Haddonfield Halloween Featured in The Wall Street Journals “The New Small-Town Economic Engine: Halloween”
Haddonfield has emerged as a Halloween destination, drawing visitors with its festive events and haunted tours. The Wall Street Journal highlights how small towns like Haddonfield are leveraging Halloween to boost local economies, joining popular spots like Salem, Massachusetts, and New Orleans.
This October, many businesses in Haddonfield are reporting record sales, making Halloween festivities not just fun but also vital for the recovery of local shops and restaurants. The Halloween spirit is thriving in South Jersey, offering unique experiences for both families and adult revelers, from haunted sites to themed dining.
To learn more about how Haddonfield is harnessing the Halloween spirit as an economic engine, check out the full article in The Wall Street Journal:
The New Small-Town Economic Engine: Halloween
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Cities and towns across the U.S. with even a hint of spook are scrambling to cash in on a Halloween tourism boom.
While travel to the usual haunts such as Salem, Mass., and New Orleans is surging, many lesser-known locales are reporting record visitation as adult revelers take the holiday over from trick-or-treaters. Those visitors are pumping millions into local economies, in some cases helping prop up businesses still recovering from the pandemic years.