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Jul 17, 2020

One town shows what summer tourism looks like in the COVID-19 era

The rate on a 30-year-fixed mortgage is the lowest it’s been in decades. Why? British Airways is retiring its entire Boeing 747 jumbo jet fleet. Also, a town in Colorado illustrates the clash between summer tourism and a pandemic.

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Colorado town tries to balance summer tourist season and COVID-19
by Laura Palmisano
Laura Palmisano
Lake City, Colorado, depends on tourist dollars in the summer. Now it’s asking those visitors to take precautions.
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British Airways retires its Boeing 747 fleet
The airline was the world’s largest operator of the planes. The BBC has more details.
Mortgage rates reach a 50-year low
Chris Low stops by to shed some light on the markets and how mortgage rates got to this point.

The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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One town shows what summer tourism looks like in the COVID-19 era

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Segments From This Episode

Colorado town tries to balance summer tourist season and COVID-19

British Airways retires its Boeing 747 fleet

Mortgage rates reach a 50-year low

The Team