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Pinellas County leaders assess hurricane season's impact on tourism
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The Pinellas County Tourist Development Council is assessing how last year's busy hurricane season impacted tourism during the holiday season.
Tamara Journeau said downtown Treasure Island is currently cold and quiet.
“There are more stores that are closed. There are restaurants that also are closed,” Journeau said.
Journeau is visiting from Montreal. She spent the last couple of days competing at the Flag Football World Championship in Tampa.
She said she's visited the Tampa Bay area a few times, but this time is different.
“I think we didn't see much of tourists,” Journeau said.
As the beach town recovers, the county is looking back at how the storms impacted tourism revenue.
MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/pinellas-county-tourism-revenue/67-00295f23-2d5d-4d92-8c4c-d039b5404084