After a long weekend with no power, Wildwood is now fully restored. But, for visitors as well as business owners, it all feels like too little, too late. A lost summer weekend can be detrimental.
Travel agent Suzanne Shank told Action News she barely had any income last year. In one year, I ve made one reservation, said Shank, the owner of Atlas Travel.
Shank said she s starting to see some people book flights for the summer however no cruise bookings yet. It s tough, people are not comfortable just yet, and it s a shame because if it s ever been clean, it s cleaner than clean, said Shank, referring to the sanitation precautions in place by the travel industry.
However, a motel owner in Wildwood, New Jersey said he anticipates travel down at the Jersey Shore to be huge this summer because he said more families should feel comfortable driving locally than getting on a plane to travel to a farther destination.