Spring Break 2020 AKA Spring Broke

[Kurt]

Feels weird to post on this thread. For posterity, Spring Break ended prematurely this past Saturday. Almost everyone went home and hardly any arrived. Beaches are closed, water is closed, most businesses are closed.

Today at Pompano Joes in Miramar Beach, normally a hot spot...

 

[James Bentwood]

Today begins Atlanta Spring Break week. Usually the 2nd busiest week of the year, behind July 4th week. For those complaining about the beaches being closed, discouraging travel here is the reason. I wonder how many will show up here today because they own a home here or couldn't ow wouldn't cancel or move their reservation. How many will show up not knowing the beaches are closed? How many will show up at the Red Bar tonight expecting to get in line? Thanks to SoWal and Visit South Walton, probably not many. Good job getting the word out and protecting our community!

 

[RL41]

Today begins Atlanta Spring Break week. Usually the 2nd busiest week of the year, behind July 4th week. For those complaining about the beaches being closed, discouraging travel here is the reason. I wonder how many will show up here today because they own a home here or couldn't ow wouldn't cancel or move their reservation. How many will show up not knowing the beaches are closed? How many will show up at the Red Bar tonight expecting to get in line? Thanks to SoWal and Visit South Walton, probably not many. Good job getting the word out and protecting our community!

Hopefully none at all. All vacation rentals have been cancelled and all beaches public and private are now closed. If they own a home here, they are within their rights to come here, but they'd have to know that everything is shut down.

 

[RL41]

Hopefully none at all. All vacation rentals have been cancelled and all beaches public and private are now closed. If they own a home here, they are within their rights to come here, but they'd have to know that everything is shut down.

Looks like I was wrong. Rode through Seaside/Watercolor yesterday and it was like a ghost town; very different story today. Saw several 360 Blue vans outside houses in Watercolor with people arriving. I thought vacation rentals had been cancelled? Either way, there are clearly more people here than yesterday. Hard to believe in these current circumstances.

 

[UofL]

'Our' rental agency has had this at the top of the rental pages. Ellen

 

[jodiFL]

Turn them in. Will have to research and find the link but there is a place you can report any new arrivals and the companies checking them in. If anyone can find it faster that would be great!

 

[jodiFL]

Executive Order 20-87: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Vacation Rental Closures
Executive Order 20-87 orders all parties engaged in rental of vacation rental properties to suspend vacation rental operations. Vacation rentals are prohibited from making new reservations or bookings and shall not accept new guests for check-in for the duration of the order. If you believe any licensee is operating contrary to the Governor’s Executive Order 20-87, please report the information here.

 

[bob1]

Turn them in. Will have to research and find the link but there is a place you can report any new arrivals and the companies checking them in. If anyone can find it faster that would be great!

Nope. No new reservations for 2 weeks. Rental companies were not forced to cancel any existing reservations.

 

[bob1]

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'Our' rental agency has had this at the top of the rental pages. Ellen

The notice is correct. No new reservations for 2 weeks booked for arrival before April 11. Existing reservations not included. And new reservations can be made for arrival after April 11.

 

[RL41]

The notice is correct. No new reservations for 2 weeks booked for arrival before April 11. Existing reservations not included. And new reservations can be made for arrival after April 11.

It’s hard to believe that with De Santis having now issued a statewide stay at home order, that he’s going to allow vacation rentals to resume next week.