Florida Keys continues post-Irma recovery
More than 70% of the total visitor accommodation inventory in the Florida Keys is now open and available for booking as the destination continues its recovery from Hurricane Irma.
Less than 10 weeks after the tropical cyclone impacted the island chain, over 90% of hotel rooms in Key West and almost 80% of Key Largo rooms are welcoming guests, while the vast majority of attractions throughout the Keys are operating normally.
A number of Atlantic oceanside properties in the Islamorada, Marathon and Lower Keys districts, including some resorts popular with international visitors, are continuing recovery and renovation efforts and most are to begin reopening in early 2018.
Some may be ready earlier, including Islamorada’s 110-room Amara Cay Resort which is taking bookings for mid-December and onwards.
Most bayside properties in Marathon and Islamorada, including Hyatt Place at Faro Blanco Resort and Yacht Club in Marathon, have been open for weeks. Others in the region, including Hawks Cay Resort, will not fully be ready for another six to 12 months, depending on the extent of renovations.
Florida Keys Tourist Development Council director of marketing Stacey Mitchell said: "Our basic infrastructure is operating normally, including the famed Florida Keys Overseas Highway.
"We still have a little way to go in some areas, but progress has been very quick and recent visitors have been delighted that Irma has not prevented them from enjoying satisfying, memorable travel experiences in the Keys," she added.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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