Looks like last-minute refugees not necessarily being welcomed unless they are coming to their second homes ... and then probably not being actually welcomed, I would imagine...

~Basil

https://www.ktvq.com/news/montana-news/vacation-rental-data-suggests-visitors-seeking-shelter-in-montana?utm_source=maropost&utm_medium=email&category=coronavirus-newsletter

LIVINGSTON — One day late last week, Dan Vermillion, owner of Sweetwater Travel in Livingston, woke up to a flurry of emails.

There were seven different requests to book his vacation rentals for up to six months. Normally, a booking is three days, five days, maybe a week.

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Laird said the vacation rental business has been affected in two waves: first, renters wanted to know if they could cancel, and second, a flurry of requests from people wanting to rent for two to six months. Laird said she has canceled all bookings for as long as Montana schools are closed, which is currently through April 10.

“It’s important for us to not encourage people to come here,” Laird said.