Hotels packed, room rates higher

Florida Keys News

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Hotels packed, room rates higher

Christmas, New Year's brought more people who spent more money

BY MANDY MILES Citizen Staff
mmiles@keysnews.com

Tourism statistics released this week prove what residents were noticing throughout the New Year's holiday: The Florida Keys were packed.

The Monroe County Tourist Development Council (TDC) reported 99 percent occupancy for Key West lodging establishments on Dec. 30 and 31, and huge increases in average daily room rates compared with last year, according to the Smith Trav...

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That's all well'n'good for

Submitted on Sun, 01/13/2013 - 8:29pm by Faye

That's all well'n'good for the hotel/motel/resorts, but what about the businesses other than what has been mentioned? Besides bar/club, besides the "all T-shirt shops look the same. I am talking about the antique shops, side street shops and shops down the 700 to 1000 block, Butterfly conservatory, etc; how are they fairing?