Why go?

Need an excuse to book that mini-break to New York? This week sees the start of the countdown to Christmas, so there is no better motivation to get a festive shopping and sightseeing trip stateside in the diary. While New York is wonderful any time of year, from November the city really lays out the Christmassy red carpet with big in-store discounts, show-stopping light displays and, if you’re lucky, a smattering of snow that makes the metropolis feel like a fairy tale...