Las Vegas tourism officials welcome news of return of international travel

Las Vegas tourism officials welcome news of return of international travel

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  • Colton Lochhead and Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal
October 16, 2021 5:05 PM
  • Colton Lochhead and Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Southern Nevada tourism officials were peppered with the same question over and over again at an international airline conference in Italy this week.

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When exactly would the U.S. ease the international travel restrictions for vaccinated flyers?

“Almost every single conversation we had with a European carrier, that was the very first question they asked,” said Chris Jones, chief marketing officer for McCarran International Airport.

The answer came just after the conference concluded, though, with the Biden administration on Friday confirming that it would lift travel restrictions to the United States on Nov. 8 for fully vaccinated individuals arriving by air travel or by crossing land borders.