The budget airline will offer a month of direct flights to the popular Florida destination three days a week starting in April.
Maine tourism
Seven Maine roads — 522 miles of nationally recognized awesome
Maine has three new National Scenic Byways, giving you even more historical, recreational and cultural reasons to hit the open road as summer beckons.
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.
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.
Mahoosuc Way website up and running
BETHEL — Last Wednesday, via Zoom, a group of business, municipal and non-profit leaders launched mahoosucway.com, and with it, the websites pledge to “embrace our place.” The website said the pledge “helps us communicate our community values to newcomers and visitors.” The five major points of the pledge are to “honor the land, explore wisely, […]
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.
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.
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.
Maine hotels step up safety measures to prove quarantines aren’t needed
Some are going to extreme lengths to keep air purified, guests spread apart and high-touch items disinfected.
Holiday weekend traffic leaving Maine snarls I-95 near New Hampshire line
The Maine Turnpike Authority reported heavy southbound traffic volume extending from Wells to York and beyond for most of the afternoon and evening.