Hurricane-battered Florida back to normal
The Breakers Palm Beach re-opened for business after one hurricane forced an evacuation on 2 September, and the statewide tourism business reported a general return to normalcy.
The landmark Breakers is expected to open at 100% occupancy and run between 75 to 80% occupancy through the month of October, according to spokeswoman Margee Adelsperger.
Several Florida hotels started offering special internet rates to lure guests back before the peak season begins December through March of next year.
The remodeled Mayfair House Hotel in Miami, for example, is offering unusually low rates of $105, or $350 for an enormous Parlor Suite.
The hotel only 12 minutes from the Miami International Airport has rooms with views overlooking Coconut Grove.
Nearby Palm Beach has a variety of hotels on the intracoastal waterway offering $89 rooms.
After a site tour of Central Florida’s major visitor corridor, the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. reported that the tourism sector did not sustain significant damage from the recent storms.
“Our hotels and attractions experienced only minimal disruptions in service to our guests and quickly resumed normal operations immediately following the storms,” said Bill Peeper, president of the Orlando CVB.
“In fact, Orlando’s major attractions opened their doors to visitors on the day following both storms.”
The airport, attractions and accommodations all report business as usual, according to the CVB.
Report by David Wilkening
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