City Sightseeing expands in the United States with a new operation in Orlando, Florida

• First hop on hop off service in Orlando
• Continuation of company expansion
  

City Sightseeing Worldwide has launched City Sightseeing Orlando today (1st June), the first hop on hope off bus service in Orlando. City Sightseeing Orlando will connect the main attractions of the city, such as Disney Springs, Universal Orlando Resort and SeaWorld with one to 14 day combo tickets available. The addition of Orlando continues the expansion plan of the world's leading open top bus tour company, with Orlando being the eleventh operation in the United States.

The 22-stop tour allows travellers to visit the most exciting places in the city in an affordable manner while listening to interesting live commentary in English. Audio commentary in other languages will be introduced later in the year. 

City Sightseeing Orlando will also provide a daily “Theme Park Express” to provide visitors with affordable and convenient transportation to Disney and Universal Theme Parks. Visitors can choose between the Universal Express, Disney Express or Combo express if they plan on visiting both parks during their Orlando stay. Additionally, a shopping route is available for those who want to spend the day going from store to store. There will be three stops on this route: the Premium Outlets, the Florida Mall and Gatorland.

Adult tickets start from £22 for a day and £78 for a 14 day pass. Child tickets start from £16 per child for a day and £62 for a 14 day pass. 

All proceeds from the grand opening will go to “Make-A-Wish,” whose mission is to grant the wish of every child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition. On average, a wish is granted every 34 minutes in the United States and its territories.

Andy James, CEO of City Sightseeing Orlando, said: “We enjoy consistent high marks with our customer reviews and we're proud to offer some of the state's most exciting wildlife and historical destinations and now an exciting and unique City Sightseeing experience for visitors to the city of Orlando.”

Enrique Ybarra, President & CEO of City Sightseeing Worldwide, added: “It's fantastic to finally see City Sightseeing here in one of the world's key tourist destinations, Orlando. The City Sightseeing Hop On Hop Off tour will showcase this fantastic city and connect it's world famous attractions such as the IDrive 360, Home of the Coca Cola Orlando Eye and Premium Outlets, whilst providing great links to the Disney and Universal theme parks.  Our bright red open top buses are sure to be a great addition to the Orlando landscape.”

The launch of City Sightseeing Orlando has been made possible by forming a partnership with Florida Dolphin Tours, a premier sightseeing and tour company with over 20 years of experience.

City Sightseeing at IPW USA
From 3rd to 7th June, City Sightseeing is promoting the global brand and its American destinations at IPW in Washington DC. As one of the travel industry's premier international marketplaces and the largest facilitator for travel to the USA, IPW is the perfect showcase for the City Sightseeing operations in the States: Chicago, Hollywood & Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Francisco, Washington DC, San Juan, Puerto Rico and, as from today, Orlando.

Further details and bookings can be made at: citysightseeing-orlando.com

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Note to editors
City Sightseeing was established in 1997 as a sightseeing operator and has spread its international business model, the open top, double-decker, hop-on hop-off buses, to many countries. Thanks to strategic alliances with other international operators, and with local partners, the expansion of City Sightseeing  has reached such iconic cities as: New York, London, Moscow, Rome, Barcelona, Seville, Singapore, Edinburgh, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Dubai, St. Petersburg, Brussels, Copenhagen, Glasgow, Dublin, Oxford, Cape Town and many more.

More than 13 million passengers experienced a City Sightseeing tour in 2016.