The first stop for any first-time visitor to Los Angeles, but especially International visitors, is a Grand Tour of Los Angeles. This 5 ½ hour comprehensive tour, in comfortable, air-conditioned motor coaches with personal headsets provides narration in 9 languages:  English, Spanish, Mandarin, French, Portuguese, Korean, German, Japanese and Italian.  The tour showcases everything from moviemaking landmarks to architectural masterworks, historic treasures, attractions and neighborhoods, such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Hollywood sign, Melrose Avenue, Sunset Strip, Chinatown and Olvera Street – the birthplace of Los Angeles. Passengers disembark throughout the tour for photos, and there is ample time for lunch and shopping at the Original Farmers Market and The Grove shopping area.  The tour begins at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. ($74 adult, $61 youth 3-11)

All Starline CitySightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off buses and routes have fully narrated tour details in English, Spanish, Mandarin, French, Portuguese, Korean, German, Japanese and Italian. Individual headsets are provided to all passengers to learn more about the city and its iconic attractions, or just ride along and enjoy the sunshine and scenery without narration.  A popular option is the 48-hour Hop-On Hop-Off ticket which doubles as a tour and transportation without having to hire a car and find parking in Los Angeles.  Passengers may board at any stop and purchase tickets from the driver. ($64 adult, $40 youth 3-11)

Major New Attraction to open on Starline's Hop-On Hop-Off Downtown Route OUE Skyspace LA is the Tallest open-air Observation deck in California

Downtown L.A.'s U.S. Bank Tower has developed an open-air rooftop viewing deck nearly 1,000 feet above downtown Los Angeles on the 69th and 70th floors, offering visitors a unique 360-degree view of the city.  The OUE Skyspace LA opens June 25.

After seeing the city along Starline's CitySightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off routes, visitors can rise above it all and take in the scenic sights from the San Gabriel Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and see recognizable landmarks such as Dodger Stadium and Catalina Island.  Reaching this new attraction is easy on the Hop-On Hop-Off Downtown LA Purple route with several stops within walking distance. https://www.skyspace-la.com/ ( General Admission $19; VIP Experience is $30) 

Starline Bundles Hop-On Hop-Off Transportation and Warner Bros. tickets with expansion of Blue Route permanent stop

Starline offers the Warner Bros. VIP Tour including transportation to and from the studio from the Hollywood Walk of Fame's Chinese Theatre, as well as admission to the Warner Bros. lot and a guided tour of the production facilities.  Experienced, engaging and knowledgeable tour leaders provide insights into the world of Hollywood film and television production.   Highlights include sets used in Hollywood blockbusters such as Spiderman and Gremlins, scenes and sets from Seinfeld, True Blood and Pretty Little Liars, and the sound stages of popular shows including The Ellen Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Big Bang Theory.  A recreated “Central Perk” Friends set allows a photo opportunity on the show's famous couch.  Small groups of 12 preserve the VIP experience.  ($109 adult, $99 youth 3-11) The new stop begins in July 2016.

An Anticipation of Disney's Star Wars Attraction, Starline's Anaheim Terminal Connects Disney-goers to Hollywood for a Day Tour

Excitement builds as Disneyland creates the highly anticipated 14-acre “Star Wars” land, an eventual lovefest for Star Wars and Disney fans. Until recently, Orange County theme park visitors had few options to get to Los Angeles and see the Hollywood celebrity scene without hiring a car.  Starline's Anaheim Terminal on South Harbor Boulevard is minutes from Disneyland gates for transportation to Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Hollywood and Beverly Hills for touring, shopping, dining and celebrity-watching, making the force be with anyone who wants a day off from the park. The Anaheim Terminal also offers seasonal shopping to Mexico and Whale-watching expeditions.

Everyone Is a Star in LA – Including Starline Tours

When filmmakers and television celebrities want to secure their Hollywood moment, they turn to Starline Tours.  Look who recently appeared with Starline:

• George Lopez and his new television show “Lopez” has a Starline Movie Stars' Homes Tour in several episodes (writer Chip Pope acts as a Starline Tour guide)
• Jimmy Kimmel announced his run for Vice President of the United States from the top of a Starline Double-Decker bus, wrapped in Jimmy's campaign slogan, “A Good, Solid No.2”
• Hip Hop Artist Jason Derulo and James Corden, host of the Late Late Show, hijacked a Starline Movie Stars' Homes Tour during a Carpool Karaoke episode
• Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator costume played tour guide aboard the CitySightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off bus to benefit a youth program
• Los Angeles Laker Nick Young – “Shaggy P” also became a guide during a taping of Lakers on Location
• Starline Tours helped America's Got Talent co-host Howard Stern find his star on the Walk of Fame while Heidi Klum listened to the Hop-On Hop-Off Tour in German
• Lana Del Rey chose the classic Starline topless van for her “Honeymoon” album cover, and the promotional billboard became an instant selfie spot
• The Prancing Elites troupe of Transgender dancers on their reality TV show in Atlanta had their Hollywood dream come true with an exclusive Starline tour

Starline welcomes the opportunity to be part of a Hollywood scene. No other tour company delivers the location.  Production companies and media interested in working with Starline

Tours may contact Carlos Villar at carlos.villar@starlinetours.com

Popular Movie Locations Tours Adds Second Custom Bus

After two years in development and a highly successful run for the TCM Channel's 20th Anniversary sold out tour, Starline launched our own exclusive 3-Hour Movie Locations Tour. This tour features clips of movies shot on locations in and around Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles (LA's prime filming location). Movie clips are shown on a 65” Screen in a new custom bus with stadium seating and panoramic windows.  The new vehicle is slightly more spacious than the original bus and 72” screen.

Starline Rolls to Events with Moving Box Office, Launches New Website

Starline has added a moving box office to locations around LA to take the box office to the crowds. Like a food truck mentality, the moving box office will be at Farmers Markets, Art Walks, Outdoor sporting events, and more promoting Starline's offerings in Hollywood, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey and Malibu. The new website allows agents and terminal offices to cross-promote and book tours from any location in LA and Orange County.  www.starlinetours.com

Starline Tours' Hollywood Terminal and Welcome Center at Hollywood & Highland Shopping Center Serves One Million Visitors

Located in the heart of the action, the new, improved and expanded Starline Hollywood terminal, developed in conjunction with Hollywood & Highland, the new Terminal and Welcome Center allows for faster and smoother processing of Starline passengers. Now in its second year, Starline Tours has assisted over a million visitors from this terminal location. The location is often used for television and movie scenes.

Handicap Access for all Starline Tours

All Starline Tours vehicles are handicapped accessible (the company is fully ADA compliant). Every Starline CitySightseeing Bus is handicapped accessible, with space for two wheelchairs on each bus.

New Marketing Management at Starline Tours

The new Marketing team at Starline Tours is Carlos Villar, Senior Marketing Manager, along with Caroline Yujuico, promoted to Communications Manager. Susan Wilson continues to represent Starline Tours as Publicist for Domestic and International journalists.

TV crews and Visiting Journalists are invited to Climb Aboard

Starline Tours welcomes credentialed journalists covering travel and entertainment in Los Angeles to assist them in seeing more of Los Angeles while covering the movie and entertainment scene.  Photography and video are available.  Contact Susan Wilson for arrangements.  susan.wilson@susanwilsonmarketing.com .

Media Contacts:

Susan Wilson, (480) 824-3015, susan.wilson@susanwilsonmarketing.com

Carlos Villar, Starline Tours, (323) 785-6707 or (323) -864-8339, carlos.villar@starlinetours.com

Caroline Yujuico, Starline Tours (323) 785-6706 or (323) 829-0493 caroline@starlinetours.com