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Covid-19 News: Live Updates - The New York Times

Trump supporters gather indoors as journalists ask why he played down the virus.

President Trump on Sunday held a campaign rally indoors for the first time since late June, when he appeared at an event in Tulsa, Okla., that was later blamed for a surge in coronavirus cases in the area.

The rally on Sunday night, held at a manufacturing plant outside Las Vegas in defiance of a state directive limiting indoor gatherings to 50 people, was attended by thousands of supporters, the vast majority of whom did not wear masks.

Steve Sisolak, the Democratic governor of Nevada, said on Twitter that Mr. Trump was “taking reckless and selfish actions” that endangered the lives of people in the state. “This is an insult to every Nevadan who has followed the directives, made sacrifices and put their neighbors before themselves,” he said. “It’s also a direct threat to all of the recent progress we’ve made, and could potentially set us back.”

The Trump campaign had vetted several outdoor venues, but they were all blocked by the governor, according to an administration official familiar with the planning. Tim Murtaugh, a campaign spokesman, defended the indoor setting, saying in a statement, “If you can join tens of thousands of people protesting in the streets, gamble in a casino, or burn down small businesses in riots, you can gather peacefully under the First Amendment to hear from the president of the United States.”

Earlier in the day, White House and Republican officials struggled to respond to sharp questioning by Sunday morning news hosts about why Mr. Trump knowingly played down the coronavirus in the crucial early months of the pandemic, as revealed by the journalist Bob Woodward in his new book, “Rage.”

The White House trade adviser, Peter Navarro, claimed on the CNN program “State of the Union” that “nobody knew” how dangerous the virus was at the time the president spoke to Mr. Woodward in February and March. In fact, Mr. Navarro himself wrote a memo in late January warning Trump administration officials that the virus could cost the United States trillions of dollars and put millions of Americans at risk of illness or death.

Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, provided a different defense of the president, saying that Mr. Trump had understood the serious threat the virus posed by early February but was “calm and steady and methodical” because he did not want to cause a panic.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration under Mr. Trump, suggested on the CBS program “Face the Nation” that the president might have chosen to underplay the seriousness of the virus in part because he was getting bad information early on from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health agencies.

In an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired on Sunday night, Mr. Woodward discussed interviews he recorded with the president. He said Mr. Trump was warned about the danger at a Jan. 28 meeting by a deputy national security adviser, Matthew Pottinger.

“Pottinger said his contacts in China told him, ‘This is going to be like the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic that killed 675,000 people in this country,’” Mr. Woodward said.

Amazon said on Monday that it would hire 100,000 new workers in the United States and Canada for its warehouses and logistics network, another sign that the pandemic has resulted in a huge growth in demand for the e-commerce giant.

Amazon has been one of the biggest winners of the crisis as people turn to online shopping rather than visit traditional brick-and-mortar retailers; those businesses have been decimated. As the broader economy suffered from the economic fallout of Covid-19, Amazon reported record sales and profit last quarter.

Dave Clark, senior vice president of worldwide operations for Amazon, said in a news release that the company was opening 100 buildings this month for sorting products, delivery and other purposes. The new jobs will pay a starting wage of $15 per hour and will include a $1,000 starting bonus in some cities.

The hiring announcement is on top of the 33,000 salaried job openings that Amazon said last week it had available in areas such as cloud computing and warehouse management. In 2020, Amazon said, it has opened 75 new fulfillment and sorting centers, regional air hubs and delivery stations in the United States and Canada.

Amazon previously said that it hired 175,000 additional people to meet the huge surge in demand related to Covid-19.

Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister, left the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan on Monday morning. It had been nearly two weeks since he was admitted with pneumonia after contracting the coronavirus.

“It was a difficult ordeal,” Mr. Berlusconi said, “perhaps the most dangerous of my life.” He warned Italians not to underestimate the gravity of the virus and to act responsibly.

Mr. Berlusconi left the hospital shortly before noon to a smattering of applause and a gaggle of reporters. In a short, prepared speech, the 83-year old media mogul turned politician described the first three days of his stay as especially difficult. Doctors later told him, he said, that his viral count was the highest ever registered at the Milanese hospital.

Coronavirus cases have been growing in Italy in recent weeks, and Mr. Berlusconi most likely contracted the virus while vacationing on the island of Sardinia, which became a viral hot spot in August.

Mr. Berlusconi said Monday that his thoughts were with those who had “this very dangerous” virus and their families, as well as with doctors and health workers who had been working to assist them. “Many have lost their lives, and they have all been exposed to the virus in doing their duty,” he said.

Italian students returned to school on Monday, and Mr. Berlusconi urged them to “not underestimate” the virus and to be rigorous in respecting social-distancing rules.

It was Europe’s largest refugee camp. Its squalid conditions made it one of the most notorious. Then the coronavirus found its way in.

If the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos was a tinderbox, the virus was the spark.

When the authorities tried to quarantine the residents, a small group of asylum seekers, angry that their living situations were somehow about to get even worse, began setting blazes, officials and aid workers say.

Now, with the camp destroyed, some 8,000 adults and 4,000 children, among them hundreds of infants, are stranded without shelter or sanitation.

“We escaped from fire, but everything is black,” said Mujtaba Saber, sitting on a thin blanket spread on a street, next to his napping 3-year-old son. His 20-day-old baby slept nearby in her mother’s arms.

The Times’s Matina Stevis-Gridneff, who is on Lesbos, reports that the Greek army has been setting up a new camp. The authorities said they hoped to relocate the migrants, nearly two-thirds of whom are Afghans, into 2,000 tents.

For now, they’ve been sleeping on tombstones and the side of the road, in parking lots and dried weeds on the hillsides. Some have pitched makeshift tents with bamboo poles and blankets. They’ve used the few clothes they have to make mattresses so their babies don’t sleep on tarmac.

“I think sleeping on the street is bad, but Moria is bad-bad,” said Mahbube Ahzani, 15, who had been in the camp with her family for 10 months. But what will be worse, she said, is the “new Moria.”

In other developments around the world:

New Zealand is likely to end coronavirus restrictions on Sept. 21, with the exception of its largest city, Auckland, where an outbreak occurred last month. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that current alert levels would be maintained for another week and then be lowered if case numbers stayed the same. She also said physical distancing rules on planes and other public transportation would be dropped, allowing more passengers to travel at the same time, though they still must wear masks. New Zealand reported one new case on Monday linked to the Auckland cluster, bringing the country’s total to 1,798.

India reported 92,071 new cases on Monday, the fifth consecutive day that new cases exceeded 90,000 in the country, according to a New York Times database. India has the world’s second-highest number of cases after the United States. On Monday, members of Parliament were gathering for a session with social-distancing precautions.

Starting Monday, Britain has lowered the limit on the number of people allowed to meet to six from 30. The country recorded 3,330 new infections on Sunday, the third consecutive day of new case counts surpassing 3,000, a level not seen in Britain since May.

Also in Britain, London’s West End will reopen its first musical since March. “Six,” the hit about the wives of King Henry VIII, will start an 11-week run at the Lyric Theater on Nov. 14. It was supposed to debut on Broadway the day New York’s theaters closed.

Antarctica, the only continent free of the coronavirus, is preparing for an influx of researchers in the coming months as a change of season makes studies on the icy South Pole more feasible. The first researchers, from the United States, arrived on Monday after quarantining in New Zealand.

Israel will be returning to a nationwide lockdown for at least three weeks, starting on Friday, the eve of the Jewish New Year.

A health official in Australia said on Monday that she was under police protection because of death threats amid rising opposition to her pandemic policies. Dr. Jeannette Young, the chief health officer of Queensland, had been criticized over a requirement that travelers from other parts of Australia quarantine for two weeks, especially after a woman in quarantine was not allowed to attend her father’s funeral.

Ethiopia, which has some of the highest virus cases and deaths in Africa, formed a partnership with a Chinese company to increase testing capacity. On Sunday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed presided over the opening of a commercial test-kit production facility in the capital that he said would produce kits for both the local market and export, with a focus on African nations.

The outcry was galvanized by the news that AstraZeneca’s chief executive disclosed why it had recently halted its vaccine trial — because a person given the vaccine had experienced serious neurological symptoms — at a closed meeting organized by J.P. Morgan, the investment bank.

AstraZeneca said on Saturday that an outside panel had cleared its trial in Britain to begin again, but the company has not given any details about the patient’s condition, nor has it released a transcript of the executive’s remarks to investors, which were reported by the news outlet STAT and later confirmed by an analyst for J.P. Morgan.

Another front-runner in the vaccine race, Pfizer, made a similarly terse announcement on Saturday: The company is proposing to expand its clinical trial to include thousands more participants, but it gave few other details.

Critics say American taxpayers are entitled to know more since the federal government has committed billions of dollars to vaccine research and to buying the vaccines. And greater transparency could also help bolster faltering public confidence in vaccines.

“Trust is in short supply,” said Dr. Harlan Krumholz, a cardiologist and health care researcher at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., who has spent years prodding companies and academic researchers to share more trial data with outside scientists. “And the more that they can share, the better off we are.”

The National Football League’s season got into full swing on Sunday, and Kurt Streeter, a sports columnist for The Times, was watching. He writes:

The return of professional football to a nation living on a raw and perilous edge, still struggling to confront a lethal virus and trying to heal its deep racial wounds, offered fans a tense and unlikely paradox. I loved watching the games, but I loathed it, too.

After so many endless, pent-up weeks, maybe you couldn’t wait to see the impossible tackles and stunning touchdowns. But at the same time, maybe you worried about what the return of professional football might mean for sports, for the nation and for all of us.

Hold tight. We could be one big outbreak of Covid-19 away from a calamity and deep regret.

Reporting was contributed by Livia Albeck-Ripka, Abdi Latif Dahir, Jennifer Jett, Annie Karni, Isabel Kershner, Alex Marshall, Jennifer Medina, Elisabetta Povoledo, Adam Satariano, Anna Schaverien, Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Kurt Streeter, and Katie Thomas.

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spudandemdotravels-blog · 6 years

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New Zealand - Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson, back to Auckland and HOME!

Bonjour tout le monde!

(Some of the photos are extras from the last couple of posts as we had too many!)

After leaving Gentle Annies campsite, we wound our way north along the south highways 6 and 60 towards Motueka which was to be our last town on the South Island. Thanks to Betsy (our trusty wagon), the drive was yet again faultless and the scenery was now unsurprisingly beautiful. We wound up through mountains and then onto the flatlands in the Nelson area before turning north west towards the Abel Tasman national park.

(The evening view from Gentle Annie’s campsite)

(Gigantic mussel shells on the beach at Gentle Annie’s)

This time round we picked a basic but very cheap ($6 per night) campsite between Motueka and the city of Nelson. We had to tackle cold showers, no washing up facilities let alone kitchen, and no Cow Shed cafe. Boohoo! However, as we were all feeling the pinch budget-wise and didn’t want to isolate ourselves in the national park due to forecast bad weather, the decision was a solid one. As with most of our travel days, we ended up lacking time to do anything other than set up camp by the time we arrived, although (despite a slight hiccup which involved Em ripping off a toenail on a tent peg) Dan managed to squeeze in a quick ‘gym’ session in the kids park before bed as he had energy to burn after being cooped up in the car all day!

Our plan for the next day was to head into the north of Abel Tasman national park, named after an early Dutch explorer who discovered the South Island. The drive was one of the windiest of the trip, and the 60 miles from the campsite to Totaranui took us over two hours. The mighty Takaka Hill tried its best to wind us into a breakdown, but Betsy was having none of it!

The first part of the day was a short walk out to Skinner Point which looks out over Goat Bay and Totaranui beach. This helped to get the blood flowing, so we turned north and make our way to Anapai Beach. The beach was a perfect spot to stop for lunch and to be harassed by the local Weka birds. It reminded us of some of the Asian beaches we had been on, although the climate was a lot different! After lunch we walked on a bit further to another lookout point before turning back for the car. We covered about 12km which we felt was enough to take in the north of the park, and then walked another 4km to the stunning Wainui falls and back on our way back to the campsite.

The next day was put aside to explore the southern part of the national park. We had a more relaxed start to the day, caught up on tasks that needed WiFi in Motueka and then drove onto Marahau, the trail head. The walk was another out and back totalling around 11km. Whereas the north of the park felt very isolated and wild, we felt that this walk was nicer as you follow coastline and are awarded great views at almost every significant turn. We initially stopped for lunch on a tiny beach just further on from Tinline Bay but we found that the tide was coming in at a rate of knots. So as to avoid getting wet cheese and biscuits we scuttled off and found another more accommodating stretch of sand on Coquille Bay which is found down a path that follows a small valley off the main trail. The weather was defying the forecast, so after we finished eating we soaked up some sun before pushing on to Apple Tree Bay, a bigger and more popular beach, which was our half way point.

We woke up to rain the next morning, which wasn’t a disappointment as we had thought for a minute that a hurricane due to hit Australia might be making its way towards us. Thankfully it was just bog standard rain that we had, so we used the weather as an opportunity to spend the day in Nelson city. We initially tried the market in Motueka, but unfortunately there were hardly any vendors. We managed to buy a couple of souvenirs to take back with us, but made our way into the city after an hour or so. By the time we we arrived the rain had stopped. We walked around the city for a while to decide where we would stop for lunch, and settled on a tantalising sharing seafood platter in Cod and Lobster at the top of the high street. We felt like we deserved one nice meal out before we flew back to Blighty, and it didn’t disappoint! In the afternoon we strolled around the small but beautiful Queens Gardens, and the art gallery next door before finding a cafe to kill an hour or two. In honesty, we could probably have explored the city a bit more, but as we had two solid days of travelling lined up, we chose to chill our beans instead!

The next day was the longest day we had had in a while! We were up bright and early to pack down and make our way to Picton in time for our ferry. We arrived with an hour to spare so that we could all follow up on messages relating to the sale of our kit (a burden we were all feeling by this point), and then boarded the ferry for what was to be a nauseating ride across the Cook Strait. As a result of the swells we were put back by a good half an hour and docked in Wellington at around 6pm. By the time we disembarked, ate and filled up with fuel it was gone 7pm and we had at least four hours of driving ahead of us. We made up the driving team; Spud driving and Em co-pilot, and we navigated the route we had taken almost four weeks ago with the utmost skill (modest). Our destination was a free campsite in Taupo that could accommodate tents, but was very popular so we weren’t guaranteed to find a pitch. We arrived at 11:30pm, dog tired, and completely not in the mood for putting up the tent, eventually we found a little patch to squeeze our tent on that wasn’t at a 15* angle! It was gone midnight by the time we got our heads down, and whilst the night sky was magical we knew we were in for a cold one.

We woke up thinking that our noses had dropped off. The silver lining of it being the most basic campsite we had stayed in was that it was a five minute drive from some natural hot springs. We were all struggling with the previous days travel, but managed to dry off the tent, sweep it down and pack it up ready for its sale scheduled for the next day, before making our way to Spa Park for a natural bath. We soaked for a while before refuelling ourselves and the car, and hitting the highway towards Auckland.

(Taupo hot springs)

We arrived at around 3pm, said our goodbyes to Brendan and Erin and cracked on with the days tasks. We were to pick up keys for Tom and Leonie’s flat where we would be staying until the 28th, sell the tent, clean down the kit on the roof, deliver the stove and gas bottle, deliver the mattresses, buy food for us, and then sell the chilly bin all before bed time. I am sure you are not surprised to read that we were well overdue a hot shower, a good nights sleep with real pillows (our cheap ones had all but turned to mush), in a real bed, in an actual building that night. We slept like logs!

Our final full day in Auckland was spent selling yet more of our camping equipment, and preparing for our flight the next day. Oh, and we forgot to mention that we bought a van on eBay that Dan had been keeping an eye on over the last couple of weeks. That’s the transport box ticked for when we get home! By mid-afternoon we were getting cabin fever, so we ventured out into the city to buy some Kiwi hops for Dans beer making venture, and for him to get a haircut after the DIY do’s he had been getting from Em (she won’t be changing career anytime soon!) with his beard clippers over the last couple of months. We rounded up the day with a mini roast NZ lamb which was delicious having only had it on one other occasion whilst in NZ.

(Sunset near Athol)

Again we slept like logs and before heading to the airport we had just a few more errands to run before we returned the car after a grand total of 6700km of driving over the last five weeks. We felt like errand machines by this point but it was great to know that everything was in line for our return to good ol’ Blighty!

What an adventure the last six months have been for us. We have learned so much about ourselves individually and as a couple (naturally, after around 4380 consecutive hours in each other’s company!) and about a plethora of cultures and countries along the way. It has been fascinating to see how different parts of the world function, and bewildering to see that in most of Asia, people seem to get by with little to no obvious regulation by ‘public’ services! Our eyes and horizons have been significantly widened as a result of the trip, and inline with Emily’s facebook post, we sincerely thank all of you who have helped us to be able to do it. We don’t believe that we will be returning as different people. We have heard some people say that they are on special journeys to ‘find themselves’, and have seen (and smelled) people who have clearly got in touch with their more bohemian side, but that’s just not us. What we have done is to vow to make some adjustments to the way we live to minimise our impact on the environment. Seeing more of the world, particularly those areas that are less economically developed that the UK, has focused our attention on environmental and ecological impacts of our behaviour. We have seen the results of horrific natural disasters, mindless use of single-use plastics and unbelievable amounts of plastic debris and general rubbish in some of the most beautiful areas we have ever seen. We really believe that now is the time for a collective effort to minimise the damage that we are causing in both visible and indirect ways. In particular, reducing meat consumption and increasing quality will be focused on, as well as conservation of water, minimising plastic use and recycling/reusing as much as possible.

Anyhow, we both cannot wait to see everyone at home. It will likely take us a little while to catch up with you all, given that we need to find jobs, a place to live, and carry on with the wedding planning, but we promise we will be in touch just as soon as possible!

Spud & Em x

(Soaking up the rays by Lake Wanaka)

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joryhenley · 1 month

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bestbeds-blog · 6 years

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idiyafurniture · 4 years

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Give a Glamorous Look to Your Home With Exquisite Furnitures of Idiya

Furniture plays a key role in enhancing the beauty of your home. However, it is incredibly challenging to make the right choice that suits the home exactly. Thus, it is important to know which furniture is required for your home. For instance, Ikea living room furniture is best for your living room as they are one of the finest quality with style.

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carsalesinaustralia-blog · 6 years

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1999 Nissan Pathfinder for sale in Gold Coast

1999 Nissan Pathfinder (Complete setup)

5.000

$ 4225

Everything you need to take on the outback or do 'the lap' of Australia.

Price is negotiable

I am not a backpacker, but this would be an awesome setup for a backpackers, I am an aircraft engineer who spends his time divided between New Zealand and Australia working on a contract basis, this vehicle has served me well gold prospecting in the outback and rural Victoria between gigs but with some regret I'm leaving this lifestyle behind to take on a long term contract at Air New Zealand in Auckland so this needs to sell.

Fresh RWC, Rego until 27 DEC

This is a Queensland registered car for sale in Queensland, it doesn't draw attention to itself like an out of state vehicle would, getting a defect notice on a dodgy WA car will ruin your trip.

Nissan Pathfinder 1999 315,000kms 4WD, 3.3L Petrol V6, Automatic

2-inch suspension lift with load leveling airbags. (good for towing heavy camper trailers) Snorkle Diff Breathers LSD Differentials front & rear Bridgestone Dueler AT (all terrain, good for sand and mixed highway / offroad driving) Bull bars (fabricated steel) Flood lights 7 inch/6000 lumens each Tow bar and wiring for towing 2 heavy duty front snatch points 3 Heavy Duty Rhino Rack roof rack crossbeams Steel cage for extra roof storage which integrates with the rooftop tent Recently serviced, sparks plugs, air filter, oil filter, accessory drive belts and wiper blades all replaced.

SLEEPING

BRAND NEW UNUSED Adventure Kings Tourer rooftop tent + annex room Eggshell mattress (for those who like sleeping on their side) Double sleeping bag, OzTrail Nullabor Limit -5C/Comfort 0C Kings 2.5m x 2.5m Awning + removable fly screen tent

ELECTRICAL AND LIGHTING

Front to back wiring &S (heavy duty figure 8, sheathed) Deep cycle battery 12V-100AH, sealed lead-acid, in custom-made steel box under rear floor DC-DC Charge controller CTEK D250SA with onboard MPPT 2 x USB + 2 x 12V/15Amp (cigarette style) sockets in boot Solar panel 300W fold out with carry bag + chain w/2 key locks Fridge 40L WAECO Compressor CF40 w/cover – purchased NEW in July 2018 LED 12V camp light kit with dimmer, magnets, extra cables and ties 20 meters 240V extension cord and 4 point multiboard

CAMPING

Levelling ramps and stoppers Snatch strap kit (new / unused) Set of 2 VHF CB radios 2W ORICOM 20L petrol jug 3 x 20L water jugs with tap Gasmate LPG 2 burner camping stove 4kg LPG bottle 4ft fold-out table, 2 camping chairs 2 storage boxes for food, 1 for cookware, range of Sistema plastic boxes Full set of cookware with cutlery and service for 4.

Vehicle is in Coolangatta on the Gold Coast, please PM if you are interested.

See more at: https://www.carmall.com.au/

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trademycampervan · 7 years

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$3,000 honda odyssey Camper-Car Located in Auckland

The van is a very well maintained car. Perfect for your next camping trip.

It's a "Selfcontained-certified" car. You can camp for free at many campsites in New Zealand!

Honda Odyssey 1999 Camper van.

Details: - Honda Odyssey Camper-Van (1999) - 198.000 km - Engine: Petrol Automatic - Self-contained certified - WOF: 07/18 - Clima automatic - Big storage room under the bed

Equipment: - Big mattress ( for 2 persons ) - Tent x 2 ( 1x2 person tent & 1x1 person tent ) - Camping chair - Camping table - Camping gas cooker - Dishes, pots, pans, gas stove - 6 big storage boxes

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sofabedsnz-blog · 7 years

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The best ways to Locate an Inexpensive Sofa Beds Nz

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A sleeper sofa is a helpful furniture piece for any kind of home that intends to have resting area for guests, but doesn't have a visitor room. However, we all know that a poor quality sleeper sofa, no matter exactly how little it sets you back, is a negative buy. Nevertheless, nearly every person's slept on one that was thin, bumpy, had steel bars in awkward areas, or was or else unpleasant. Exactly how do you find affordable sofa beds Auckland that will not really feel affordable when you have guests over? Here's a take a look at some ideas.

Initially, know just what you're mosting likely to utilize the sofa for the most. You see most manufacturers of sofa beds NZ focus either on comfy resting or comfortable sitting. It's unusual to discover someone who'll consider both. So decide if you'll mainly use this as a couch, or if you'll mostly use it as a bed. Be practical - sofa beds are never ever the absolute best at being either kind of furnishings.

Have a great idea of exactly what you're willing to pay before you head out buying, too. A respectable couch is mosting likely to be at least six hundred dollars at the least expensive. The sofa beds under 5 hundred might look cheap, yet they're not truly worth it in the future. It's usually a far better idea to wait for a more pricey sleeper sofa to go on sale compared to it is to opt for one that's going to be lumpy and unpleasant.

Decide which sort of sofa bed you want, too. There's the standard pullout model, a folding futon, as well as a davenport. All are thought about "sofa-beds" and all of them have their own one-of-a-kind qualities and also peculiarities. Do a little research study in advance so you understand exactly what to rule our today. Add in the cost of a mattress pad and also fitted sheet for many sofa beds NZ, considering that you do not intend to discolor the material. Futons with different covers are very easy to clean, yet upholstered sleeper sofa could be tricky to get rid of discolorations from.

When you most likely to the store, see to it you can get the sales person to open up and close the item before you. Try it yourself, also. If you cannot do this, be questionable. This affordable sleeper sofa might not truly be a deal. No person intends to utilize a sleeper sofa that won't run efficiently. Similarly, if the sales representative will not allow you lie on the sleeper sofa for greater than a couple of secs, it's probably due to the fact that they don't want to discover what's incorrect with the cushion.

Invest a little time on the bed to make sure it's comfortable. Try moving it and raising it, as well - specifically if you'll have to move it around in your home. Step the mattress to make certain it's a "genuine" full, queen, or double; so that you know your sheets will fit correctly.

Never ever deal quest on a price-only basis. An excellent cheap furniture will be one that's got all the features you need, fits, as well as simple to control. Anything else is truly simply a pricey nuisance. Take the time to discover exactly what you're most likely to obtain for a given cost, and afterwards seek deals because variety. Nevertheless, if your furniture looks as well great to be real, it most likely is. Shop smart to obtain a wonderful bargain on a brand-new sofa bed for your guests.

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touristguidebuzz · 8 years

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New Zealand Doesn’t Have Enough Hotel Rooms to Accommodate Crush of Tourists

Infrastructure in many parts of New Zealand can't handle increased tourism. Pictured are tourists at Stirling Falls on New Zealand's South Island. CameliaTWU / Flickr

Skift Take: New Zealand needs to come to terms with its infrastructure problems in hospitality or it will be maxing out tourism opportunities. Although sometimes that can be a good thing if a destination gets overrun with visitors.

— Dan Peltier

When their flight home to the U.S. from Auckland was delayed last month, a group of 53 elderly American tourists was put up in a traditional Maori meeting house for the night because all the city’s hotels were full.

The visitors were welcomed by an elder, given biscuits and a cup of tea before being shown to their sleeping arrangements — mattresses on the floor of the tennis court-sized hall adorned with Maori wood carvings.

“We were joking with them that it was a bit like being young again at an American holiday camp,” said Jenny Nuku, treasurer of the Maori community center, called Te Puea Marae. “They all were laughing.”

While the alternative accommodation made for a unique cultural experience, it illustrates how New Zealand’s tourism boom is stretching infrastructure to breaking point. With 3.5 million short-term arrivals last year — 480,000 more than had been projected only two years earlier — a lack of capacity may end up harming the nation’s biggest foreign exchange earner.

Scenic walks across volcanic plateaus and through snow-capped alpine valleys are becoming congested, while small towns servicing adventure activities like jet-boat rides down surging rivers or guided walks across 7,000-year-old glaciers are finding their sewerage systems overloaded.

“If we don’t fix these things and look to the long term, we’ll be putting a cap on our own growth,” said Quinton Hall, chief executive officer of Ngai Tahu Tourism, one of the country’s biggest adventure tourism operators. “We’ve got a natural cap on our peak period right now because we just don’t have the accommodation in New Zealand. Even if they wanted to come, they couldn’t find anywhere to sleep.”

No Room at the Inn

Tourist numbers jumped 12 percent in 2016 and are forecast to reach 4.5 million by 2022 — almost matching the country’s current population of 4.7 million. Government research last year identified a likely shortage of more than 4,500 hotel rooms by 2025, after taking into account existing construction plans for about 5,200 new rooms.

Hotel occupancy in Auckland averages 94 percent in February and about 86 percent over the year, with the nation’s largest city frequently full.

“If immediate solutions aren’t found, it is unlikely we will continue to grow at current levels,” said Dean Humphries, national director of hotels at Colliers International. “If we are going to continue to see more tourists come into the country, where do they go?”

In the regions, the influx is causing different problems, with infrastructure like car parks and toilets straining under the load.

Volcanic Plateau

At the 19.4-kilometer (12-mile) Tongariro Alpine Crossing, a track through a World Heritage Area on the central North Island volcanic plateau, thousands of tourists are overwhelming facilities designed to be used by a few hundred people a day.

In Glenorchy, near Queenstown, where Ngai Tahu offers jet boating, canoeing and horseback trail rides, the company is forced to bring in chemical toilets during peak season because the small town’s waste-water facilities are insufficient.

There’s a similar issue at Franz Josef, the South Island township near the spectacular glacier of the same name, where untreated sewerage was pumped into a nearby river after a surge in tourist numbers.

The overloading is fueling concern that a bad tourist experience will harm New Zealand’s clean green image and dent an industry that earned NZ$14.5 billion ($10 billion) from foreign visitors last year — a fifth of all export receipts.

Funding the infrastructure that’s required is now sparking debate.

Remote Attractions

Many of New Zealand’s natural attractions are remote, and the nearest towns don’t generate enough local taxes to pay for the car parks and rest stops visitors need.

Regional councils this week estimated NZ$1.4 billion needs to be spent on tourism infrastructure to keep pace with demand. The government, which disputed that figure, has allocated NZ$17.5 million. The association representing tourism operators wants more, noting that foreign tourists contribute NZ$1.15 billion annually to the government’s coffers in sales taxes alone.

Christopher Luxon, Air New Zealand’s chief executive officer, said last year he supported a national bed tax and a border levy on visitors to help fund tourism investment.

There are also growing calls for visitors to pay to enter national parks, as they do most days at the Yellowstone and Grand Canyon national parks in the U.S.

“We provide all sorts of things free of entry, but not free of costs,” said David Simmons, professor of tourism at Lincoln University in Christchurch. “We need an informed discussion about user pays.”

Solving the accommodation shortage will be in the hands of private investors such as Auckland International Airport Ltd. and Tainui Group Holdings. They are building a 250-room five-star hotel near the international terminal under Accor SA’s Pullman brand, due to open in late 2019.

Until then, Jenny Nuku can expect more calls for emergency lodgings at Te Puea Marae, whose entire hall can be rented for NZ$500 a day. That’s less than NZ$10 per person for the 53 American tourists who bedded down there last month and got the added bonus of an authentic encounter with Maori culture.

“They said they’d traveled around New Zealand, and this was the first real cultural experience they’d had,” Nuku said with a chuckle. “They had their phones and iPads out, taking selfies. We were just happy to be of assistance.”19

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