EscapeMaker.com, a guide to local getaways around New York City will host the first of its kind “Green Getaways, Local Food & Travel Expo”

Brooklyn, NY, Jan. 26, 2011 – EscapeMaker.com, a guide to local getaways around New York City since 2000 will host the first of its kind “Green Getaways, Local Food & Travel Expo” at Skylight One Hanson in downtown Brooklyn, NY on April 30, 2011.

Presented by Amtrak© and Zipcar©, the Expo will feature over 50 getaway destinations, from counties to local farms, resorts and bed & breakfasts within a day’s drive or train ride of New York City. Expo attendees will see how destinations and lodgings from Maine to Maryland are “going green,” and find out what’s new in local and sustainable travel. In addition, there will be eco-friendly travel gear for sale, Expo-only escape specials and getaway deals and packages offered by Metro-North and Long Island Railroad.