Sarasota named top spring break location

A new report backs up what you are likely seeing on busy roads, on lines at Publix and waiting to get in a restaurant: The region is busy. 

In one example, of nearly 5,000 active rentals in Sarasota, the median occupancy rate, as determined by AirDNA, a vacation rental research firm, is up to 82%. The data shows the occupancy rate in September 2021 was at 53%. Comparably, Tampa has 4,509 active rentals with a median occupancy rate of 77%. In March, the monthly rate in Tampa was 87% in terms of occupied rentals.