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HURRY! For 3 days only, get 50% off a Las Vegas City Lights Helicopter Tour! This deal is only available for 3 days – so act now! You must book by March 3, 2011, to save 50%. This exclusive deal on a helicopter night flight over the Las Vegas Strip is available on ALL departure times and EVERY scheduled departure date now through June 30, 2011.

There are many places and ways to explore the great American outdoors. At the top of any itinerary you will find the Grand Canyon, and while most people would drive in to check out Lake Meadow and the Hoover Dam, why not avoid the crowds and take the first class route, high about in a helicopter on the Grand Canyon All American Helicopter Tour?

It’s funny how you can have a really skewed idea of what things look like before you actually see them. For example, I expected the Sydney Opera House to be much bigger than it is, the Leaning Tower of Pisa to be out on its own rather than part of a complex and Prague Castle to be a bit like the ones you see in fairy story cartoons.

In a similar way, I got the Grand Canyon all wrong.

Often described as a “once in a lifetime experience”, helicopter tours offer you a unique opportunity to see the world’s most famous icons and cities from above. Only in a helicopter can you hover, land and gain access to areas that would otherwise be off limits to tourists. It’s a great way to start or finish a holiday, and for many travelers, a helicopter tour is the absolute highlight of their trip. This year, New York City and Las Vegas helicopter tours were our travelers top picks! With such iconic attractions and amazing skylines, it’s no wonder helicopter tours in these areas are consistently popular.

It’s no doubt that Orlando is the quintessential kid-oriented entertainment paradise. Mickey and Goofy sightings, splashy water rides, and acrobatic dolphins are fun, for sure, but after awhile, one does need some quality grown-up time. Thankfully, Orlando has much to offer for those who want a break from the kids, are traveling without kids, or just want to lower the kid quotient. Let our Top 8 list of things to see and do for grown-ups show you the way.

November 11, 2011 is a unique occurrence on the calendar, but what’s just as unique are the experiences travelers are planning to have on that day. Our team at Viator has compiled a list of the 11 most popular activities as booked by actual travelers for Friday, November 11th. With everything from a 5-day Moroccan adventure to a tour of the Vatican and Sistine Chapel and even a helicopter wedding at the Grand Canyon, Viator travelers are making the most of the special day, anywhere they are traveling in the world.

To kick off Viator’s 2011 Ultimate Holiday Giveaway, we’re giving away tickets to one of our most popular Las Vegas tours! To enter to win two free tickets to a Las Vegas Night Strip Helicopter Tour:
1) Go toYouTube 2) Comment on this video telling us, “Why you want to go on this tour”

Talk about juxtaposition – the journey by plane from the staggering artificiality of the Las Vegas Strip to the jaw-dropping spectacle of the Grand Canyon is one transition that underlines the vivid allure that each has to offer in its own unique way.
Air tours of the Canyon’s West Rim make it possible to take in the astonishing vistas like a true VIP. The flight alone is worth the ticket price, allowing passengers to gape at country that has been sacred to the Hualapai Indian tribe for time out of mind.

Summer in Niagara! It’s the thunder of the falls, one of the most spectacular sites in the world. No matter how many times you watch 100,000 cubic feet of water per second rush over the edge of the falls, it’s an awe-inspiring sight – with a power that continues to astound. And summer is the best time to experience this geographical wonder.

Is there any better place in the world to take a helicopter flight than New York City? If there is I want to go there, now! But some recent changes in flight regulations for helicopter operations in the New York City airspace made me wonder how much the tours had been affected. To find out, I booked our New York Manhattan Scenic Helicopter Tour.