Travel & Tourism Predicts Good Weekend for NH

Visitation and spending are forecasted to be up this year over last year for the busy Labor Day Weekend in New Hampshire.
 
According to a report by the Institute for New Hampshire Studies, about 545,000 visitors will come from outside NH, up by 1 percent over last year. Those visitors are expected to spend roughly $78 million, up by 2 percent over last year.  
 
“Our great outdoors will be bustling with activity,” said Lori Harnois, director of the NH Division of Travel and Tourism. “Many of our visitors and residents will be looking to get one last beach or boating trip in before summer ends.”
 
The Labor Day Weekend is the second busiest holiday weekend of the year after the 4th of July.
 
Most of the visitors for Labor Day weekend will be from traditionally important markets in New England, New York State, and Eastern Canada. Canadians will continue to visit NH at higher levels than last year due to tax-free shopping and new higher duty-free limits on purchases made in the United States.