Gulf Coast Accomadations offering no-oil guarantees
From the Panhandle to Sanibel Island, Fort Myers Gulf Coast accomadations are trying to reassure wary tourists with a simple promise: If BP oil slimes our beach, you don’t have to pay.
More than 200 hotels, motels and Vacation Home rental firms on Florida’s west coast are covered by some sort of oil-related policy through the end of July. They carry names such as the Natural Beach Guarantee, the 100% Oil Spill Guarantee and the Zero-Risk Vacation Guarantee.
Details vary widely. The deal for 28 properties promoted on the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Area Convention and Visitors Bureau website promises a free first-night stay if customers “arrive to find our pristine beaches affected by the oil spill in any way.”
