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Despite the increase in tourist tax revenue, however, the number of visitors to Sarasota County was down in March compared to two years ago. At the same time, the average daily hotel room rate increased by 15% over the two-year period, and revenue per available room was up 12.9%, according to Visit Sarasota County.
Virginia Haley, the tourism group s president, said that a lot of people took trips for the first time in a year during March - and they went all out, spending money that hadn t been touched since COVID started. We’re not seeing more visitors than last year, but it s that they’re spending more money on the beachfront and the upper scale properties, Haley said. It’s a feeling of hey, I’m finally getting to go somewhere, I might as well make it a splurge and pamper myself a little bit. And we’re happy to oblige.
Officials from the World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession, which was held at The Concession Golf Club in February, announced Thursday that the tournament raised more than $400,000 for organizations in the Bradenton-Sarasota area.
Those organizations include the First Tee of Sarasota/Manatee and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Scholarship Fund.
“It was an honor to host a World Golf Championships event and be granted the opportunity to showcase the Bradenton-Sarasota Area and The Concession Golf Club to the world,” Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau executive director Elliott Falcione said in a release. “But learning just how significantly the tournament also impacted our local community through charitable donation is truly icing on the cake. On behalf of the destination, I would like to thank the PGA Tour and Workday for all they did to bring the event to the Bradenton-Sarasota Area and for their additional effo
Delta Air Lines extends flights at Sarasota-Bradenton airport
Travelers between the Sarasota-Bradenton area and Detroit will be able to fly directly between the two areas all summer.
Delta Air Lines has extended its service between Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, the local airport said Tuesday. Flights between Sarasota-Bradenton and Detroit via Delta will run once per day until Sept. 6.
“We are excited to see Delta Air Lines extending the nonstop service to Detroit through the summer,” Rick Piccolo, president and CEO of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, said. “This daily flight will provide travelers access to another major hub city in the Delta network.”
Competitive cornhole boosts benefits for Tampa Bay areaÂ
TAMPA, Fla. - Cornhole is a simple social sport. Cornhole is just your average backyard game. That s how it started out. It s nothing more than throwing a bean bag at a board , said Ryan Schwartzkopf of Tampa Bay Cornhole.
Members of this cornhole group range in age and experience. They test their tosses in some friendly competition that can also pay off. Over the years it s really become a cash sport. Players like to get involved because they can make some money. So it s evolved a lot more from just a backyard cornhole game. We have professional cornholers. So they travel around. They re sponsored and they love to play the game, explained Schwartzkopf.