Visits to Greater Philadelphia tourist attractions dropped almost 60% in 2020 amid the pandemic

Tourism season is upon us, which means millions of people will travel to Philadelphia, fillings its hotel rooms and visiting its many tourist attractions. About 21.3 million visited the top 25 tourist attractions in the Philadelphia region, according .....»»

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to a fresh pandemic low, reflecting more aggressive efforts by companies to hire new workers amid a rapid economic recovery. Initial jobless claims in the states dropped by 34,000 to 473,000......»»

One major factor has remained consistent in the past few years as the Boston area's economy has boomed, suffered through a pandemic, and watched as home prices soared: the number of new homes being built has remained remarkably flat......»»

But national peers experienced revenue spikes twice as high as the locals......»»

The area's top tourism executives recently convened to discuss how the region can collectively entice leisure travelers to return as the pandemic wanes......»»

Panic buying amid the coronavirus pandemic led to shortages of hand sanitizer in 2020. No more. Now .....»»

Although numerous oil and gas companies filed for bankruptcy protection amid Covid-19, EP Energy filed its case in October 2019, several months before the pandemic. The company emerged from bankruptcy in October 2020......»»

Despite the pandemic driving down Houston traffic, a new global traffic report ranked the Bayou City one of the top 10 most congested cities in the U.S......»»

In 2020, Seattle's reputation was bruised by months of demonstrations and a homeless crisis that seems to have gotten even worse amid the pandemic. Collaboration is the key to overcoming the challenges, civic and business leaders say......»»

PayPal Holdings Inc. is on track to close Friday's session with a larger valuation than Mastercard Inc., in a sign of how the pandemic has fostered greater appreciation for the PayPal business model as more people turn to e-commerce......»»

Uber Eats outperformed Uber.....»»

Lyft's business has been hit harder by the pandemic than rival Uber, which has offset losses with its food-delivery business. Lyft went public in March 2019 at a price of $72 per share. Mario Tama/Getty Images Lyft on Tuesday reported $569.9 mi.....»»

The growth comes after a record-breaking 2020 for the Atlanta company despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic......»»

Midtown attractions like the High Museum of Art, Center for Puppetry Arts and Atlanta Botanical Garden are tourist – and resident – favorites that have continued programming in creative ways......»»

More single-family homes on Oahu priced at more than $750,000 sold last year than in the previous two years, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, and inventory dropped to the lowest level ever recorded, according to a report by Honolulu real estate firm Locat.....»»

Enterprises are facing a new challenge as budgets are hobbled amid the Covid pandemic. But with employees working from home, the crisis is also driving businesses to spend more on a broad array of software to keep teams connected......»»

Unemployment rates continue to swing these days, but the Austin metro was closer to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2020......»»

Sales of electric vehicles by European car makers accelerated rapidly in 2020, amid governments offering generous incentives to trade in gas guzzlers for cleaner alternatives......»»

Sales of electric vehicles by European car makers accelerated rapidly in 2020, amid governments offering generous incentives to trade in gas guzzlers for cleaner alternatives......»»

Malaysia’s first transfer of power in six decades was hailed as a milestone for transparency, free speech and racial tolerance in the multiethnic Southeast Asian state. Two years later, in 2020, the young coalition collapsed amid an all-too-fam.....»»