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Diamars 30 November 2021

Lockdown-free Florida top vacation spot for

holidays

economic engines to flourish, even as tourism
dipped in other parts of the country.

“Laga tur locual ta sperami ta Now, as snowbirds have returned and others are
bunita, making holidays travel plans, hotels and tour-
Laga cu tur locual cu mi ism experts report a noticeable bump. Miami —
encontra na caminda ta bunita, and Florida — have grown even more popular
Laga tur locual cu ta rondonami since borders were opened earlier this month to
ta bunita, international travels, though plans and logistics
Laga tur locual cu mi ta laga could be upset by the emergence of the new CO-
atras keda bunita, VID-19 omicron variant.
y laga esakinan termina den tur
bunitesa.” “The moment the borders and the flights were
(AP) — Cooped-up tourists eager for a taste reopened in November, we started to see book-
Cu inmenso tristesa na nos curason, of Florida’s sandy beaches, swaying palm trees ings from Europe and South America,” said
Milton Sgarbi, a vice president at 1 Hotel South
nos ta anuncia fayecimento di nos casa, tata, welo, and warmer climates are visiting the Sunshine Beach, one of Miami’s most luxe oceanfront re-
ruman, omo y amigo: State in droves, topping pre-pandemic levels in sorts.
recent months.
Edwin Simeon Croes
Mihor conoci como Wino Miami is one of the top search destinations on trav- “We had bachelorette parties, we had reunions,
*29 augustus 1947 - †29 november 2021 el websites and statewide, Florida had 32.5 million we had weddings, not as big as we used to have in
travelers from July to September of this year, exceed- the past, but small weddings almost every week-
Na nomber di su: ing the number of visitors during that period in pre- end. Last weekend, we had three weddings.”
Esposa: pandemic 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis said recently.
Jolanda Croes-Boekhoudt Despite the pandemic, the high-end hotel flour-
Yiunan: The state was boosted by the Republican gover- ished in 2021 with leisure travelers. Normally,
† Oswald Croes nor’s pro-business, anti-lockdown and anti-mask they see an even mix of business and leisure, but
Ruthmila y Francis Odor-Croes he expects the business market will pick up in
Kenneth y Vivienne Croes-Bruin restrictions all year, allowing one of Florida’s main 2022, along with the international tourists
Mescos yiu:
Mary y Tito Feliciana y famia
Lucia y Robert Feliciano y famia Karen Aguilar came to Miami in November —
Nietonan: just weeks after the borders reopened — to enjoy
Osziënne, Alia y Ian Croes the sun from Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Eden y Evan Odor
Kyrah y Kyle-Anthony Croes “You have to come and enjoy the views, the
Manera nietonan: beaches, the people. It’s very friendly and yeah,
†Thierry, Marylin, TJ, Lubert y Dwight y famia I’ll be back,” she said.
Rumanan:
Lucy y Raymond Kelly Miami and Florida typically have an even mix of
Feli y Reina Croes y famia domestic and international tourism, but with the
Livia y Dolf Boekhoudt y famia Bendicion y bondad di Señor ta compañami tur
Lucas Croes y famia dia di mi bida, lo mi biba den cas di Señor henter borders closed because of COVID-19 in 2021,
† Sila Croes cities launched massive marketing campaigns
Swa y cunjanan: mi bida largo courting U.S. tourists who were tired of being
Rita y Doys Quandus y famia cooped up.
Chila y Remigio Jacobs y famia Lagrima y flornan por seca, su recuerdonan y tur
Mando Boekhoudt y Wala Croes y famia loke el a haci y significa pa nos, cu lo keda graba “Domestic tourism came back like gangbusters,”
Joaquin y Eveline Boekhoudt y famia pa semper den nos mente y curason. said Rolando Aedo, of the Greater Miami Con-
Pito y Martina Boekhoudt y famia “Cerca Dios mi alma ta na paz, ta di DJ’E mi vention & Visitors Bureau. “We expanded our
Tica Boekhoudt-Tromp y famia salbacion ta bin” market share of domestic visitors driven partially
Ihanan: Salmo 62:1 by the fact that Florida and Miami were open
Remi Jacobs, Edgar Croes, Eldrick Boekhoudt, Alvaro when others weren’t and there was a lot of pent-
Boekhoudt y Christofer Boekhoudt Cu dolor na nos curason, nos ta participa
Bon Amigonan: fayecimento di: up demand.”
Ben van Welie, Raymond Kelly, Ovi Croes, Doys
Quandus y Remigio Jacobs While much of the country was shut down, sev-
Primo y primanan, sobrino y sobrinanan, comer y eral new hotels opened up in Miami; airlines
compernan including Southwest and JetBlue added Miami
bisiñanan y y demas famianan routes for the first time; and Aedo said the na-
tion’s cruise capital of Miami broke ground on
Ex Coleganan di Telefoondienst, ex coleganan Setar y new port terminals to meet demand as several
DTZ, ex miembronan di Club Caiquetio, Paranda ta cruise lines, including Virgin, recently came on-
nos y miembronan di Papaya Ranch board here.

Demas famia: Croes, Boekhoudt, Odor, Bruin, Kelly,
Farro, Hernandez, Quandus, Jacobs, Everon, Figaroa, Miami is also expanding as a destination: In ad-
Feliciana, Feliciano, Tromp y Van Welie. dition to perenially popular South Beach, the
burgeoning art district known as Wynwood has
Ta invita tur famia, ex colega, amigo, bisiña, become a top draw. Wynwood officials estimate
conocirnan pa asisti na acto di despedida cual lo tuma nearly 6 million visitors will have checked out
lugar diaranson 1 december 2021 na Aurora Funeral the trendy area in 2021, up from roughly 5 mil-
Home. lion in 2020.
E restonan mortal di Edwin lo ta reposa for di 9’or pa
11’or di mainta na Aurora Funeral Home Sra. vda. Teresita Figaroa-Figaroa Chic new restaurants and boutique shops
Cariñosamente yama “Chita” opened all year long in Wynwood, where most of
Na lugar di flor of krans un donashon pa Edmund *09-12-1930 - †28-11-2021
Harms foundation lo ta altamente aprecia. the buildings and sidewalks are covered in grand
technicolor murals. TripAdvisor even named
Nos ta lamenta cu despues di entiero nos no por ricibi Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia despues Wynwood one of the coolest hipster destinations
bishita di condolencia na cas. in the U.S.