PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — Tourists are bringing in a lot of traffic this Labor Day weekend. The good kind.
As rain fell, people poured into local businesses for cover and something to do.
“We’ve passed our daily goal definitely like it’s been through the roof,” Shipwreck LTD and Mercantile Assistant Manager Kyla Caldwell said.
Caldwell said one of their hottest selling items was their Polar Box coolers.
While retailers were undoubtedly thrilled about the influx of customers and revenue, a restaurant owner down the street couldn’t help but feel like her crowd could be bigger.
“This time last year we were a lot busier and I think it’s because of everything going on,’ We did have a decent lunch yesterday and today and dinner but by the evening because we didn’t do any music, we can’t do music late, it really affects us because people will go elsewhere,” Barracuda Beach Restaurant…
