The Ride NYC bus tour will be shutting down for good after October 16 and this some very sad news. They were closed between March 2020 and November 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then reopened with new COVID-19 protocols. Wondering what led to them shutting down for good.
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OptimusSublime t1_iruhlsb wrote
What was it? Just a sideways seated tourist bus?
flipwhitman t1_iruhz6p wrote
In what world is this “very sad news”?
switch8000 t1_iruj8g3 wrote
Damn that bus was $84/per person?
This looks miserable... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cbp4pMJk4M
Itsthenewvodka t1_irujvxb wrote
Good riddance this moronic fucking gas guzzler taking up space in already packed city streets
Wit50- OP t1_iruljsz wrote
Really hard for them as they were out of work for more than a year and a half. Hopefully, they will be able to fill in the staffing shortages seen at other New York City tourist attractions.
FineAunts t1_irulkmn wrote
This is the right take. Bus employees and local performers will be out of a job. Sucks
Wit50- OP t1_irumc92 wrote
How is tourism in New York City currently compared to 2019.
dayda t1_irutudl wrote
To the people who worked as tour guides and drivers, thank you. Y’all loved your job. Lots of people are going to say they don’t care, but they don’t matter. I never took this tour either but I can always tell you loved what you did and made tourists love the city. Hope you find more new ways to keep the love going.
FelineFamily t1_irutzqn wrote
I went on The Ride years ago. It was fun.
AirtimeAficionado t1_irv4axr wrote
My god that bus is actual hell
HayPlaceAPlaceforHay t1_irvcodo wrote
Down. By a lot. Wealthy Chinese can’t leave their country as easily.
Toilethyme t1_iryit7i wrote
Back to normal and beyond
SBAPERSON t1_irz2kb0 wrote
Rip the asian tourist 😩😩😩
Wit50- OP t1_irzc92n wrote
The Ride NYC is hoping to launch future iterations of the experience in the future, but for now will be shut down for good after October 16.
NYCRSSfeed t1_is0tubp wrote
RTRJudge t1_is7hqtm wrote
Domestic tourism is at 90%+ of 2019 levels, which were an all-time record, and that includes the full year - recent months are over 100%.
International tourism is largely recovering other than China but does remain below 2019 levels, but China made up ~1 million tourists in 2019 compared to more than 66 million overall - there’s a real decline but it’s a fraction of overall tourism.
In aggregate, current projections are for ~56 million tourists this year, or about 85% of 2019 levels, and that’s increased significantly as the year goes on (September in the city looks VERY different from January 2022)
Sources:
NYT - International Tourists Flock Back to NYC, with One Big Exception
Grass8989 t1_iruc6df wrote
Probably a lack of tourists, this isn’t exactly something most natives/locals would do, and there isn’t really much repeat business I’d imagine.