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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Businesses struggle to survive in strangely quiet York Beach
The summer season there and in other coastal Maine towns is off to a vastly different start this year because of the coronavirus and restrictions on visitors from out of state.