This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Hallie Claflin talks with Dominick Pangallo, Mayor of Salem. Every year in October, Salem experiences a massive tourism boom as more than a million visitors flock to the site of the Salem Witch Trials for the spooky season. How does a small city of 45,000 manage the influx of tourists? How do Salem residents feel about the influx? And how lucrative is the tourism industry? Pangallo addresses these and encourages all to explore the great things Salem has to offer all year round.
Tourism
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Lodging tax revenue skyrockets, except in bigger cities
Lenox, a tourism mecca in western Massachusetts, has seen a record-setting rebound in visitors in the wake of COVID. According to a recent story in the Berkshire Eagle, Lenox’s lodging […]
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Lodging tax revenue skyrockets, except in bigger cities
LENOX, A TOURISM mecca in western Massachusetts, has seen a record-setting rebound in visitors in the wake of COVID. According to a recent story in the Berkshire Eagle, Lenox’s lodging […]
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Double decker buses skirting the rules
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Waterfront is one of Boston’s most alluring assets
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY to set a bold vision for our waterfront. A vision that enhances our status as an iconic coastal city that attracts tourists and meetings from across […]
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Boston, Cambridge hotels seek OK for tourism fee
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Renaming Faneuil Hall would not erase history
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