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Summer tourists flock to boardwalks and piers while sticking to their budgets

8/12/2024
Visitors stroll past arcades on the boardwalk in Wildwood, N.J., Friday, August 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Small businesses along popular vacation destinations like boardwalks and piers in the U.S. say the number of tourists flocking to the waterfront is back to normal, meaning pre-2020 levels. But while the affluent are spending freely, lower-income vacationers are sticking to carefully planned-out budgets.