UFC, musical artists, and tourists are planning trips to Texas as COVID-19 restrictions end
Trips, events planned in Texas as COVID-19 restrictions end
The UFC, musical artists, and tourists are planning trips to Texas as COVID-19 restrictions come to an end in the state.
HOUSTON - After Governor Greg Abbott announced plans to reopen Texas, the state gained national attention.
Following the Governor’s announcement, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White expressed his desire to host a fight in Texas. I want to go to Texas ASAP, said White. I’ll go in the next 2 or 3 weeks.
According to White, he hopes to have a fight scheduled in Houston soon.
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Independent hotels are pushing back against high online travel agency commissions
The huge financial toll the pandemic has taken on the travel industry is renewing complaints from hotels, airlines, and tour providers about fees charged by behemoths such as Expedia and Booking.com â some as high as 25 percent.
By Jon Marcus Globe Correspondent,Updated February 10, 2021, 12:07 p.m.
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Hotels benefit from the nearly $11 billion a year on marketing spent by Expedia and Booking.com.Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
The expensive renovation had barely been completed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The brand new indoor pool and hot tub and the breakfast room overlooking the Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Maine were empty. So were most of the guest rooms. The adjacent events center was closed.
Tripadvisor opens up its headquarters in Needham to distribute vaccines
Site opens Wednesday, and doses will be limited to patients in the Mass General Brigham network
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated February 3, 2021, 10:58 a.m.
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Vaccine recipients will check in at the Tripadvisor reception area.Photo courtesy of Tripadvisor
Health care workers have been heading to some unlikely places to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in Massachusetts: a shopping mall, a hotel, an indoor track, a football stadium.
Now, thanks to travel website operator Tripadvisor, they can add a corporate headquarters to the list.
Tripadvisor on Wednesday announced the use of its temporarily vacant main office, at 400 1st Avenue overlooking Interstate 95 in Needham, as a vaccination center, in partnership with the nearby Newton-Wellesley Hospital. The hospital will staff the vaccination distribution site seven days a week, with a starting capacity of 630 patients a day.
If you needed to pick up something at Faneuil Hall in Boston, 10 a.m. on a Wednesday might be the best time to go. Looking to socially distance from others at the Ladurée Paris restaurant in New York City? Make a midafternoon reservation. In hard-hit California, you may want to avoid Trader Joe’s in Santa …