Normally, Sarasota-Manatee has an idea of what seasonal business will look like by this time of year. Beaches are packed, travel plans are already booked and those who aren t here yet are dreaming of their upcoming vacations to Siesta Key or Anna Maria Island.
But this year, the answer to the question “what will season look like?” isn’t as clear.
After COVID-19 hit, the booking window for new trips to Manatee County shrunk dramatically, Anne Wittine, director of data analysis for Research Data Services in Tampa, told the Manatee County Tourist Development Council Feb. 1. Travelers, who mostly came from within driving distance, were booking last-minute trips – literally days before their date of arrival.
LAKEWOOD RANCH – Since its inception, Lakewood Ranch, with its premier golf courses, out-of-this-world mansions, cute shops and perfectly crafted, insulated villages, has been an idyllic place to live for those who can afford it.
But from a tourism standpoint, it hasn’t always been clear where this booming master-planned community fits as a place to bring visitors to the area.
“We’ve been looking regionally at how we can bring tourism awareness to east county, specifically Lakewood Ranch,” Elliott Falcione, executive director of the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, said. “It’s a 35,000-acre master-planned development, No. 1 in the country – how do we showcase that?”
MANATEE COUNTY (SNN TV) - The PGA is coming to the Suncoast, and it s coming in hot! Due to logistical challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship will
Washington, Jan. 16, 2021 Due to logistical challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship will not be played in Mexico this year, the PGA Tour announced on Friday.
In a memo released to players on its website, the PGA said this year’s event will be conducted from Feb. 25 to Feb. 28 at The Concession Golf Club in the Bradenton-Sarasota area in south-west Florida.
There will however be no change to the tournament’s eligibility requirements.
The World Golf Championships consists of four tournaments, including the Dell Technology Match Play held in Austin, Texas.
The others are the Fed Ex Saint Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee, the HSBC Champions in the Chinese city of Shanghai and the Mexico Championship in Naucalpan, Mexico.
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