How the coronavirus pandemic impacted the travel industry over the past year
Thousands of people faced job cuts but upcoming events could get the industry back on track.
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ROANOKE, Va. – With flight cancellations, restaurant closures and empty hotels, it’s no surprise the tourism industry was hit hard by the pandemic.
After organizing trips for 25 years, the coronavirus pandemic shut down Roanoke Tours Inc. in a blink of an eye.
“I never dreamed of it going down like at a snap of a finger… That’s the end,” Ernie Dale, president of Roanoke Tours Inc.
He remembers running out of checks trying to send hundreds of refunds back in one month.