Tourism Surge Lures 6 New Hotels to Palm Beach County
October 16, 2017An eight-year stretch of record-breaking growth for Palm Beach County’s tourism industry has led to a surge in new hotel construction.
More than 700 new hotel rooms are expected to open in the county over the next three years — giving tourism officials new ways to market the area as a vacation destination for both out-of-town travelers and larger convention groups. Six large chains, including Aloft and Mandarin Oriental, plan to open hotels between Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens, according to Discover The Palm Beaches, the county’s official tourism marketing organization.
Over the past 10 years, the number of tourists traveling to Palm Beach County has grown by 45 percent — hitting an all-time high of 7.35 million visitors in 2016, according to a story in The Palm Beach Post.