Palm Beach County smashes tourism records (and all the hotels in West Palm Beach to serve tourists visiting Lake Worth)

The Palm Beach Post has this news that's also on the front page, above the fold, in today's print edition:

     A record-breaking number of tourists came to Palm Beach County last year, shattering the 2014 benchmark by 10 percent, tourism officials announced Wednesday.
     Roughly 6.9 million people visited the county in 2015, marking the fifth consecutive year of record-breaking growth, according to Discover The Palm Beaches, the county’s official tourism marketing organization.

[and. . .]

     Meanwhile, the number of hotel rooms available in the county also continues to grow. There has been a surge in new hotel construction, particularly in West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach and Delray Beach. [emphasis added]

[and. . .]

     As part of its 2016 marketing plan, Discover has said it plans to encourage locals to use social media and other communication channels to encourage visitors to travel here.

If you've been following this blog you know the little City of Lake Worth has a new Visitor Center and is also home of Palm Beach County's Cultural Concierge, the first ever in the county.

However, if a visitor wants to stay the night at a hotel in Lake Worth? Good luck with that.

My recommendation is if you're looking for a hotel room or have family/friends from out of town contact our good friends to the north at Visit West Palm Beach or the West Palm Beach Visitor Center using this link. They can also be reached at (561) 659-8814 (open 7 days a week).

And Thank You! for visiting Lake Worth. Please come back and visit us again some time and maybe we'll have a new hotel available by then.