Tourism continues to improve in Holland as travel recovers from COVID

According to Linda Hart of the Holland Area Visitors Bureau, tourism in the area has improved significantly since pandemic restrictions were lifted statewide.

HOLLAND — Just after 16 months of canceled activities, transforming limits and seriously constrained travel, tourism in Holland is finally obtaining back to typical.

“We are carrying out actually nicely,” mentioned Linda Hart, government director at the Holland Place Guests Bureau. “We’re extremely happy, to be truthful.

“We are looking at guests from all in excess of Michigan and the Midwest. We’ve had people from Florida, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. People today aren’t worried to vacation anymore.”

In June 2019, resort occupancy prices in the Holland spot have been 74 {46006172ad4c53c7af3511c591ddf19e8ffdb2623a08a9c64bbeefa9e4f54948}. Right after drastically lessen numbers in 2020, that quantity rose to 70 p.c in 2021.

“And we have much more stock, in terms of resort rooms, than we experienced in 2019,” Hart said. “So, I’m chalking that up as a good.”

Holland State Park was busy as people took to the beach during the summer of 2020.

Hart famous new prolonged-keep resorts in Holland Township — Household2 Suites by Hilton, StayBridge Suites by IHG and SpringHill Suites by Marriott — are doing specifically effectively.

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