Sarah Jessica Parker: Let her be your guide
Airbnb is launching local tours and other experiences in New York City this week, with one listing promising “an unforgettable shoe-shopping experience” led by New Yorker Sarah Jessica Parker. Each participant will get a pair of shoes from her SJP Collection at Bloomingdale’s, with a stop at the department store’s Forty Carrots cafe for frozen yogurt before the guests head off to the ballet.
The listing for Parker’s Oct. 6 experience will go live Tuesday morning, with four spaces bookable at $400 each, first come, first served. The money will go to the New York City Ballet, where Parker is a board member.
Parker said in a phone interview with The Associated Press that she gave a lot of thought to making sure that her tour “speaks to the very colorful identity that is New York. We could have gone to MOMA or the Whitney or walked through Chinatown or certainly had a nice walk on the High Line or just strolled the streets of the East Village or Midtown East.” She decided on Bloomingdale’s because it’s “an iconic destination” where she hopes to “be of service” in helping her guests pick out the perfect footwear.
Parker’s listing is one of several Airbnb “social impact experiences” being offered in New York by celebrities for charity. Others include former NFL player Michael Strahan taking guests golfing to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and actor Ansel Elgort leading a visit to his Brooklyn neighborhood to benefit hurricane relief efforts.