Upcoming Events and Recent News
RECENT NEWS
• Summer of Sale (7/16/08)
The 2008 books are going fast. To make them go even faster, we're having the mother of all summer sales. For $8-12 you can get any of the fabulous NFTs. Get the New York Trifecta (Brooklyn, Queens, New York) for only $18. But act fast on this one, because we're down to the very last batch of Brooklyns. Or how about an entire set of books for $65? That's 12 beautiful black tomes covering nine great cities. We could go on and on, but why don't you just cruise to the shop and check it out for yourself.
Start Shopping.
• The Official NFT New York City Waterfalls Map Now Online (6/26/08)
The brilliant artist Olafur Eliasson has created the most anticipated public arts project in New York since the Gates in Central Park. Four gigantic waterfalls will be roaring along the New York waterfront from 7 am to 10 pm until October 13. NFT collaborated with the Public Art Fund to create the official map showing the best vantage points to take in this astounding visual treat.
Download a PDF of the map here.
• NFT Chicago Party: Thanks for Coming Out on June 6
Almost 200 NFT fans flocked to the fabulous Gold Star Bar in the Ukrainian Village to party down and get a free book. A special shout to Aaron's parents for being the life the party for the second year in a row!
• OMFG: NFT on Gossip Girl
Spotted: Lovely ladies turning to their handy Not For Tourists guide to help them navigate New York City. The Gossip Girl episode on Monday, May 5th featured actress Michelle Trachtenberg (aka the evil Georgina) flipping through NFT New York. Check out this screen capture and video below:
• LA 2008 Release Party: April 25
A good time was had by all at this year's NFT LA bash. We gave away 100 NFTS to the Friday night crowd.
• Introducing the NFT NYC Wallet Map: Get It Free Until April 30th
(3/20/08)
This brand spankin' new item puts the entire NYC transit system in the comfort of your own pocket. Getting around town has never been easier thanks to the stylish and user-friendly design. Pull it out. Check out your destination. Fold it up. Repeat as necessary. Plus, it's packed with 159 of our favorite New York destinations to eat, drink, shop, and play. The NFT Wallet Map is not available in stores (yet),
but buy any NFT product on our website until April 30 and we'll throw in a free one just for you.
• NFT #1 Travel Book for New York on Amazon!
(3/13/08)
Our scrappy, homegrown tome has finally pulled ahead of Zagat's, Fodor's, Frommer's, and all those other long-established titles that have clean, well-lit offices, oodles of paid staff, and Spitzeresque production budgets. We suppose those august guidebook publishers might not be all that excited at such a tiny victory over their competitors. What can we say? We are easily made glad.
Check out the link.
• NFT Website is a Changin'
(2/21/08)
We've added Google Maps to all of our listings (like this one) in our database, created a comment feature for all 60,000+ listings so you can have your say (like this person), and streamlined the look a bit. And we're just getting started. Keep an eye out for new web features debuting soon!
• NFT London (1/02/08)
We're finally going international! After receiving hundreds of requests for European
guides, we're kicking off our overseas adventures with The NFT Guide to London.
(The one in the UK, not the one in Ontario.) Keep an eye out for a fall 2008 release.
• NFT Seattle 2008 Party: Thanks For Coming Out
(11/09/07)
To celebrate the first-ever edition of Seattle, we
threw a kick-ass bash at one of our favorite Seattle
hangouts. We had over 300 fine folks turn out for the festivities at the
Twilight Exit. If you missed out on the fun, you can still pick up a
copy of
NFT Seattle. And make sure to sign up for the
Seattle NFT Newsletter to learn about other events happening around town.
Here's a few photos from the event.
•
2008s Have Arrived! (10/15/07)
The new books just keep on coming:
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, DC, Philly, and Atlanta are now in the
house. Completely updated for 2008 with thousands of new listings, get yours hot
off the press. Click
Here to Buy Yours Today. And become an
Official NFT
Member to receive special discounts on NFT products and learn about upcoming
events.
• New York 2008 Party at Spiegelworld = Huge Success!
(10/1/07)
Thanks to all you fine folks who headed out to Spiegelworld on Friday September
28th.
Unofficial semi-drunken estimates range from 1,000 to 1,200 as the attendance,
by far the hugest NFT party ever. We gave away over 500 New York books in just
45 minutes. Wow. Photos courtesy of Sabrina Haley (sabrinahaley.com)
*And a quick reminder to all you NFT party people who scored a fabulous
"cheapass" coupon, it expires on October 31st. So start shopping.
•
Chicago 2008 Has Arrived (8/29/07)
Hooray!
The Not For Tourists Guide to Chicago 2008 is now
available.
Come get it on the NFT website while their hot. Click
Here to Buy One.
• NYC 2008: Now Here!!!
The brand spankin' new 2008 Not For Tourists Guides to New York have
arrived. They are hot off the presses, and there's only one place to buy it --
The NFT Website.
Click Here to Buy Your Copy Today.
• NFT Chicago Party and Printers Row Book Fair
(6/11/07)
Thanks to everyone who came out to
Club Foot. We had a great turn out, met some cool Chicago folks, and
drank some beer. Ok, we drank a lot of beer. Also, a big shout out to the fine
folks at Club Foot for hosting NFT and to
myopenbar.coma
class=partners href for promoting the event. We also had a record
setting weekend at the Printers Row book fair and we completely sold out of
every single book! Thanks Chicago.
• NFT San Francisco Party: Thanks for Coming
(5/25/07)We had an amazing turn out at
111 Minna Gallery on May 24 for our NFT Release Party. All the books
and beers we're gone by 7 pm! Check out this
blog
entry from whatimseeing.com. Thanks so much to everyone who showed up
to support NFT. We couldn't keep making books and drinking all that beer
without you.
•
NFT Video on Travelistic.com and You Yube (5/4/07)
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the Not For Tourists office in Chinatown.
•
Best NFT Blog Entry Ever (5/2/07)
Tim is an expert on Bibles. He lives by the real Bible, but gets around by his
urban bible--NFT.
Check this out.
•
NFT LA Party and Book Festival (4/27/07)
We had a great turn out for our release party. We love
Footsies! We also sold a ton of books at the LA Times Book Festival and
garnered lots of attention in LA. Thanks to all the LA blogs for showing us
some love:
Defamer,
Caroline
on Crack,
My Open Bar,
LA Voice,
Dig Lounge,
Los Anjealous,
outside.in,
Koreatown
Chronicle, and
Pudgy Girl.
•
Philly Party and Book Festival: A Good Time Had By All
(4/21/07)
•
NFT is "Positively Philadelphia!" on News Radio KYW 1060
(4/18/07)
NFT founder Rob Tallia talks about the world famous Gum Tree and the 2007 NFT
Guide to Philly.
Check it out.
•
WBUR Boston Pledge Drive Giveaway: NFTBostonians love the Beantown NFT.
Listen to WBUR's praise.
• Famed LA Travel Critic John Clayton Likes NFT
(3/31/07)
Listen to the clip of John Clayton's
"Travel With a Difference" on KNX 1070. He absolutely raves about the
NFT Guide to LA!
• I Left My NFT in San Francisco (3/22/07)
Check out this great
article on New York guidebooks from The San Francisco Chronicle
published on March 22. They put NFT to the test against other little black
travel books.
• Washington DC 2007 NFT
Release Party a Smashing Success (3/16/07)
Over 200 people showed up on March 16th (despite some miserable sleet and snow)
to celebrate the release of the new NFT DC Guide at
Local 16.
We handed out tons of free books and warmed up The District with some free
drinks and a groovin' DJ.
• Rob and Jane on WNYC
(2/15/07)
NFT gurus Rob Tallia and Jane Pirone visited the Brian Lehrer Show on February
15th to talk about what's new in the world of NFT, where to entertain your kids
in the big city, and how you know when you're a real New Yorker.
Listen here.
• NFT Chicago on the Radio (2/1/07)
NFT
Chicago City Editor Kathie Bera class=partners hrefgquist recently
appeared on Outside The Loop Radio
with hosts Mike Stephen & Andy Hermann.
• Brooklyn Parties Down with NFT
(10/30/06)
•
NFT Featured in the New Yorker
(9/4/06)
Yeah, we know this was published months
ago, but we're still in talkin' it up. It's the motherf*#king
New Yorker after all! Check
it out here.
•
NFT on the Leornard Lopate Show on WNYC
(2/3/06)
NFT founders Rob Tallia and Jane Pirone discuss the nitty gritty of the guides
in
Part One, while
Craig Nelson and Jennifer Keeney Sendrow talk about Brooklyn and Queens in
Part Two.
* Media outlets and businesses interested in
meeting with NFT representatives should contact Rob Tallia at
rob@notfortourists.com
or 212-965-8650 x228