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The new downtown Enid Best Western Glo Hotel.
The swimming pool area of the new downtown hotel Wednesday. (Billy Hefton / Enid News & Eagle)
Billy Hefton / Enid News & Eagle
Guest room in the new downtown hotel Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Billy Hefton / Enid News & Eagle)
Billy Hefton / Enid News & Eagle
Bathroom in a king guest room at the new downtown hotel Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Billy Hefton / Enid News & Eagle)
Billy Hefton / Enid News & Eagle
The sliding doors to downtown Enid finally will open Thursday.
After a decade of fits and starts, Enidâs Best Western GLÅ hotel, at 123 W. Maine, will begin taking online reservations Thursday for visitors to book one of its 96 rooms.
The historically charming streets of Guthrie could have become a veritable ghost town in 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic canceled beloved events like the Territorial Christmas festivities, Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival and 89er Days Celebration. Overnight visitors stopped booking rooms. The Scottish Rite Masonic Temple couldn t host tours, concerts or other events. Tourism is our bread and butter . and the pandemic was hampering our overnight tourism so much, said Justin Fortney, Guthrie s director of tourism and community development. But having Reagan posted up for such a long time was a lifesaver. Between Reagan and some of the Lazy E (Arena) events that they had there last year in 2020, those things were a lifeline to the economy here.