Nearly $2.5 billion was spent in hotels and restaurants in Maine between June and September, blowing past the mark set in 2019.
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Tourism surged in Maine this summer after 2020 slowdown
The number of people visiting the state was far higher than in 2020 and even surpassed pre-pandemic volumes in 2019.
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Why climate change is making it harder to chase fall foliage
In northern Maine, where peak conditions typically arrive in late September, forest rangers had reported less than 70% color change and moderate leaf drop on Wednesday.
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Dry California town pleads with tourists to conserve
The coastal town of Mendocino relies on groundwater, but little rain and low river flow have wells running empty.
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Acadia, other national parks exploring options after being ‘loved to death’
Maine Sen. Angus King led a congressional subcommittee hearing to discuss options for addressing overcrowding at national parks.
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France reopens its borders to vaccinated American tourists, others
The country opened its borders Wednesday to foreign visitors who are inoculated against COVID-19 with vaccines approved by the European Union’s medicines agency.
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Countries that rely on tourism are racing to reopen to travel as pandemic recedes
The patchwork of rules around the globe can be hard to follow for anyone planning a trip.
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As mask rules ease, Maine businesses offer a patchwork of approaches
Consumer and service businesses will rely on the honor system for customers, but many require employees to show proof of vaccination.
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Greece joins Mediterranean race to win back tourists
Southern European countries are scrambling to reopen their tourism services to lure vacationers emerging from lockdowns.
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Fuel pipeline shutdown unlikely to affect Maine
Maine and New England do not depend on the Colonial Pipeline, a major East Coast source of gasoline and other fuels that shut down last week after a cyber attack but restarted Wednesday.