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Video Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach - Duration: 01:43s - Published
 Sea turtles in Palm Beach County thrive during coronavirus pandemic Palm Beach County tourism leaders have a new plan they hope will make people more comfortable visiting the area. "We were impacted for about two months," said Jack Lighton, the president of Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach. |
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HOPE WILL MAKE YOU MORECOMFORTABLE VISITINGDESTINATIONS.
WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVES SABIRAH RAYFORDSHOWS YOU HOW THE PLAN STARTSWITH A CLEANING ANDISINFECTING ACCREDITATION.<<“WE WERE IMPACTED FOR ABOUTTWO MONTHS” AT LOGGERHEADMARINE LIFE CENTER IN JUNOBEACH, PRESIDENT JACK LIGHTONSAYS COVID-19 CRIPPLED THEIRDAILY OPERATIONS.“MID MARCHTHROUGH MID MAY THAT IS A VERYCRITICAL TOURISM ANDVISITATION SEASON ITBREAK SEASON AND IT WAS VERYDIFFICULT.
WE HAVE TO WORKHARD TO OFFSET THE VOLUNTARYDOOR DONATIONS WE WOULDRECEIVED FROM OUR GUESTS”HOWEVER, HE SAYS THE BREAKWASNTURTLES.“WE NOTICED WHENACCESS, HUMAN ACCESS TO OURBEACHES WAS RESTRICTED, WENOTICED AN UPTICK IN THEBEHAVIORS THAT SEA TURTLESDISPLAY AROUND NESTING.
THEYWERE NESTING MORE AFFECTIVELYAND MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE MOREQUICKLY WHEN THE BEACHES WERECLOSED” NOW THAT THEY AREREOPENING DURING A PANDEMIC,CLEANLINESS AND SANITATION ISAT THE TOP OF THEIRPRIORITIES.
AND SOON THEY WILLHAVE ANOTHER RESOURCE THATCOULD HELP THEIR VISITATION.“ICERTIFICATION FOR OURCOMMUNITY” PALM BEACH COUNTYIS THE FIRST DESTINATION INFLORIDA TO PURSUE GBAC STAACCREDITATION.“ITWORLDWIDE RECOGNIZEDACCREDITATION PROGRAM TOPROVIDE VERY STRICT SANITATIONGUIDELINES TO FACILITIES” THEPRESIDENT OF DISCOVER THE PABEACHES SAYS THEY DECIDED TOINVEST IN THE ACCREDITATION TOMAKE SURE LOCAL INDEPENDENTHOTELS AND ATTRACTIONS WERENBEING OVERSHADOWED BY BIGBRANDS WHO HAVE ACCESS TO THEWORLDPROCEDURES.“ITA GRADUAL SLOW PROCESS OFREGAINING MARKETSHARE ANDREGAINING THE TRUST OF THEPUBLIC AND THIS IS A MAJORSTEP TO COMMUNICATE THAT WEARE COMMITTED TO THATPROCESS” REPORTING IN PALMBEACH COUNTY, SABIRAH RAYFORD,WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.
