Yuma Snowbird Article
Here is an article that appeared in the Yuma Sun this AM. http://www.yumasun.com/articles/winter-90157-visitors-vital.html
Forum Discussion
Gemstone wrote:
This report paints a somewhat different picture of Florida's tourism industry, and what tourists (snowbirds are tourists too) contribute to Florida on an annual basis. It would be hard to imagine what Florida would look like economically, without tourists.
from Florida Tax Watch
Regards
Gemstone
I don't have to imagine what it would be like without so many tourists, lived it. I know, fist hand, what it was like. Maybe that is why my opinions about this subject are so strong.
I won't argue the report, but again the town did just fine, long before the tourist "discovered" it. Not to say a lack of tourists would not hurt the economy, but the town would survive.
But an over bearing, self centered, self important person is the same, no matter if they are a tourist or not. It would cost me money, but I would not put up with it, and did very well without this minority of tourists.
As I mentioned before, I found that only about 10% of tourists/snowbirds were like that, and I imagine that they show up in any tourist driven community, north or south.
