Travel: New York, New York is just right for a special occasion; EXPERT TIPS.(Features)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: July 19, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: EDITED BY IAIN MAYHEW

Q WE would like to take a last-minute weekend break to New York within the next few weeks to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We've never been there in the summer before but friends tell us it gets very hot and humid. Is this the case? Also, is it more expensive in summer?

Mary Turner, via email

A IT'S a shame you didn't book this last week, when both British Airways (www.ba.com) and Virgin Atlantic (www.virgin-atla...

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