Maine tourism industry expects boost after travel restrictions end Saturday
Residents from all U.S. states will be allowed unrestricted travel to Maine, signifying a potentially booming summer tourism season this year.
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Dylan McKay and Vanessa Cremeans of Salt Lake City, Utah, take a selfie from Dyer Point with Cape Elizabeth Light in the background on April 17. Leaders of Maine s tourism industry are looking forward to the lifting of some travel restrictions on Saturday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
For the first time in more than a year, all U.S. residents soon will be allowed unrestricted travel to Maine, offering a likely boost to the state’s recovering tourism industry.
Relaxed restrictions and increased capacity has Bar Harbor business owners excited
Gov. Mills Moving Maine Forward reopening plan brings life into the upcoming tourism season after tourist towns were hit hard last summer Author: Sam Rogers (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 6:13 PM EST March 5, 2021 Updated: 10:10 AM EST March 6, 2021
BAR HARBOR, Maine It s not unusual for Bar Harbor to be quiet during the first week of March businesses and restaurants are still weeks away from the typical tourism season. But Gov. Janet Mills Moving Maine Forward plan, announced Friday, sparked life into the idea of having a typical summer in town and across the state.