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Polish tourist Maciej Pol Ogrodnik and his wife Izabela pose after an interview, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Saturday, June 19, 2021. Hotels in Turkey's Antalya region, a destination beloved by holidaymakers, are preparing to finally resume operations as they expect the return of international tourists after months of setbacks caused by the pandemic that halted travel. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Turkey welcomes back tourists, hopes to recoup losses

By Mehmet Guzel And Zeynep Bilginsoy Jun. 24, 2021 02:27 AM EDT

Utah ski resorts experienced record numbers despite pandemic

Jun. 15, 2021 01:32 PM EDT
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah ski resorts set a record for visitors this past winter despite coronavirus-related restrictions and a below average snowfall,...

FILE - In this May 26, 2021, file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London. Helping countries recover from the coronavirus pandemic will be at the top of the agenda for the Group of Seven summit when Johnson welcomes President Joe Biden and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada to the cliff-ringed Carbis Bay beach resort in southwestern England on Friday, June 11. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
Leaders head to COVID-themed G7 summit with vaccine pledges

By Jill Lawless Jun. 10, 2021 02:26 AM EDT

Resorts World Las Vegas is seen on Las Vegas Boulevard on Thursday, May 20, 2021. The Nevada Gaming Commission granted licenses to the resort and its Malaysia-based parent company, Genting Berhad PTC, for one of the biggest casino projects ever on the Las Vegas Strip. The $4.3 billion resort is due to open June 24. (AP Photo/Ken Ritter)
Resorts World Las Vegas gets regulatory OK to open June 24

By Ken Ritter May. 20, 2021 04:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, a couple ride the escalator outside The MGM Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas. MGM Resorts International says it'll begin charging parking fees again at events and its Las Vegas Strip resorts. The move marks the end of free parking that lingered after pandemic-related casino shutdowns. In a statement on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, the company cited signs of economic recovery and increasing numbers of guests. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Parking fees returning at MGM Resorts hotels on Vegas Strip

May. 11, 2021 02:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino reflects the last sunlight of the day along the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. Casino owner MGM Resorts International is bringing the coronavirus vaccine to its Las Vegas Strip employees, with the opening of an inoculation clinic at the Mandalay Bay resort convention center. Easing vaccine availability for perhaps thousands of hotel and hospitality workers comes with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas setting a July 1, 2021, date to return to in-person activities. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Big Vegas casino owners bring COVID-19 vaccines to workers

By Ken Ritter Mar. 30, 2021 04:55 PM EDT

A woman walks in Cortina D'Ampezzo downtown, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. The granite peaks that majestically encircle the northern Italian winter resort of Cortina glimmer with one of the most prolific snowfalls in years, a cruel joke of nature as Italy’s ski areas have been laid silent by the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Mountain heartbreak: Italy has deep snow, closed ski resorts

By Colleen Barry Feb. 03, 2021 03:47 AM EST

FILE - This June 17, 2014 file photo shows the Sands Expo and Convention Center and The Palazzo in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 reported a fourth-quarter loss of $299 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Without Adelson, Las Vegas Sands posts $299 million loss

Jan. 27, 2021 05:15 PM EST

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemic

By Bernard Condon Jan. 21, 2021 01:29 PM EST

Vermont issues guidance for ski resorts, school sports

By Lisa Rathke Nov. 03, 2020 04:35 PM EST
Vermont officials released guidance Tuesday on the operation of ski resorts and on school-based winter sports amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Chairman of the consumer protection association Peter Kolba speakes during a press conference of a class action lawsuit against the Tirol regional authorities for failing in their public health duties, related to the virus outbreak in the ski-resort of Ischgl, seen as a key location from which the virus spread across Europe, in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Group sues Austrian govt over ski resort virus outbreak

By Philipp Jenne And Frank Jordans Sep. 23, 2020 04:50 AM EDT

Vegas resort tallies 548 positive COVID-19 tests in workers

By Ken Ritter Sep. 17, 2020 04:53 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — One Las Vegas Strip resort said Thursday that it tallied 548 positive tests for COVID-19 among its 12,000 employees since May. ...

Assemblyman Steve Yeager walks into the Legislature on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, during a special session of the Legislature in Carson City, Nev. (David Calvert/Nevada Independent via AP, Pool)
Nevada passes virus liability and worker protection "deal"

By Sam Metz Aug. 06, 2020 07:05 AM EDT

147 Vermont inmates in Mississippi prison COVID-19-positive

By Lisa Rathke Aug. 05, 2020 08:41 AM EDT
Nearly 150 Vermont inmates housed in a Mississippi prison have tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, the head of the Vermont...

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Justice’s family companies received at least $6.3 million from a federal rescue package meant to keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. According to data released by the Treasury Department on Monday, July 6 at least six Justice family businesses received the Paycheck Protection Program loans. (F. Brian Ferguson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)
Governors' companies among recipients of virus relief loans

By Julie Carr Smyth Jul. 06, 2020 05:34 PM EDT

Ski area owned by gov's family, other resorts get PPP loans

By Holly Ramer Jul. 06, 2020 04:35 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An investment group led by the family of Republican Gov. Chris Sununu benefited from a program created to preserve jobs at smaller...

FILE - This Dec. 13, 2019, file photo shows Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaking about his plans for the coming year during an interview at the Governor's Residence in Columbus, Ohio. The Treasury Department on Monday, July 6, 2020, released the names of more than 650,000 companies that received funds from the government's small business lending program, a massive effort intended to support the economy as states shut down in April to contain the viral outbreak. A company owned by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is among those that have received loans. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
The Latest: Financial firms among big relief fund recipients

Jul. 06, 2020 11:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 28, 2020, file photo, the sun sets behind casinos and hotels along the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas. Unions representing 65,000 Las Vegas-area casino workers are suing some resort operators, alleging that employees are being put at risk of illness and death due to skimpy safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic. A lawsuit filed Monday, June 29, 2020, in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas does not directly cite the death last week of Adolfo Fernandez, a 51-year-old Caesars Palace porter and union member who was diagnosed with the COVID-19 respiratory illness after returning to work when casinos reopened June 4. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Casino workers in Vegas sue over coronavirus safety concerns

By Ken Ritter Jun. 29, 2020 06:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, the entrance to the parking lot at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is closed in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Splash Mountain ride at Disney parks in California and Florida is being recast. Disney officials said the ride would no longer be tied to the 1946 movie, "Song of the South," which many view as racist. Instead, the revamped ride will be inspired by the 2009 Disney film, "The Princess and the Frog," which has an African-American female lead. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
UK tour operator scraps Florida visits over Disney measures

Jun. 26, 2020 08:21 AM EDT

Vegas Strip casino owner waiving parking fees when reopening

May. 19, 2020 01:00 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino giant MGM Resorts International isn't going to charge parking fees at its Las Vegas Strip resorts when they are allowed to reopen after...