Summer tourism off to a slow start Summer tourism season is off to a rather slow start along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Several area tourist attractions report average crowds so far this season, even though summer doesn't officially begin for another week. Hotel occupancy numbers are perhaps the most disappointing.
June 13, 2013 - WLOX-TV Biloxi
Business briefs: Occupancy up, but county trails others Monterey County's hotel occupancy is up, but not as much as its competitors. A survey of key hotels by PKF Consulting showed Monterey County up 1.2 percentage points to 61.4 percent for the first four months of the year.
June 12, 2013 - The Monterey County Herald