International tourists have returned to New York, propping up the city’s arts, culture and hospitality industries, one month after the U.S. invited them back—provided they could show proof of vaccination against Covid-19.
“Foot traffic is noticeably up on Fifth Avenue, almost back to pre-pandemic levels,” said Jerome Barth, president of the Fifth Avenue Association, which has mounted an extensive display down the avenue, past the extravagantly lit department stores and down to the Rockefeller tree.
Customer spending at the street’s retailers, he said, was up—sometimes even compensating for the lost sales of 2020.
Of course, it is hard to distinguish dollars spent by an American tourist versus a visitor
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