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Florida’s vital tourism industry Florida ended 2019 with 131.4 suffered an estimated 60.5% drop million visitors. Of Flagler County Serving Flagler County While one motel is struggling in visitors as the COVID-19 panAmong the second-quarter due to the pandemic, just downfor over 30 years demic hit hard during theResidential year’s 2020 numbers, Florida saw just Roofing Specialist 386-in 439-3191 the road Ormond-by-the Sea second quarter, with international 235,000 overseas visitors and Anya Job, Big and Small • Replacements restaurant is doing better than itWe do them all travel off more than 90%. • New Roofs 9,000 Canadians, per the num386-445-3305 • Repairs • FREE did a year ago. And the outlook remains dim bers posted by VisitEstimates Florida. • FREE RoofThe Inspections & Minor Repairs Ocean Crest Villa, which was for the state following the nearly state, which had been on a 2 Generations Family Fast, Reliable built in 1948 and Service then expanded 20 million visitor drop from April Insurance nine-year run of increasing Owned & Operated Inspections Available tourist Licensed in 1951, has 12• Insured rooms to rent, but through June. The tourism indusnumbers, estimated nearly 2.65 Reliable Prompt Service Master Plumberany CFC1426001 LIC#CCC1331086 there is hardly walk-up busitry must combat ongoing negative million overseas visitors in the secness, according to the manager, perceptions of Florida’s handling ond quarter of 2019 and 931,000 who asked not to be named. of COVID-19, international travel Canadians in the same time. LICENSED & INSURED POOLS ROOFING “Nobody’s coming here to bans, people slow to return to After releasing the secondrent,” he said. entertainment venues and double- quarter numbers Sunday, Visit In the meantime, he said, he digit unemployment. Florida added a note online that is renting out rooms for $1,000 Photos by Brian McMillan During the second quarter, an the pandemic has impacted the to $1,150 per month on a yearly Ocean Crest Villa is now renting rooms long term, rather than estimated 12.8 million people way the numbers were estimated contract. just by the night, as walk-up business disappears. — almost all traveling from and that the international figures "Quality You Can Count On" “We’ve gone from a motel to other states — came to Florida released may be higher than the • Roof Replacement and • State Certified Roofing & State a property management as businesses were shut down in actual totals. (Upon becomingoperaa monthly customer) Insurance Experts Certified General Contracting. tion,” he said. while, but honestly, everyone April andlocally amidin harried reopening With Florida continuing712 toSouth add • Estimates and Inspections • Pres. Brian Mullen building • SCKRoofing.com Only two was month very generous,” she •said. “I shingles / All types according thousands of coronavirus casesBlvd. a High Wind Flagler County efforts since 1976in May and June,info@sckroofing.com Oceanshore Pricespeople Startinghave as lowrented as $90 per ROOFING of roofing • Licensed, Bonded Insured Beach, rooms long term, because most feel like last year was slower. I’m to &numbers posted SundayRESIDENTIAL by the & COMMERCIAL day, a sharp rebound in Flagler the tourFlorida 32136 Locally Owned andism Operated 20+ years who inquire aren’t able to pay the making more money than I did CALL BRIAN 386-385-8504 Visit Florida tourism-marketing industry isn’t expected soon. Please view Testimonial Videos on Website rentwww.PoolServiceSpecialists.com plus deposit. this time last year. I think people agency. Visit Florida has set aside $13 fivestar386@gmail.com • www.fivestarroofingSVC.com | Pool Contractor License #CPC1457288 Classified BringtoResults • 386-447-9723 CGC049971, CCC330417, CPC048249 In 2019, Florida recorded The motel, at 2040 Ocean are more generous, and I think our 32.4 Adsmillion market toward a tourism Shore Blvd., closed entirely from locals are very loyal.” million visitors in the second quar- rebound. The initial emphasis will TREES March 29 to June 11, due to the Across Ocean Shore Boulevard ter and 68.2 million for the first six be to get Floridians to explore POWER WASHING state’s orders. from Lagerheads, a couple was months. For the first half of 2020, other parts of the state and to atMeanwhile, several blocks visiting from Indiana. They said “I feel like last year the state saw its tourism numbers tract people in nearby states. north, Lagerheads Bar and Grill they had planned the trip some was slower..... I think drop 35.2%, attracting 44.2 milWhile Florida has been working “Specialist In Hard to Findlion Leaks” hasn’t been slowed down by the ago, to visit family in town, but visitors. to reopen the economy since May people are more pandemic, according to Manager they delayed the trip until now. Florida saw a 12.3% decrease in 4, an increase of COVID-19 cases Shingle | Tileand | Metal Deborah Spain, who was hired “We kept track of things, and generous, first-quarter tourism from 2019, and deaths starting in late June I think| Flat | Re-Roof · Driveways · Pool Enclosures moreHouses than a year ago. noticed a downward trend” in Structural representing a reduction of 4.4 has slowed the effort, amid continRepair | Skylights our locals are very · Concrete Proper pruning and news removal ofthe trees Typically, she Siding said, business COVID-19 impacts, one of the million visitors, as the pandemic ued negative about state loyal.” consists of 30%-40% tourists,& Reliable Indiana visitor said. started to take hold. In all, an and bars and breweries prohibited Licensed/Insured Safely working over houses is our specialty but despite a recent state report estimated 31.4 million visitors from on-site sales of alcohol. DEBORAH SPAIN, 27 years experience that tourism is down 60%, Spain Email news tips to jarleene@ came to the state during the first — BY JIM TURNER, THE NEWS Arborist State Licensed | Insured of CCC1328252manager | CBC1254280 CBC ROOFING COMPANY said the restaurant hasn’t slowed ormondbeachobserver.com. quarter. SERVICE OF FLORIDA Rick Crouse, owner Office: 386-264-6281 EXECUTIVE EDITOR
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