New York reunites with international tourists
In the United States, the “travel ban” was lifted a week ago. Tourists from abroad return in large numbers to this flagship destination.
—
On the terrace of the Empire State Building, international visitors rediscover New York after twenty months of absence.
AFP
Mugs, T-shirts, postcards, caps, gadgets galore… In the colorful mess that constitutes his business, Alper Tutus is smiling. The owner of “Memories of New York,” a Manhattan souvenir store, happily warms up the cash register.
“Buisness is back!” Does he have enough time to slip between two young clients, tourists who have come to take advantage of the opening of the borders, decided by the United States on November 8?
Alper Tutus can be jubilant. And above all to breathe. A few days ago, and for twenty months, this 76-year-old hard worker moped in his huge 560 m stall.2, yet ideally located between Fifth Avenue and Broadway, not far from the Flatiron Building.
–
