With China set to become the largest market for travel in the U.S. in the coming years, the industry is anxiously watching the outcome of Trump’s push to enact tariffs on a range of Chinese goods.
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Low unemployment, fewer foreign workers has Maine’s seasonal businesses laboring to find help
Historically low unemployment and limited access to foreign workers have the hospitality industry in desperation and Sens. King and Collins pleading for federal relief.
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See a lot of tourists in Maine last year? Total visits rose to 36.7 million
That’s a five-year high, but the rate of growth slowed to 2.5% and tourists’ spending barely changed despite their increased presence.
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Frontier Airlines to start offering service out of Portland jetport
The discount carrier will have flights to Denver, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and Orlando, Florida, beginning this summer.
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Maine Office of Tourism wins international awards
The state takes a top prize for tourism marketing and another award for public relations from an international hospitality organization.
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Squire Tarbox Inn in Westport Island is sold
The new owners say they plan to keep the inn’s restaurant open and are already searching for a new chef.
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Former Acadia superintendent: Trump’s proposed budget cuts threaten national parks
Problems that we saw during the recent federal government shutdown would become the norm rather than the exception.
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Pig + Poet in Camden closes
The restaurant will be turned into private event space for the Whitehall hotel
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Maine Voices: Maine Land Trust Network helps support ‘the way life should be’
A recent report highlights the important benefits that land trusts contribute to local communities and the state.
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Boutique-style hotel planned as next step in Thompson’s Point redevelopment
Developers hope to attract guests with events, concerts and businesses in the redeveloped industrial yard.