Jun 10, 2021 7:58 AM EDT
The past year was a year of coronavirus. It was a year of sticking close to home, reduced capacity, mask wearing. One amusement park in Japan even had a ‘no screaming’ rule to reduce the spread of the virus. Please scream inside your heart, the park asked its guests last July.
No doubt we were all screaming inside our hearts through most of it. But now amusement parks are reopening or expanding hours, people are traveling and they’re eager to have a good time of it.
This list is from TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards and is based on the quality and quantity of reviews the parks receive from the travel site. While it includes some of the usual big guns, such as Disney (
Mar 14, 2021 12:54 PM EDT
Major cities from New York to Tokyo and several major industries have been hit hard by the drop in tourism over the past year. The pandemic has beaten once-bustling airlines, cruise lines and hotels bloody. Restaurants the world over have been picked off like fallen soldiers.
But, now, with vaccines getting into the arms of millions of people around the globe every day, the end of COVID-19 appears finally in sight.
So, just how quickly can the world expect to see the battered travel and tourism industry get out of the emergency room, bandaged up and wounds healed?
MGM Upgraded to Buy at Argus on Casino-Occupancy Expansion
MGM is upgraded at Argus, which cites Nevada Gov. Sisolakâs decision to lift the occupancy cap for state casinos to 50% of capacity starting March 15.
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MGM) - Get Report shares rose on Tuesday after Argus analyst John Staszak raised his rating on Las Vegas’s biggest casino operator to buy from hold.
He has a price target of $42 on the stock.
Argus acted on Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s decision to lift the occupancy cap for state casinos to 50% of capacity starting March 15, compared with 35% now and 25% before Feb. 15.