards (recently or in the past)?

Trip Advisor 2016 Certificate of Excellence. Also, the Concierge award in 2013.

Have you or your company been featured  in print, broadcast (tv or radio) or online media?  

Yes, from: TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, People Magazine, The New York Times, E! News, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Access Hollywood, and the Travel Channel’s TV Road Trip. 

Here is a 2013 article from a Telegraph newspaper: LINK.

What drove you to become a tour guide or tour operator or create this company/organization?

With a deep love and appreciation for film & television, it inspired me to fall in love with New York all over and all of the locations and walk in the shoes of my  favorite on screen characters.

What is the most gratifying part of your work? 

To allow people the opportunity to straddle fiction and reality, letting them feel as though they are part of the TV show or movie, ultimately bringing them closer to the characters themselves.

What celebrities (if any) have patronized your business or organization? 

Joseph R. Gannascoli (Vito on the Sopranos), Robert Osborne (TCM), Zuzanna Szadkowski (gossip girl) 

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What special deals, sales, events or promotions are you offering to GANYC Followers and our industry partners and their customers?

For Group tours, 50$ off first group booked.

How has GANYC helped you and your business?

It gives us credibility.

What's your advice or Tour Guide tip you love to share to people visiting New York?

Try to stay off the beaten path.