New Hampshire’s tourism industry is gearing up for a strong Independence Day holiday weekend.
The state tourism forecast, produced by the Institute for New Hampshire Studies, calls for more than 900,000 visitors over the three-day weekend, spending over $140 million.
Those numbers would be in line with the state's overall summer forecasts, which project a 3 percent rise in the number of visitors and the amount of money those visitors will spend over last year. Those forecasts are slightly higher than other recent projections.
Analysts say the increased amount of tourism is due in part to a stronger job market and gas prices that remain lower than those of recent years.
AAA of Northern New England is expecting New England travel to exceed national averages over the three day weekend.
New Hampshire’s tourism industry is preparing for a busy Memorial Day weekend.
New Hampshire’s tourism industry is looking at opportunities to reach out to Canadian visitors as part of a two day annual conference.
New Hamsphire tourism officials say they’re concerned about the impact of proposed cuts in the state’s next two-year budget.
The plan put forth by the House Finance Committee last month cut nearly $3.8 million from $4.7 million Gov. Maggie Hassan requested for each of the next two years for the Division of Travel and Tourism Development.