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Coastal Mississippi keeping tourists healthy and safe

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Coastal Mississippi keeping tourists healthy and safe
Coastal Mississippi keeping tourists healthy and safe

If tourism numbers are any indication, it appears Coastal Mississippi’s message is coming across loud and clear - a promise of health and safety - a vow tourism leaders are urging everyone in our area to lend a hand with.

- traffic.- - if tourism numbers are any- indication, it appears coastal- mississippi's message is coming- across loud and clear - - a promise of health and safety - a vow tourism leaders - are urging everyone in our area- to lend a hand with.- news 25's toni miles explains.- - covid-- <nats>- and cristobal- cast a shadow as- this year's peak time for - tourism - rolled around, but even in the- wake of the covid threat -- the tide is turning for the - tourism industry here in south- mississippi.- milton segarra, ceo of costal - mississippi: "every weekend we have a lot of visitors.

- the reason why is that we can - provide a destination with the- safety and sense of - comfort people are looking for- in this situation."

Coastal mississippi ceo milton- segarra credits local - businesses for going above and- beyond to help keep south - mississippi safe - and the- tourism group's recent- initiative -- coastal mississippi's promise o- health and- safety, as seen in local- establishments, like edgewater- mall.

- milton segarra, ceo of costal - mississippi: "one of the most - - - important components of that- message was the destination - promise.

We are working - hand-in-hand- with our partners to make sure- that not only will you enjoy- - - - your visit but it will be safe.- we are encouraging all our- partners to follow the protocol- in terms of - wearing the mask, washing your- hands, and social distancing to- make sure we- comply with all of these to - ensure people will come here an- enjoy their visit."

Toni miles, news 25: "tourism leaders say south mississippi's- orchestrated message- of safety in the wake of- covid-19 has lured people to- south mississippi to places - - - - like our beaches, where as you- can see, there's plenty of spac- for social distancing."

- - - milton segarra, ceo of costal - mississippi: "the beaches i hav to say, harrison- county and the other counties,- did a phenomenal job after the- storm, cristobal, - and as you can see people keep- coming."

As the number of covid cases- continues to creep up in- south mississippi-and throughou- the entire state- - tourism leaders like segarra ar- hopeful that everyone here- will step up and do their part- to help keep the promise of - health and safety for those who- live, work and ultimately - visit here.

- milton segarra, ceo of costal - mississippi: "we are asking people to wear a mask.

If - there is a medical reason,- that's fine.

If you don't want- to wear a mask, stay at home.

- if you're here, protect - yourself, protect all of us who- live here.

Protect our employee- in the industry, and i am sure- that will help us tremendously- to keep the numbers low - and to keep the number of cases- on the coast from increasing."

Toni miles,

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