County report shows tourism bouncing back with an all-time high for lodging occupancy

Visit Sarasota County's tourism statistics were off the charts in June 2021.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 2:53 p.m. August 12, 2021
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Courtesy. Visit Sarasota County recently released tourism numbers for June 2021 to compare to June 2019. Pictured is Visit Sarasota County VP Erin Duggan.
Courtesy. Visit Sarasota County recently released tourism numbers for June 2021 to compare to June 2019. Pictured is Visit Sarasota County VP Erin Duggan.
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June 2021 proved to be a strong month for Sarasota County in terms of tourism statistics compared to June 2019 with the lodging occupancy at the all-time highest.  

The county saw a 33.6% increase in paid lodging visitors with a total of 132,700 visitors for the month. Visit Sarasota County also reported an increase in visitors from the midwest and northeast proving that Floridians aren’t the only ones traveling. 

 

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