Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Monitoring the unofficial start of summer on Galveston Island

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/memorial-day-galveston-island-2021/285-b03c8a33-bba4-48b4-85ef-c0d332bc0d69 

Galveston Island is our go-to for anything beach-related.  More than 60% of island visitors come from the Houston area.  In this case, Memorial Day provided an opportunity to see how crowds would be during the first big holiday weekend since mask rules and other COVID measures were relaxed.  Galveston didn't suffer as much as many other beach towns.. But businesses and tourism officials certainly anticipate a surge this summer.  The return of cruise ships will be a major part of that.

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