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Individual customers are returning steadily, but groups are late to the party.

Brides and grooms-to-be are making up for time lost to the pandemic shut down. The wedding industry, worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the Napa and Sonoma County economies, was reduced to almost nothing the past year.

Associated Press photos Worker Jennifer Porter, of Hyannis, Mass., cleans windows April 6 at Red Jacket Resorts, in Yarmouth, Mass. Businesses in tourist destinations are warning that hiring challenges during the coronavirus pandemic could force them to pare back operating hours or curtail services. Worker Cori Malone of Provincetown, Mass., arranges seaweed near fish at Mac’s Seafood Market on April 6 in Provincetown. Previous Next Sunday, May 02, 2021 1:00 am Tourist areas brace for worker shortage PHILIP MARCELO | Associated Press BOSTON – The owner of seafood...

Help Wanted: In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 14 1of14Bartender Denis Angelov, of Provincetown, Mass., left, serves sparking wine to Julie Skaller, left, and her husband David Skaller, right, both of Brewster, N.Y., at Tin Pan Alley restaurant, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Provincetown. Hotels, restaurants and other businesses in tourist destinations are warning that hiring challenges during the coronavirus pandemic could force them to pare back operating hours or curtail services just as they’re eyeing a bounce...

BOSTON — The owner of seafood restaurants on Cape Cod has eliminated lunch service and delayed the opening of some locations because his summertime influx of foreign workers hasn’t arrived yet. More than a thousand miles away, a Jamaican couple is fretting about whether the rest of their extended family can join them for the seasonal migration to the popular beach destination south of Boston that’s been a crucial lifeline for them for decades. As vaccinated Americans start to get comfortable traveling again, popular summer destinations are anticipating a busy season. But hotel, restaura...