âThe Start of a Comebackâ in 5 U.S. Cities
With vaccinations picking up, warmer weather and increased business reopenings over the last week, tourism has picked up in these destinations.
Roller skaters in the French Quarter are a sign of tourism picking up in New Orleans.Credit.Emily Kask for The New York Times
April 8, 2021Updated 7:11 p.m. ET
As Covid-19 vaccinations have picked up and more businesses reopen across the country, Easter weekend saw a resurgence of tourist activity in some cities, perhaps indicating a turning point for the struggling tourism industry.
Chip Rogers, the president and chief operating officer for the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the trade organization for the hospitality industry, said that before last weekend, recovery had been âvery regionalized,â with places like Florida and Texas doing well and âcities that thrive on large meetings and conventions like a Chicago, Orlando, Las Vegasâ struggling to recover.
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Connie Kinnard, the Vice President of Multicultural Tourism & Development for the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, admits those images aren’t what you want the world to see.
“You want to see the images of the beaches and people having fun and things like that, she said.
Kinnard’s job is to bring people to South Florida. But, this year has been unusual as Miami became a hot destination for post-COVID travel.
“There is this storm of a lot of people. We get and we understand there has to be some sort of structure, Kinnard added.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber says the city has tried different initiatives in the past.
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