Tourists Want To Go Bike Riding
by Larry Lagarde
Guess what Florida's tourists ask about more than anything else. Beaches? Nope. Theme parks? Nah. Golfing? Uh uh. According to VISIT FLORIDA (the state's official tourism organization), vacationers ask where to go cycling.
Why Should I Care?
If tourists want to go cycling in Florida, chances are that they're interested in recreational cycling opportunities beyond the Sunshine State too.
Florida is a tourism bellweather.
Florida is one of the world's top tourist destinations, attracting over 80 million visitors per year. Vacationers of all ages come from across the USA and around the globe, generating an economic impact of $65 billion/yr.
When the top question tourists stand in line to ask at Florida's official welcome centers is where to go bicycling... when over 70,000 visitors/mth download Florida's official guide to bicycle trails, that a huge testimonial for developing & promoting more places to go bicycling.
I'm flying to Florida next month to check out the bicycling in St. Augustine; you can count on reading reports about that trip right here. Meanwhile, if you'd like to learn more about the cycling info requests that VISITFLORIDA has received or how they're answering this need, read Jim Woods' story at AmericanTrails.org.
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One of my regular readers sent the following email this morning.
"Larry,
I just read the latest RideTHISbike.com article in which you mention a trip to St. Augustine, FL next month. My wife and I did a one week vacation there this past May. During our stay we stumbled across this bike shop:
DutchBikes.us/
While these bikes are not folders, they are still quite interesting for any bicycle enthusiast. The shop is really just 150 square feet of partitioned space in a sail-making workshop. If you get a chance, do try to pop in on them...its definitely worth checking out (located in historic district).
-Joseph"
Thanks Joseph; I'll look them up. LL
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