Spring Break is here and in Palm Beach County, that means big business for hotels.
The Canopy Hotel by Hilton got off to a difficult start, opening in the COVID-19 pandemic.
BEACH COUNTY, THAT MEANS BIGBUSINESS FOR HOTELS.
ALL NEWAT SIX, W-P- T-V NEWS CHANNELFIVES SABIRAH RAYFORD SHOWSYOU HOW TWO OF WEST PALMBEACH'S NEWEST HOTELS AREPIVOTING DURING THE PANDEMIC.SABIRAH RAYFORD: THAT CANOPYHOTEL IN DOWNTOWN WEST PALMBEACH GOT OFF TO A DIFFICULTSTART, OPENING IN THE MIDDLEOF PANDEMIC.
ONE YEAR LATERBUSINESS IS PICKING UP.
PKG:(DOOR OPENING) PEEK INSIDE ONEOF WEST PALM BEACH'S NEWESTHOTELS“THINGS ARE STARTING TOMOVE, YEAH” JEN GARRETT ISTHE LEAD SALES ENTHUSIAST ATTHE CANOPY HOTEL A HILTONPROPERTY.“WE OPENED IN MAYWHICH IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLEOF QUARANTINE, SO IT WASDIFFICULT GETTING OUR NAME OUTTHERE AND LETTING EVERYONEKNOW, HEY WE ARE HERE AND WEARE OPEN” ACCORDING TO PALMBEACH COUNTY'S TOURISTDEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, FISCALYEAR TO DATE HOTEL ROOMREVENUES ARE DOWN 39 PERCENTCOMPARED TO THE SAME TIME LASTYEAR.
HOWEVER, GARRETT SAYSTHEY ARE STARTING TO SELL OUTON SOME NIGHTS.“SPRING BREAKFOR THIS MARKET IS ALWAYS AREALLY BUSY TIME” BUT MANY OFTHE GUESTS AREN'T TRAVELINGTOO FAR.“WE'RE SEEING A LOTOF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING FROMMORE REMOTE AND CLOSER AREAS,MIAMI, FORT LAUDERDALE EVENPEOPLE THAT LIVE IN WEST PALMBEACH ARE COMING TO STAY WITHUS” (NAT POP) ON THE OTHERSIDE OF DOWNTOWN WEST PALMBEACH, BERNARDO NETO THEGENERAL MANAGER OF THE BENHOTEL SAYS THEY ARE TOO ARESEEING A SIMILAR TREND.“ALWAYS TRYING TO PAYATTENTION TO WHAT THE GUEST ISTELLING US AND HAVING ROOMSERVICE AVAILABLE EXPANDINGMENU OPTIONS, INTRODUCING FUNOFFERINGS” (SABIRAH RAYFORD:)“BERNARDO SAYS THE KEY TOTHEIR SUCCESS ISPERSONALIZATION, RECENTLY THEYSTARTED A NEW PROGRAM WHEREGUESTS CAN GET BOOKS DELIVEREDRIGHT TO THEIR ROOM”“IT'S AFREE BOOK, TO READ DURINGTHEIR STAY AND IF THEYCOMPLETE THE BOOK BEFORE THEYCHECK OUT, WE DONATE THE BOOKTO THE MANDEL LIBRARY IN WESTPALM BEACH AS WELL” BOTHGARRETT AND NETO AGREE INPANDEMIC ONE OF THE MOSTSOUGHT AFTER AMENITIES ISCLEANLINESS AND SAFETY.“THEYBECOME PART OF THE FAMILY ANDTHAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WANT TOPROMOTE” REPORTING INDOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH,SABIRAH RAYFORD, WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5.SEVEN-TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMPTOM BRADY IS STICKING WITH
Palm Beach County tourism officials say spring break travel has been higher than expected with hotels now around 70% occupied, and..
