Tourism from China is taking a major hit due to the coronavirus. Oxford Economics estimates visitors spend an average of $6,000 per trip here in the U.S., not including money spent on airfare or education. A recent report on RCBizJournal.com estimated Chinese tourism brought Rockland $60 million in revenue in 2018. In his State of the County address last week, Rockland County Executive Ed Day emphasized the importance tourism has on the county’s finances…
Rockland County Legislator Doug Jobson hopes the outbreak is contained soon…
China has confirmed over 1,300 deaths and almost 60,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus.