Article: New York City Vacation Packages' Ground Zero Walking Tours Draw Criticism.

By Marques G. Harper, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 9--KINGSTON, N.Y.--New York City Vacation Packages, a subsidiary of Tenenbaum's Vacation Stores Inc., will offer visitors guided walking tours of lower Manhattan, including ground zero, the site of the former World Trade Center.

Every Saturday starting March 2, the three-hour tour will depart from the 50th Street and Broadway subway station at 9 a.m. and end at the South Street Seaport, according to the New York City Vacation Packages Web site.

"In no way am I detracting from the loss of life. That's not the purpose of the tour," said Barry ...

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