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What’s it like to travel during the pandemic?

AJC’s Melissa Ruggieri shares her perspective on accessAtlanta.
At the Borgata in Atlantic City, as well as New York-New York and the Bellagio in Las Vegas, hand washing stations have been installed on the casino floor.

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri/Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri/Atlanta Journal-Constitution

At the Borgata in Atlantic City, as well as New York-New York and the Bellagio in Las Vegas, hand washing stations have been installed on the casino floor.
By Bria Felicien
Aug 27, 2020

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The travel and tourism industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn’t mean travel has stopped. Both business and leisure travel are rebounding a bit and a recent survey by TravelPort, a leading technology company serving the global travel industry, found that the majority of travelers are ready to consider domestic and international travel again. What’s it like to travel during the pandemic era? Here to talk about it, just back from a visit to Las Vegas, is the AJC’s Melissa Ruggieri.

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Read more from Melissa Ruggieri: A new normal in Las Vegas: not perfect, not bad, just different.

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