we're still flavor of the month for Vacationers longing for a laid-back, old-time Florida, according to a couple of articles featured in the AMI Sun.
Articles in recent editions of USA Today, Baltimore Magazine and the increased internet traffic have really put our island on the map, it says.
It states: 'According to Chamber figures, visitors increased by 311 percent, with new visits up 280 per cent and internet search engine traffic up 240 percent.'In its current issue, Baltimore Magazine calls the Island "a mostly unknown strip of paradise" that serves as a hideaway for celebrities Stephen King, Jerry Springer, Maria Sharapova, Graeme Edge and Jimmy Van Zandt.
'It’s a great place to escape Tampa’s Super Bowl crowds on Feb. 1 and relax in a beach chair, according to the writer, who recommends the Sandbar, Beach Bistro and Gulf Drive Café for dining and Bridgewalk, Tortuga Inn and Harrington House Bed and Breakfast for accommodations.
'Ringling Museum, Bishop Planetarium and St. Armands Circle also get mentions, as do "poky oldsters" forcing vacationers to slow down and relax on the roads – whether they want to or not. In a Dec. 12 article, USA Today praises what the Island does not have – high-rise condos, chain hotels, fast food burger joints and rowdy, Key West-style sunsets – as much as what it offers.'So it's blue skies all the way for Anna Maria Island in 2009. If you haven't been here yet, better get your skates on.
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