OCEAN CITY – While reporting that weather impacted visitation to Ocean City throughout Memorial Day weekend, officials say they are eager to see more people in town as the summer season commences.
With cooler temperatures, windy conditions and cloudy skies, officials say Memorial Day weekend featured a “moderate” showing of visitors to the resort. Susan Jones, executive director for the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association, said while numbers have yet to be tabulated, weather appeared to have some impact on weekend activities in town.
“As expected, Memorial Day weekend has historically been dependent on the forecast, so the weather did have an impact on overall weekend,” she said. “There seemed to be a decent flow of visitors around town and a few restaurants seemed fairly busy.”
Jones added that weather is not the only thing impacting visitation to Ocean City. She said a return to cruise and airline travel will impact business the town has received throughout the COVID pandemic.
“However, most of the webinars and surveys I’ve been on recently point to people still wanting outdoor experiences – Ocean City has plenty of those, so, I expect a decent season …,” she said. “As a drive-to destination, we are fortunate to be so close to lots of potential visitors; we’re cautiously optimistic for a successful summer.”
BULLCHIT, people can’t afford Democrats gas prices. and are staying home.
Ocean City stores have already started boarding up bc they have no buisness and no help
People have finally realized OC is not worth the price they have to dish out and is NO LONGER a FAMILY resort but a resort of crime.
It costs a fortune to take your family, or even just yourself, to that jip joint! Too much crime and outrageous prices. Anyone in their right minds would go anywhere else rather than Ocean City.
The sign coming in to Ocean City that says “Welcome To Ocean City, Please Leave Only Your Footprints” needs be be edited with “And All Your Money”
Giddy up Rickie! Hahahahahahah
Hows that cloudy windy 61 degrees working out for you today? (Saturday) its PBR…..emphasis on the BRrrrrrrrrrrr shortly.
Maybe next weekend Rickie, with the Airshow in town. Maybe you will get your 1st packed weekend. Already lost 2. Really only 12 left b4 the kids and life guards head back to school.
Are you under the impression the mayor somehow controls the weather?