The number of tourists visiting Maine this past summer dipped by about 9% compared to the previous year.
Recent data from the Maine Office of Tourism show that direct spending between May and August barely dipped by 0.4%.
In addition, fewer visitors stayed with friends or family or in second homes this past summer and stayed fewer days in Maine, according to the report.
Becky Jacobson, executive director of Hospitality Maine, said visitation appears to be settling back down to 2019 levels from before the pandemic.
“It wasn’t 2022 when you couldn’t get a room in the entire state of Maine,” she said. “It’s normal to have some open space, and so I think people are sort of readjusting to the normal…
