It was March 5, when the state announced a timeline easing out-of-state visitor and capacity limits. “That timeline for lifting restrictions was a huge game-changer,” Cameron, CEO of the Maine Tourism Association, says. After a year of uncertainty, potential visitors to Maine could finally make plans. “It is incredibly important,” he says. “It’s one of the things that’s had the biggest impact on how things will go this summer.” A survey the Maine Tourism Association did a week after the March 5 announcement found the majority of members were optimistic about this year’s tourist season — 69% said Maine tourism will do significantly better this year than last and will start to recover from the pandemic and 67% said their business is in the process of recovering.