Will the snowbirds still come this Fall? (vacation, rent)

[gfplux]

Given the bad economic news we hear every day, what are the opinions of people on this forum whether this will affect snowbirds this Fall.
A great many business's rely on the extra business they bring to the area.

[Wild Style]

depends on how much worse things get by then and how high gas prices will be (they seem to be receeding now for a bit)

[doggiebus]

I think it really depend. The snowbirds that rent a place from someone I know for the winter months in the keys are not coming down this coming year. They have come down for the last 7 years.

[Sunnydee]

I think they will come after the election. Once you get used to leaving the cold behind it's hard to weather the winter. Best wishes to all!

[ilovelilac]

I don't think it will affect most of the snowbirds who come year after year -- you can be broke down here just as easily as you can up north! only more comfortable down here!

[Sharkey514]

They will come. During the mid to late 1970's there was a gas crisis and poor economy. People came here, anyway. Compared to other sunny & warm vacation spots in the islands, there are some good vacation values in Broward for families. I think it will be a cold and depressing winter for our Snowbird friends up north - they will come here.

[fauve]

Heating fuel will be at record prices - they'll even be able to rationalize that they'll save money wintering down here!

[AJ1972]

They will come. They always do!

[acegolfer]

I know S.Fl, especially Broward, is heavily dependent on tourism. Does anyone have a resource/data that shows the number of jobs related to the tourism industry?

FYI, wikipedia shows that the boating industry provides 108,000 jobs in the county. I thought that was a lot.

[SouthAfrica75]

They will come.... perhaps not as many.

The Canadians will come.....

I also I think more Europeans will come as they get more "bang for their buck". The weak dollar is helping them out