HospitalityMaine

Maine Businesses React To Mills' Guidelines To Reopening The State

By • Apr 23, 2020
Willis Ryder Arnold / Maine Public File

Maine's restaurant and hotel owners anxiously watched Gov. Janet Mills press conference Thursday, hoping for an indicator of when and how she will start reopening the state's pandemic-plagued economy.

Industry Trade Group Applauds Federal Help For Maine Small Business Owners

By • Mar 29, 2020
Robert F. Bukaty / AP File

The executive director of the trade group HospitalityMaine says some federal help is coming for Maine small business owners.

Maine Hospitality Industry Contributed $7 B To State Economy, According To New Study

By • Dec 2, 2019

A new study from the University of Maine shows that the Maine hospitality industry employed about 59,000 full and part-time workers last year and generated $4 billion in taxable retail sales, with a total contribution to Maine's economy of almost $7 billion.

Maine Tourism Industry Not Sold On Summer Gas Tax

By • Mar 15, 2019

LEWISTON, Maine - A Maine lawmaker is floating a proposal to hike the state's gas tax by 23 percent in the summer and early fall, but members of the state's tourism industry say it's a bad idea.