More than half the hotel rooms in Lee County reopen post-Ian

Tourism leaders believe the available rooms will be quickly reserved.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 10:04 a.m. November 9, 2022
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Cecil Pendergrass, Lee County Commission Chairman and chair of the Lee County Tourist Development Council inspects damage after Hurricane Ian. (Courtesy photo)
Cecil Pendergrass, Lee County Commission Chairman and chair of the Lee County Tourist Development Council inspects damage after Hurricane Ian. (Courtesy photo)
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Six weeks after Hurricane Ian pummeled Lee County, more than half of the county's stock of hotel rooms, 56.4%, have reopened, according to a statement. 

The news, which counts 8,135 rooms now open, comes a few weeks after the Oct. 19 reopening of the Sanibel Causeway bridge, states the press release from the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau. 

 

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