Tampa Bay Area Hotels See Increased Occupancy As Coronavirus Fades
As summer approaches, Florida hotels are expecting an increase in travel and tourism. More guests are booking rooms in Hillsborough County hotels following months of low occupancy caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Florida’s tourism industry was hit hard by the pandemic. But as Memorial Day approaches and the number of coronavirus cases falls in Florida and around the country, hotel occupancy rates are bouncing back. Occupancy rates measure the percentage of available rooms that are occupied in a given period. For April 2021, Hillsborough County’s rate was 72.2%. That is slightly high...