The latest COVID-19 variant Omicron has New Yorkers once again seeking solace and shelter outside the city. “We booked a week, but we may extend if it doesn’t feel safe to return,” said one L…
Kathy Corby, a Philadelphia resident, in front of her property in Saugerties, New York that she rents on AirBnB.Hotels outside NYC, including the Hamptons, are now seeing an uptick in visitors. “Our bookings increased 30 percent over pre-pandemic levels for this winter, and we have well over a million dollars in advance bookings for 2022,” said Dede Gotthelf, owner of Southampton Inn. “In the last two weeks, we had a very steep pickup with guests booking more frequent and longer stays.
Holly Corey, 53, a yoga teacher who lives on the Upper West Side, had been staying out East since the onset of the pandemic, but moved back to the city in the fall. “Even though we want to be isolated, I have to walk our dog several times a day, and I will feel safer in the woods than in a crowded city park,’’ said Farias, a 35-year-old financier. “We booked a week, but we may extend if it doesn’t feel safe to return.”
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