New York City Is Coming Back. Tourism Is Coming Back.

New Yorkers from all industry sectors are coming together to support the reopening of our city. Have you seen this uplifting new video with Sara Bareilles, Idina Menzel, Stephen Colbert, the New York Yankees, and many more sharing their interpretations of Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind”?

Here's your opportunity to jump start your business by building relationships. Reconnect with colleagues, collaborate on your rebuild, and have fun as NYC's tourism industry meets up at the NYC Tourism Is Back cocktail reception at One World Observatory. On Monday, August 30th, from 5:30-7:30pm, take advantage of:

• NYC influencers including hotel, restaurant, and attraction executives, concierges, tour operators, and planners exchanging ideas, making plans, and reconnecting after being apart for 18 months.
• A ticket that includes bites, an open bar, and entertainment and some of the city's most spectacular views at one of the best times to see them. You can take in all five boroughs from the top of the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
• An event in a huge space that follows all health and safety protocols, with proof of vaccine or negative test required.
• Tickets for just $50.
• Helping out The Actors Fund, NYCAHC Charitable Fund (concierges), and the HANYC Foundation (hotel industry), who are all beneficiaries of this program.

Remember, New Yorkers know that we all do better
when we all work together!

The Latest for New York City Tourism

This week's game changer is the beginning of vaccine requirements for indoor life in NYC. The Mayor's new "Key to NYC" program began yesterday, although enforcement is still a month off. For vaccinated tourists it will increase a sense of safety and it won't stop families from coming—under 12s are still welcome, just required to be masked and accompanied by a vaccinated adult. For the unvaccinated, the indoor city will become less accessible, although so much is now outdoors that they should still be able to drink, dine, and otherwise get around. Openings and returns continue to roll in, including:  

• Williamsburg live music venue Baby's All Right has reopened
• The Staten Island Ferry has returned to 24/7 service
• ...and there's competition: NYC Ferry adds a midtown connection to St. George starting August 23rd
• New 63rd-floor FiDi dining destination Saga to open August 25th
• The NYC Unicycle Festival rolls again Labor Day Weekend, September 2nd-5th
• The New York Renaissance Faire returns in person, starting August 21st and running through October 3rd in Tuxedo in Orange County
• A live production of “Stars in the House” brings Broadway talent to The Town Hall October 25th
• Lineup announced for New York Comedy Festival, November 8th-14th
• Art House, the world’s first fine art hub of its kind, opens its doors this November in the former Barneys flagship
• Museum of Broadway sets revised opening date for next summer

Links of Interest

• Updated Broadway and Off Broadway dates and news
• See the Alfresco Award winners for NYC’s best open streets/outdoor dining spots
• Vacation-ownership group Club Wyndham seeing massive uptick in NYC bookings, with gross reservations up nearly 30% compared to pre-pandemic

• Labor Day to beat July 4th for travel volume
• 2021 hotel forecast upgraded, again
• Federal mask mandates for travel extended to January 18th
• Growing volume and search windows reflective of growing traveler confidence
• How different generations are approaching the return to travel
• Pandemic protocols that could lead to tourism's recovery

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