St. Lucie County tourism leaders launch "Don't Come Here" campaign

Tourism leaders in St.

Lucie County are taking an interesting approach to bring in visitors.

OKAY& THEYPLACES FOR YOU TO VISIT& EVENIF AT FIRST, THEY CLAIM THEYDONTREASURE COAST REPORTER JONSHAINMAN IS IN FORT PIERCE TOEXPLAIN THIS UNIQUE CAMPAIGN.<< BUZZ (NOT SMITH..SMYTHE)SMYTH AND HIS TEAM TOOK OVERTHE 23-ROOM FORT PIERCE BEACHRESORT IN JANUARY.

THEN MARCHCAME& (:2“AND WE WERE PRETTYDEVASTATED”) REOPENING HASTAKEN TIME.

(:“ITREALLY HARD.

REALLY HARDGETTING BACK STARTED AGAIN”)BUT A LOT OF WORK IS BEINGDONE AROUND THE OCEANFRONTPROPERTY.

MANY ROOMS ARE BRANDNEW.

(“FRESHLY PAINTED,MATTRESSES, LINENS”) NOWTOURISM LEADERS ARE TRYING TOHELP SPREAD THE WORD THATTHERE ARE PLACES TO GO& ANSTAY.

(“WE REALLY NEED TOSTAND OUT IN ALL THE CLUTTERTHATTHE PENT UP TRAVEL DEMAND”)SO ST.

LUCIE COUNTY MARKETINGAND TOURISM DIRECTOR CHARLOTTEBIRERLY SAYS THEYTHE“DONCAMPAIGN.

WAIT..

WHAT?

(“ITGOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH“DONCOME HERE& UNLESS YOU LIKEBEAUTIFUL SUNRISES”) “ONEPHRASE YOU WONLOCAL TOURISM OFFICIALS&STAYCATION.

THEYYOU TAKE“NEAR-CATIONS”) (“HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE HEARD’STAY HOME, STAY HOME?SO WEWANT TO STAY AWAY FROM THEWORD’STA”) AND SO FAR&“WEHAVE MORE LOCALS MAKINGRESERVATIONS, PEOPLE FROM WESTPALM, FORT LAUDERDALE”) (“THIS IS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.WE HAVE 31 EMPLOYEES WHO WEREDEPENDING ON THEIR JOBS TOFEED THEIR FAMILIES AND DOTHINGS”) SMYTH SAYS THEYALWAYS PLANNED TO REOPEN& ANDHOPE MORE PEOPLE WILL LEARNNOW, THAT THEY HAVE.

IN SLC,JS WPTV NC 5.