The Biden administration said Monday it is awarding $314 million in grants to 34 states and the District of Columbia to revitalize travel and tourism -- two industries hard hit by COVID-19. The funding, part of a broader COVID-19 relief package approved by Congress, comes as the United States on Monday lifted travel restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign nationals flying from 33 countries and from tourists crossing land borders from Mexico and Canada that have been in place starting in early 2020. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told Reuters in an interview "travel and tourism is one of the hardest hit industries." The industry is still struggling but will get a "shot in the arm" from the new demand. She said "people are anxious to travel... The demand is there. I thi...
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