Opinion: Hospitality, tourism businesses have been heroes in COVID crisis

MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • September 6, 2020

As we break over this Labor Day weekend, in this most abnormal of all summers, let’s take a few moments to thank the tens of thousands of men and women who work in Maine’s hospitality and tourism industry for keeping our residents and visitors safe. Maine’s infection rates would not be nearly as low without the stalwart efforts of Maine’s largest private sector industry. This is the greatest untold story of our summer of discontent. Hospitality professionals are the unsung heroes of Maine’s COVID summer of 2020. ~ Steve Hewins, HospitalityMaine