Florida hotels score big on Super Bowl

From the South Florida Web site: South Florida hotels got more than a two-point conversion from the recent Super Bowl weekend. In Broward County, the room occupancy rate rose to 77.6 percent from 70.2 percent, according to Smith Travel Research. Both Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties saw even greater percentage increases, to 76 percent up from 68.3 percent for the former and to 73 percent from 63.1 percent for the latter. Hotel industry consultant Scott Brush, of Brush & Co. said numbers will probably remain elevated for another week because of the Miami International Boat Show, but noted that travel to the region is still down overall.