Monterey, California suffers without Chinese tourism

Ediz Tiyansan

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California ison the rebound after coping with the coronavirus for more than a year.The state isexpected to fully reopen by mid-June, which isgood news for the tourism industry.

Places like Monterey, California took a beatingduring the pandemic. The iconic bay on the U.S. West Coast had been attracting a growing number of Chinese visitors over the last decade, but that trend came to an abrupt endwhen things shut down. Ediz Tiyansan reports from Monterey.

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