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.
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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