Region posts stellar monthly tourism numbers, besting 2020 and 2019

Collier County officials believe the region ‘has turned the corner.’

By Business Observer Staff
| 6:28 p.m. June 2, 2021
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NAPLES — Collier County posted strong tourism numbers in April, leading area tourism officials to say “the destination has turned the corner on the pandemic.”

Visitor numbers have steadily increased over the last few months, according to a statement from the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention & Visitors Bureau, and “have now surpassed 2019 for the same period, marking a significant milestone.”