Maine’s tourism industry on life-support as visitors trickle back

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 30, 2020

There are signs that conditions for Maine’s mammoth tourism industry improved over the past month, but many businesses remain on life support coming into the second half of the critical summer season. Out-of-state traffic on the Maine Turnpike has jumped and hotel occupancy has grown substantially over the past month. But testing and quarantine requirements for many visitors, including those from Massachusetts, are still keeping tourist traffic down, and the overall suppressed demand means business in Maine’s tourism epicenters is anything but normal.