Wisconsin tourism hit hard by pandemic [View all]
One after another, announcements of major event cancellations have rocked Wisconsin’s tourism industry and local economies over the past two months.
From the EAA AirVenture Convention in Oshkosh and Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield to the Tommy Bartlett Show in Wisconsin Dells and Chippewa Valley Air Show in Eau Claire, the hits from the COVID-19 pandemic just keep coming.
The other pillars of the tourism industry — restaurants, hotels, resorts and retailers — are struggling as well under Wisconsin’s safer-at-home order intended to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
“Every cancellation and every email about a business struggling is heartbreaking,” said Sara Meaney, state tourism secretary designee. “It’s devastating.”
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(Eau Claire Leader-Telegram)
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