The new flights could be temporary or long-term, depending on their popularity and the recovery of business travel.
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Frontier Airlines to offer spring flights between Portland and Tampa
The budget airline will offer a month of direct flights to the popular Florida destination three days a week starting in April.
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Mills relaxes quarantine rules for visitors, eases business restrictions heading into tourism season
The changes are aimed at drawing summer tourists to Maine as the federal government steps up the supplies of COVID-19 vaccinations nationwide.
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Trade group again names Portland’s jetport best in North America
Maine’s biggest airport received top marks for customer service for the fourth year in a row.
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Western Maine tourism, recreation get a funding boost
The University of Maine has received $286,800 to provide workforce training for the industries.
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Transportation business in Maine still running on empty, months into pandemic
Air, bus and rail passenger volumes are minuscule compared with last year as most consumers continue to avoid long-distance trips and mass transit.
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Late summer boost helps some Maine tourism businesses stay afloat
By some measures, Maine defied expectations that restrictions prompted by the coronavirus pandemic would doom small and seasonal businesses dependent on annual mobs of tourists.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Hospitality, tourism businesses have been heroes in COVID crisis
They have helped many small businesses weather the pandemic while keeping themselves and customers safe.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Tourism-related COVID cases in Bar Harbor area warrant close scrutiny
Meanwhile, everyone in Maine, visitor and resident alike, should act as if the virus is around.
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Maine’s tourism industry on life-support as visitors trickle back
Hotel occupancy and out-of-state traffic increased over July but many businesses are still barely hanging on and hope to survive through the summer.