After a year filled with lockdowns and restrictions, the demand for travel has rarely been higher and Pinellas County is already beginning to reap the benefits.
That was one of the key takeaways from a presentation on the state of local tourism in the wake of Covid-19 that was delivered at Tuesday morning’s Pinellas County Commission meeting. During the presentation, Steve Hayes, president and CEO of Visit St. Pete/Clearwater, shared data that illustrated the sharp dropoff in the number of visitors during the height of the pandemic.
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