Kailua-Kona, a former fishing village about nine miles away, is the anchor for the Kona Coast's shopping, dining and tourism.
While the city had entertainment and meeting facilities, "we needed to integrate dining and tourism into the mix and bring all those things together," said Tom Wood, the assistant city manager.
Away from the track, spectators take advantage of some of the best nightlife on the Formula One calendar, and visits to dining and tourism areas, such as the Old Port with its cobblestone streets and horse-drawn carriages, the multicultural St. Laurent Boulevard, the department stores along St. Catherine Street, and the luxury shops, galleries and fashion showrooms of Crescent Street.
The South of Fifth neighborhood is a district within South Beach, an area filled with palm trees and Art Deco buildings that is a hub of shopping, dining, clubbing and tourism.
Miami January 31 , 2001A sensuous, tropical climate helps define this international crossroads of commerce, culture, year-round sports, entertainment, dining, shopping and tourism.
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Those efforts seek to rebuild the New York City brand by encouraging tourism, shopping and dining out to help local businesses.
It has won many tourism awards, including for best formal dining – the cafe is their more everyday, sister establishment.
Many of the service workers who live in the valley and commute to the peninsula lost their jobs when tourism tapered off and people quit dining out.
Bonavista is gradually seeking more tourism to offset the collapse of the fishing industry -- two cruise ships even stopped here last summer -- but dining and accommodation options are still quite limited.
