A sprint to Times Square, the Las Vegas Strip: How international tourists spent their first hours in the US after travel ban lift
Tourists arriving in the United States on the first day the international travel ban was lifted were treated to festivities across the country.
British Airways welcomed passengers Monday to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York with frosted cookies shaped like yellow city cabs and big apples.
In Manhattan, the Empire State Building flashed red, white and blue lights, and a banner at the top of Red Steps in Times Square said: “Welcome Back World!”