ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tourism officials on Florida’s Gulf Coast say one among the ways concerned people may help the world get better is to go to as tourists, regardless that some beaches are still closed to the general public and debris continues to be piled next to streets from recent hurricanes Helene and Milton.
The tourism promotion agency for the St. Petersburg-Clearwater area said in a news release that 80% of hotels and businesses in the world are open for business, at the same time as clean-up and recovery continues.
“Many individuals have asked, ‘How can I help?’ and the reply is that this: Come visit and support our local businesses once they need you most,” Visit St. Pete-Clearwater said Friday within the news release.
“You too can pitch in at beach cleanups, attend fundraisers and donate.”
Helene made landfall as a category 4 storm in Florida’s Big Bend region last month, and Milton made landfall earlier this month as a category 3 hurricane on a barrier island in Sarasota County.
The state tourism promotion agency says it plans to spend $5.7 million to advertise Florida as a tourism destination following the hurricanes.
The campaign’s first phase will deal with social media promotion of areas of Florida that were comparatively untouched by the storms, equivalent to Pensacola, Panama City Beach and Islamorada within the Florida Keys.
The second phase will spend $3 million promoting areas impacted by the storms but have already got recovered equivalent to Naples and Fort Myers.
The last phase will offer direct marketing assistance to the counties most affected by the storms within the St. Petersburg and Sarasota areas, and rural areas within the Panhandle, in keeping with Visit Florida.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tourism officials on Florida’s Gulf Coast say one among the ways concerned people may help the world get better is to go to as tourists, regardless that some beaches are still closed to the general public and debris continues to be piled next to streets from recent hurricanes Helene and Milton.
The tourism promotion agency for the St. Petersburg-Clearwater area said in a news release that 80% of hotels and businesses in the world are open for business, at the same time as clean-up and recovery continues.
“Many individuals have asked, ‘How can I help?’ and the reply is that this: Come visit and support our local businesses once they need you most,” Visit St. Pete-Clearwater said Friday within the news release.
“You too can pitch in at beach cleanups, attend fundraisers and donate.”
Helene made landfall as a category 4 storm in Florida’s Big Bend region last month, and Milton made landfall earlier this month as a category 3 hurricane on a barrier island in Sarasota County.
The state tourism promotion agency says it plans to spend $5.7 million to advertise Florida as a tourism destination following the hurricanes.
The campaign’s first phase will deal with social media promotion of areas of Florida that were comparatively untouched by the storms, equivalent to Pensacola, Panama City Beach and Islamorada within the Florida Keys.
The second phase will spend $3 million promoting areas impacted by the storms but have already got recovered equivalent to Naples and Fort Myers.
The last phase will offer direct marketing assistance to the counties most affected by the storms within the St. Petersburg and Sarasota areas, and rural areas within the Panhandle, in keeping with Visit Florida.
