There’s still a long way to go before the still-closed theater district is mobbed with international travelers again.
But lately, indicators like hotel occupancy and museum attendance have ticked up, thanks to domestic travelers and day-trippers who don’t mind seeing the city operating at less than its usual hectic pace.
“I’ve always wanted to come to New York, just because I’ve watched the movies,” said Chazmin Fuhrer, 26, a first-time visitor from Concord, California, who came into the city for a handful of days recently to celebrate a friend’s birthday.
Lounging at a table in Times Square as three street performers started their dance moves nearby, Fuhrer said she knew it wasn’t anywhere near as busy as usual. But she was OK with that.
Daily Times
Signs of optimism as New York sees rise in tourism, bit by bit I ve always wanted to come to New York, just because I ve watched the movies, said Chazmin Fuhrer, 26, a first-time visitor from Concord, California, who came into the city
May 12, 2021
The once-deserted steps outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art are filling up with visitors again.
Hotel lobbies are losing their desolate feel. Downtown, people are back to taking selfies with the Charging Bull statue near Wall Street. Tourists who vanished from New York City’s museums, hotels and cultural attractions when the coronavirus pandemic hit a year ago are trickling back in as restrictions loosen. There’s still a long way to go before the still-closed theatre district is mobbed with international travellers again. But lately, indicators like hotel occupancy and museum attendance have ticked up, thanks to domestic travellers and day trippers who don’t mind seeing the city operating at less than its usua
Associated Press
Mohammed Hussein works at his hot dog vending cart in New York s Times Square late last month. Tourists are gradually returning to the Big Apple. Previous Next
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 1:00 am
NYC tourism industry glad as visitors return
DEEPTI HAJELA | Associated Press
NEW YORK – The once-deserted steps outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art are filling up with visitors again. Hotel lobbies are losing their desolate feel. Downtown, people are back to taking selfies with the Charging Bull statue near Wall Street.
Tourists who vanished from New York City s museums, hotels and cultural attractions when the coronavirus pandemic hit a year ago are trickling back in as restrictions loosen.
Associated Press NEW YORK The once-deserted steps outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art are filling up with visitors again. Hotel lobbies are losing their desolate feel. Downtown, people are back to taking selfies with the Charging Bull statue near Wall Street. Tourists who vanished from New York City’s museums, hotels and cultural attractions when the coronavirus pandemic hit a year ago are trickling back in as restrictions loosen. There’s still a long way to go before the still-closed theater district is mobbed with international travelers again. But lately, indicators like hotel occupancy and museum attendance have ticked up, thanks to domestic travelers and day trippers who don’t mind seeing the city operating at less than its usual hectic pace.