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Discover the Palm Beaches presents visitor data, pitches 'destination stewardship' for Royal Palm Beach
Summary
Discover the Palm Beaches told the council that Royal Palm Beach attracted about 87,000 visitors annually (just under 1% of county visitation), explained funding via a 6% bed tax, and recommended destination stewardship to better balance tourism benefits and resident quality of life.
Representatives of Discover the Palm Beaches briefed the Royal Palm Beach Village Council on local tourism trends on Nov. 20, highlighting visitor counts, demographic segments and a new emphasis on "destination stewardship"—an approach they said balances visitor growth with resident quality of life.
Sergio Piedra, senior director of intergovernmental affairs for Discover the Palm…
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