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The 2021 fiscal year saw more than $31 million collected from hotels and short-term vacation rentals.

Travel-related businesses, particularly those in Florida, have taken a hit from coronavirus and the safer-at-home policies put in place.As a matter of…

Hotels in Florida that typically would be packed for spring break and the promise of summer have become ghost towns during the coronavirus pandemic.“It…

Tourism is a vital industry for our state, and Florida Matters is taking a look at how businesses fared in the wake of red tide, what's new with our theme…

Tourism is a vital industry for our state, and Florida Matters is taking a look at how businesses fared in the wake of red tide, what's new with our theme…

Sarasota business owners say they've taken a financial hit since the outbreak of red tide.Throughout the month of August, Visit Sarasota, the official…

The worst of the red tide in Sarasota County may have passed. That's the word from county officials, who say fewer dead fish washed ashore…