New Hampshire seems to have a pretty successful formula for attracting tourists from far and wide. Much of that, of course, is in the natural beauty abundant in our lakes, mountains, and seacoast.
But a lot of it also stems from the fact that Granite Staters rely a great deal on tourism and, over the two centuries we have been at it, have figured out how to be truly tourist-friendly.
So the idea that New Hampshire should start charging more to nonresidents for use of our state parks than we do to residents seems a bit off the mark — and market.
State Sen. Keith Murphy of Manchester proposes charging tourists 50% more for a park day pass.
“Our parks are owned by the people who live here,” Murphy says. “Why are we charging them the same fee as somebody else that doesn’t own the park?”
See above for the answer, senator.
Still, he may have inadvertently hit upon another useful marketing tool for New Hampshire. Since other states — Massachusetts included, of course — charge a higher entry fee to tourists for some of their parks, New Hampshire tourism ought to be promoting to the skies yet another tourist-friendly feature of the Granite State: We treat you like one of our own.
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