Heather Bise, owner of The House of Bise Bespoke, poses on the front porch where she entertains guests, Monday, July 19, 2021, in Cleveland. Small businesses in the U.S. that depend on tourism and vacationers say business is bouncing back, as people re-book postponed trips and take advantage of loosening restrictions, a positive sign for the businesses that have struggled for more than a year. Bise started in 2019 and catered to international tourists, attracting guests from New Zealand, Botswana, Eastern Europe and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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In Santa Fe, N.M., Jenny Kimball, co-owner of the independent hotel La Fonda on the Plaza, with 180 rooms, said her hotel is sold out through the summer and booked about 90% on average for the fall. That s a welcome change from the two or three guests the hotel had at one point as it stayed open during the height of the pandemic. It s crazy busy, it s wonderful, everyone is happy, she said.
The clientele is different from that before the pandemic: There are more families and people working remotely, and they re staying longer, an average or four or five nights compared with two or three.
Small businesses lifted by return of summer tourists
MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writer
July 22, 2021
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1of8Heather Bise, owner of The House of Bise Bespoke, poses in the Art bedroom, Monday, July 19, 2021, in Cleveland. Small businesses in the U.S. that depend on tourism and vacationers say business is bouncing back, as people re-book postponed trips and take advantage of loosening restrictions, a positive sign for the businesses that have struggled for more than a year. Bise started in 2019 and catered to international tourists, attracting guests from New Zealand, Botswana, Eastern Europe and elsewhere.Tony Dejak/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8Heather Bise, owner of The House of Bise Bespoke, poses on the front porch where she entertains guests, Monday, July 19, 2021, in Cleveland. Small businesses in the U.S. that depend on tourism and vacationers say business is bouncing back, as people re-book postponed trips and take advantage of loosening rest
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