New destinations provide a boon for tourism groups and an opportunity for businesses

The economy is returning to some kind of normal in a variety of ways — particularly at the region's airports.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 12:00 p.m. July 29, 2021
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MARK WEMPLE: Since the beginning of the year, airports from Tampa International Airport to Southwest International Airport have added nearly 60 new nonstop destinations to their rosters.
MARK WEMPLE: Since the beginning of the year, airports from Tampa International Airport to Southwest International Airport have added nearly 60 new nonstop destinations to their rosters.
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More than a year after the pandemic turned the airline and tourism industries into shells of what they once were, there are increasingly positive signs a return to normal is underway.

Tourism and passenger numbers across the region, for starters, are on the upswing as are hotel occupancy rates.

 

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