Tourism is one the largest contributors to Florida’s economy.
In 2019, Palm Beach County saw a record-breaking economic impact of $7.7 billion.
THE COUNTRY MET IN BOCA RATONTO TALK ABOUT WHATTHE BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY.ONLY ON FIVE - WPTVRAYFORD SPOKE WITH A MEMBER OFPRESIDENT TRUMPTASK FORCE ABOUT WHATTOURISM IS ONE THE LARGESTCONTRIBUTORS TO FLORIDAECONOMY.
IN 2019 PALM BEACHCOUNTY SAW A RECORD BREAKINGECONOMIC IMPACT OF 7.7 BILLIONDOLLARS.“I THINK THIS NEXTSIX MONTHS IS GOING TO BETRIAL AND ERROR AND WE AREGOING TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHERAND WE ARE GOING TO GETFLORIDA OPEN UP AGAIN” U.S.TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTAND MEMBER OF PRESIDENTTRUMPROGER DOW SAYS FLORIDATO ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS INSIGHT.
BUT HE WARNS THE ROADAHEAD IS GOING TO BE BUMPY.“ONE THIRD OF ALL THEUNEMPLOYED COME FROM THETRAVEL INDUSTRY" ON TOP OFTHAT DOW SAYS IT COULD BE UPTO A YEAR BEFORE WE START TOSEE INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS,WHO SPEND MORE THAN 250BILLION DOLLARS EVERY YEAR INTHE U.S.“WE SPEND LESSOUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES THANTHEY SPEND IN THE UNITEDSTATES.
SO YES ITBE A VERY BIG LOSSFINANCIALLY” HOWEVER,OPTIMISM WAS THE TONE FOR DOWAND LOCAL TOURISM LEADERS AT AVIRTUAL PANEL HELD THURSDAYMORNING AT THE BOCA RATONRESORT.“EVERYDAY IS CHANGINGTHE MASK ARE GOING TO BE APART OF THE UNIFORM COMPONENTGOING FORWARD.
HOW ARE WESEPARATING THE TABLES, GOLF,TENNIS, SPA, WE HAVE PROTOCOLSAT EVERY SINGLE LEVEL TO BRINGTHAT BACK ON AS WE STARTPHASING BACK INTO THE THEBUSINESS” DOW SAYS RIGHT NOWHELEADERS TO COME UP WITH A NEWPROTOCOL IN THIS PANDEMIC.
THEPRESIDENT OF DISCOVER THE PALMBEACHES SAYS HERE LOCALLY -ARE PREPARING FOR A REBOUND.“WE HERE IN THE PALM BEACHESARE VERY WELL POSITIONED TO BEONE THE FIRST DESTINATIONS TORECOVER, ONCE THESERESTRICTIONS BEGIN TO GETLIFTED.
RESEARCH THAT HAS BEENCOMING OUR WAY FROM DIFFERENTSOURCES INDICATE THAT THENUMBER ONE TYPE OF DESTINATIONPEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR AREBEACH DESTINATIONS” TO SEEMORE FROM OUR EXCLUSIVEINTERVIEW WITH ROGER DOW ANDTHE STATE ON TOURISM VISIT OURWEBSITE WPTV DOT COM.
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