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Storied Roosevelt Hotel, Once Musical Home to Guy Lombardo, to Close Amidst Pandemic
The Roosevelt Hotel, named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt and located on Madison Avenue and 45th Street in Manhattan, announced plans to close amidst the coronavirus pandemic-induced downturn in travel.
The 1,025-key hotel welcomed its first guests on September 22, 1924. Its last day open will be 96 years and 39 days later, on October 31, 2020 and it has served as a witness to history since opening day.
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The Return of the World’s Longest Flight
In the days, months, and years before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, airlines vied to be the operator of “the world’s longest flight.” The coronavirus put a stop to that as airlines drastically cut back on flying.
Indeed, restrictions on travel led to some oddities, such as a period of time when Air Tahiti Nui, a French carrier based in Tahiti with a fleet of four Boeing 787 Dreamliners, operated …
