REPORTS THIS SUMMER THINGS ARE ALREADY LOOKING MUCH BETTER. REPORTER THE WELCOME MAT IS OUT AND TOURISM OFFICIALS SAY NEW HAMPSHIRE’S OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS THEY LOOK FORWARD TO A BIG SUMMER SEASON. >> FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE SPENDING THEIR MONEY. THEY’RE GOING TO BE TRAVELING. THEY’RE GOING TO BE INVESTING AND GETTING THOSE VACATIONS THAT THEY FEEL THAT THEY WERE ROBBED OF LAST YEAR. A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE ROBBED OF THOSE VACATIONS. NOW THEY’RE LOOKING TO SEE WHERE THEY GOING TO GO. REPORTER: OFFICIALS SAY THE PANDEMIC PUSHED VISITATION DOWN ABOUT 15% LAST YEAR. BUT WITH HIGH VACCINATION RATES AND RELAXED TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ALMOST 2 BILLION DOLLARS IN TOURISM SPENDING AND MORE THAN 3 MILLION VISITORS. >> BECAUSE OF EVERYBODY WORKNG TOGETHER NOW WE’RE LOOKING DOWN THE PIPE OF A SUCCESSFUL AND HOPEFULLY RECORD SETTING SEASON COMING UP TO GET BACK WHAT WE LOST LAST YEAR. REPORTER: STATE TOURISM OFFICIALS SAY THE CATCH PHRASE FOR THIS SEASON IS ROAD TRIP. THEY SAY FEWER PEOPLE ARE LIKELY TO BE FLYING SO TO GET TO THEIR VACATION DESTINATION THEY’RE GOING TO BE GETTING IN THEIR CARS AND DRIVING. NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS LAUNCHED A DIGITAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN TARGETING STATES AS FAR AWAY AS NORTH CAROLINA AND OHIO. PEGGY AMES OWNS AN INN IN GILFORD. >> WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF NEW GUESTS THIS YEAR. OUR RESERVATIONS DEPOSITS ARE UP ABOUT 35%. WE’RE TYPICALLY PRETTY FULL WEEKENDS AND WEEKS SURING THE SUMMER SO IT’S MORE MID WEEK MORE SPRING AND FALL. ,REPORTER OFFCIALS SAY IT’S STILL A GOOD IDEA TO BOOK AS FAR IN ADVANCE AS POSSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING FROM ROOMS, TO DINING TO ATTRACTIONS TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN MAKE THE MOST OF THAT TRIP