North Country tourist attractions seek looser restrictions for spring, summer

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Tourist attractions in the North Country that were hit hard financially last year because of the coronavirus are hoping some changes can be made so they can provide more jobs and help the local economy.



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A representative for 17 White Mountain attractions told the governor’s Economic Reopening Task Force on Friday that last season was the worst they have had since World War II because of COVID-19 restrictions placed on those businesses.

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“Our employment numbers dropped to their lowest in years, down 30 to 50%, and

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Camping and Caravanning Services Market in 2020 Trends, Standardization, Challenges Research, Key Players and Forecast to 2025

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Lufthansa Group announces around 20 new vacation destinations from Frankfurt, 13 new destinations from Munich

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Lufthansa Group has made this announcement:

This summer, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are offering the most extensive range of vacation destinations in years, thus further demonstrating the company’s knowledge of the leisure travel market.  Over the course of the summer Lufthansa plans to add around 20 new vacation destinations to its flight program from Frankfurt and 13 new holiday destinations from Munich. Special focus:  the Caribbean, the Canary Islands and Greece.

Effective vaccines, comprehensive testing services and strict hygiene concepts of airports and airlines are good prerequisites for the resumption, this summer, of long-awaited vacations. The airlines of

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Visitation up and down at North Dakota’s top tourist spot

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Visitation to North Dakota’s No. 1 tourist attraction fell last year, but it wasn’t all because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park saw about 558,000 visitors in 2020, the fewest since 2013. Visitation fell 20% from 2019, but some months last year spiked substantially over the previous year — including December, which saw a 173% jump. Visitation is measured in an algorithm counting people who stop in visitor centers combined with an average of people in vehicles.

Park Superintendent Wendy Ross sees “so many variables, especially this past year.”

“I don’t put

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Camping and RV stocks are ‘back in a big way,’ Jim Cramer says

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The coronavirus pandemic put a dent in the travel and leisure industry, but one segment of the industry has benefited from the health crisis, according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer.

The “Mad Money” host on Tuesday highlighted an “incredible, stealth bull market” in the recreational vehicle and camping stocks, advising that investors take advantage on a dip in the future.

“I think the pandemic has given the industry a huge long-term boost, but the stocks might pull back as Wall Street realizes that the recession could be longer than they expected and even deeper,” Cramer said. “If you

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