Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Tourists Stranded In New York By Hurricane Sandy Take Hit In Costs, But Remain Upbeat

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Tourists Stranded In New York By Hurricane Sandy Take Hit In Costs, But Remain Upbeat
Oct 30th 2012, 04:15

Living in Manila, Philippines, Martin Gaw is used to hurricanes. He has seen hurricanes and typhoons that lasted four days, during which water levels were waist-deep. But he didn't expect to spend his fall vacation in New York City bunkered down at the JW Marriott on Central Park South, watching the incoming Hurricane Sandy through the lobby windows.

Now, instead of going to a museum, a Broadway play or visiting the 9/11 memorial, Gaw is paying about $800 a night for his family to sit in their hotel and watch weather updates.

"I'm disappointed in a way," Gaw said. "But I'm thinking of the safety of my family."

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