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PublishedSeptember 20, 2020
Late summer boost helps some Maine tourism businesses stay afloat
By some measures, Maine defied expectations that restrictions prompted by the coronavirus pandemic would doom small and seasonal businesses dependent on annual mobs of tourists.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2020
Maine Voices: Hospitality, tourism businesses have been heroes in COVID crisis
They have helped many small businesses weather the pandemic while keeping themselves and customers safe.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
Our View: Tourism-related COVID cases in Bar Harbor area warrant close scrutiny
Meanwhile, everyone in Maine, visitor and resident alike, should act as if the virus is around.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Maine’s tourism industry on life-support as visitors trickle back
Hotel occupancy and out-of-state traffic increased over July but many businesses are still barely hanging on and hope to survive through the summer.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Maine hotels step up safety measures to prove quarantines aren’t needed
Some are going to extreme lengths to keep air purified, guests spread apart and high-touch items disinfected.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Holiday weekend traffic leaving Maine snarls I-95 near New Hampshire line
The Maine Turnpike Authority reported heavy southbound traffic volume extending from Wells to York and beyond for most of the afternoon and evening.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Without hordes of tourists, Mainers get summer to ourselves
Residents are enjoying parts of the state they'd normally never go to in July or August.
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PublishedJune 30, 2020
Maine hospitality industry’s revenue could fall by one-third this year, economists say
A preliminary report says the state's restaurants and lodging businesses stand to lose billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs because of the pandemic.
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PublishedJune 25, 2020
Economic recovery panel to suggest easing Maine’s restrictions on out-of-state visitors
A subcommittee of Gov. Janet Mills' Economic Recovery Committee recommends the state bring its strict entry requirements in line with those of other New England states.
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PublishedJune 22, 2020
Maine lodging industry ratchets up pressure on Mills to rescind visitor restrictions
Hotel and resort owners fear economic devastation if rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 stay in effect this summer.
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