Camping and area resorts provide families with an easy summer getaway

Camping and area resorts provide families with an easy summer getaway

DESPITE TRAVELRESTRICTIONS --THERE ARE STILLPLENTY OF FAMILYFRIENDLY SUMMERGETAWAYS AVAILABLE.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER JENNACALLARI IS HELPINGYOU MANAGE THEPRESSURE OF THISPANDEMIC... WITH AFEW SAFE AND SIMPLEVACATION IDEAS.IT'S BEEN A ROUGHTRAVEL SEASON..

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ANDACCORDING TOTRIPLE-A OF WESTERNNEW YORK, THIS WILLBE THE FIRST SUMMERSINCE 2009 THATTRAVEL VOLUME HASGONE DOWN.ELIZABETH CAREY:"FOR 11 YEARS, WESAW TRAVEL GROWAND PEOPLE EXPLORETHE WORLD AND NOWTHERE'S LIMITEDOPPORTUNITIES BUTPEOPLE ARE MAKINGTHE MOST OF THOSEOPPORTUNITIES."LIKE A GETAWAYCLOSER TO HOME.

THECAMPGROUNDS ATDARIEN LAKE OPENEDTHEIR LOTS THURSDAYAFTERNOON WITH ANUMBER OFRESERVATIONS.MIKE ARENA: "PEOPLEHAVE BEEN COOPED UPAND THEY'RE READY TOSTART EMBRACING LIFEAGAIN AND GET BACKTO THAT SUMMER FEELTHAT THEY'RE USED TOHERE IN WESTERN NEWYORK."CHECK INS CAN BEDONE ELECTRONICALLYAND ALL OF THEIRCABINS AND CAMPERSHAVE BEEN CLEANEDFROM HEAD TO TOE.BUT THE GOOD THINGABOUT CAMPING ISTHAT IT'S ALREADYSAFE."WHEN YOU'RE IN ACABIN WITH YOURFAMILY, PEOPLE THATYOU'RE SPENDINGMOST OF YOUR TIMEWITH ANYWAY, YOUDON'T HAVE TO BE ASCONCERNED ABOUTTHAT SO IT'S A LITTLEEASIER TO RELAX, PUTYOUR MIND AT EASE,AND JUST HAVE AGOOD TIME."FOR OTHERS, SHORTROAD TRIPS TO GETOUT OF TOWN ARE THEWAY TO GO.NICK SCOTT: "YOU FEELLIKE YOU'RE AT SOMEFARAWAY RESORT ANDREALLY YOU'RE ONLY ACOUPLE HOURS FROMHOME."SCOTT ENTERPRISESOWNS SPLASH LAGOONIN ERIE PENNSYLVANIAAND PEEK'N PEAKRESORT IN CLYMER..THEY'RE AIMING TOPROVIDE GUESTS AVACATION-LIKEGETAWAY.NICK: "WE'VE GOTGREAT PACKAGES ONOUR WEBSITES WHERETHEY CAN SEE OURTERRIFIC VALUES ANDFOR THE FIRST TIMEEVER, WE'RE OFFERINGA DOUBLE DIP PACKAGEWHERE THEY CANENJOY BOTHRESORTS."SOCIAL DISTANCINGWILL BE ENFORCEDAND A MASK WILL BEREQUIRED WHENWALKING AROUND THEPROPERTIES -- ALL TOMAKE SURE FAMILIESFEEL COMFORTABLEBEING AROUNDOTHERS.NICK: "WE'VE SPENT ALOT OF TIME MAKINGSURE THAT THESURFACES ANDEVERYTHING IN THEPLACE IS AS SAFE AS ITCAN BE.

EVERYTHING'SFRESH AND NEW ANDREPAINTED AND INGREAT SHAPE SOWE'RE LOOKINGFORWARD TOWELCOMING GUESTSBACK."PROVIDING ANENJOYABLE AND SAFESUMMER..

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