Echoing the tune of the 1960�s hit song �Why don�t you stay, just a little bit longer�, by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, York�s Tourism Bureau has this month launched a new promotion to get visitors to stay longer in the city.

York is once again offering great deals on hotel and guest-house accommodation from November until the end of March.

This year visitors can choose from bronze, silver, gold or platinum categories, costing �59, �79, �99 and �149 respectively � this represents the total cost per person for a three night stay, starting at a two-star rating and going up to a four-star. You can save up to 50% off the published prices for hotel and guest-house accommodation so long as you stay for a minimum of three nights.

The �Stay Just A Little Bit Longer� promotion runs until March 2004 and aims to get the message across that two nights is simply not long enough to take in all that York has to offer.

No other English city offers the layers of history, beauty and sheer diversity of York. Take one wonderfully-well preserved walled city which has seen 2000 years of vibrant history, add bustling shopping streets, quaint tea-shops, cool cafes and numerous award-winning, world-class attractions, and you�ve got the perfect holiday destination.

With over thirty museums, galleries and tours to choose from in its compact centre, England�s Best Historic City offers something for everyone whatever the time of year. To book a three night stay visitors can call the Tourist Information Centre on 01904 621756 or use the dedicated hotline number 08701 203115. ENDS

Press Information Please contact: Kay Hyde, PR Manager, First Stop York tourism partnership, York Tourism Bureau, Tel: 01904 554451 email kh@york-tourism.co.uk. MORE Notes To The Editor - Ten Things To Do In York

Walk the Walls Circumnavigate the city as you walk around York�s famous medieval walls, the longest in England � the best way to get your bearings

Yes Minster! You can�t come to York and not visit the Minster, the largest Gothic Cathedral in Northern Europe. Soothe your soul with a lunchtime recital, get a bird�s-eye view of the city from the tower, or tunnel underground to the Roman, Saxon and Norman remains in the undercroft and crypt.

Let�s Do the Time Warp! Take the time machine back to AD975 and experience the sights, sounds and smells of Viking York at JORVIK in Coppergate.

A Free Ride Visit the National Railway Museum. Admission is free to this spectacular attraction, featuring Stephenson�s Rocket, the only Japanese Bullet train outside Japan, a virtual channel tunnel trip, historic royal carriages and daily events.

Shop! Browse around the designer shops of Petergate, Stonegate and the Swinegate Quarter; shop for souvenirs in the narrow cobbled streets of the Shambles; explore York�s antique centres; hop on a bus to the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet,10 mins from the city centre.

Be transported If time allows, get out into fresh air � take the North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway from Pickering into the North York Moors National Park; hire a bike at York railway station and cycle along the Selby Cycle Track; hop on the Yorkshire Coastliner bus for a day at Castle Howard or Whitby; board the Scarborough Spa Express train for a day on the beach at Yorkshire�s biggest seaside resort.

Fancy a flutter? Dress up for a day at York Races (May � October)

On Air Evoke memories of war-time Britain at the Yorkshire Air Museum. Celebrating 100 years of flight throughout 2003, this is the only place in the world that will have both an authentic replica of the Cayley Glider (first built in 1852) and the Wright Flyer, the Wright Brothers� aircraft on display.

Cruise along the Ouse Take a cruise along the River Ouse and get a different angle on the city. Yorkboat offers various themed evenings, including ghost cruises, Summer Night parties, floodlit evening cruises.

Good Evening York Take a ghost walk around York�s spookiest haunts, take in an evening show at the city�s Grand Opera House or elegant Theatre Royal, or wine and dine at any of York�s hundreds of restaurants and bars.

PR Contact: Kay Hyde kh@york-tourism.co.uk +44 (1904) 55 44 51