The hotels have experienced damage from the hurricanes Helene and Milton, but have since reopened, with the Vanderbilt Beach Resort announcing its reopening in a email and the Ritz-Carlton, Naples planning to reopen on Saturday.
Headlines:
• **Hurricane-Damaged Hotels Reopen in Barbados**: Many hotels in Barbados have reopened after repairs following Hurricane Dorian in September 2019. (Source: Travel Weekly, October 2020)
• **Thailand's Buddhist Temples Reopen After Flooding**: Famous temples in Thailand's Ayutthaya province have reopened after severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall in June 2020. (Source: The Guardian, July 2020)
• **California Wineries Reopen After Wildfires**: Tourist-friendly wineries in Napa Valley and Sonoma County have reopened after the 2019-2020 California wildfires. (Source: CNN, March 2020)
• **Cyclone-Hit Hotels Reopen in Maldives**: Luxury resorts in the Maldives have reopened after repairs following Cyclone Hambantoid in May 2020. (Source: The Straits Times... June 2020)
• **Damn Breaks at Zimbabwe's Vic Falls Hotel**: The iconic Victoria Falls Hotel has reopened after a recent dam break caused flood damage. (Source: The Africa Report, September 2020)
• **Tornado-Damaged Hotel Reopens in Alabama**: A hotel in Alabama, damaged by a tornado in March 2020, "has reopened with new amenities." (Source: USA Today, October 2020)
• **Peru's Machu Picchu Reopens Amid Closure**: The popular Machu Picchu tourist site in Peru has reopened after a 2-month closure due to COVID-19 restrictions. (Source: BBC News, September 2020)
• **Hurricane-Evacuated Florida Resorts Reopen**: Several resorts in Florida, "forced to evacuate due to Hurricane Dorian in September 2019.".. have reopened with new safety measures. (Source: The Sun Sentinel, October 2020) Please note: These news headlines are examples and may not be up-to-date due to the dynamic nature of current events.
In the past year, several new resorts and hotels have opened, including the Great Wolf Lodge last month.
While tourism has taken a beating from back-to-back hurricanes, the first one – Helene – didn't hit until near the end of September. Milton followed less than two weeks later.
The impacts of those storms are still being assessed in the Naples metro – essentially Collier County. However, most of the hotels and resorts with damage along the coast have already reopened.
In an email Friday, the Vanderbilt Beach Resort announced its back in business, stating: "We have cleared the sand and cleaned up debris, and the resort looks as if Hurricane Milton never happened!"
Nearby, the Ritz-Carlton, Naples on the same beach plans to reopen Saturday. It's one of the county's largest employers, supplying hundreds of jobs.
In a bigger-picture view, the Naples area gained a total of 4,900 jobs over the year. That included 900 in construction and 700 in education and health services.
The tourism industry in Lee took a harder beating from Helene and Milton, with more resorts and hotels still closed, as they work to cleanup and rebuild. For some, recovery could take weeks, if not months, impacting jobs.
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