The vehicles, provided by the Jitney Association, will run the length of the island, with an additional late-night route planned for the North Wildwoods Entertainment District.
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Tourism panel predicts strong summer for Jersey Shore
The annual Shorecast, sponsored by the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality, and Tourism at Stockton University School of Business, offered a generally optimistic outlook for the 2022 season, despite concerns about rising gas prices and inflation.
Read More »The Wildwoods launch 2022 tourism campaign
“Love Those Wildwood Days" features a new video showing highlights of everything there is to do in the region, from the white-sand beaches to the 38-block boardwalk, which features three piers and more than 100 rides and attractions.
Read More »Holland Ridge Farms expands to 300 acres
At the family-run farm's April event, 8 million tulips will be on display.
Read More »Summer tourism rebounded along the Shore in 2021, data show
"We have not seen data to show that there was a slowdown due to the renewed virus announcements," Jeffrey Vasser, the executive director of the Division of Travel and Tourism, said in an email. "People felt comfortable being outside."
Read More »Senate panel OKs $25M to promote post-pandemic travel, tourism
The measure would earmark $5 million for use by state-recognized Destination Marketing Organizations to work with New Jersey's overall marketing campaign and $20 million to promote the industry in unspecified ways.
Read More »Rowan breaks ground on $73M fossil museum
The 44,000 square-foot Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park Museum will be set on a 65-acre property in Mantua Township that once was a marl quarry. It is expected to create hundreds of jobs and to eventually welcome 200,000 or more guests per year.
Read More »Concerts? Travel? Summer plans? Those are still safe, gov says
Gov. Phil Murphy assured that patrons can still carry about business as usual. “Just be smart about travel and what your posture is when you’re in transit and when you get” to your destination, the governor said Aug. 9.
Read More »Hiring shortage still slamming Jersey Shore industry, biz owners say
“Being open 100% means absolutely nothing without a workforce of 100%,” said Michele Siekerka, head of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association.
Read More »Fourth of July travel not likely to overtake pre-COVID levels
AAA expects 47 million Americans to travel by airplane or car nationwide—still higher than last year's 34.2 million travelers, but trailing 2.5% behind record-high numbers from 2019.
Read More »Soft opening
Rain drenched the state and the Shore for most of Memorial Day Weekend as New Jersey embarked on its reopening during the first unofficial week of the summer season.
Read More »Despite reopenings, Memorial Day travel still not likely to hit pre-COVID levels
About 37 million Americans are expected to travel this holiday weekend, up from 23 million in 2020, according to the American Automobile Association.
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