Influx of winter visitors possible due to hurricanes

People who would normally head to Florida, Texas or Mexico for the winter have been calling a local nonprofit seeking information on staying instead in Arizona.

“I hope you guys are ready for an onslaught this year. I’m getting calls galore. A lot of them aren’t going to Texas or Florida. And I’m also getting calls from people who winter in Mexico now that said they’re not going back. So be ready. They’re coming,” Judy Lutes of the Arizona Winter Visitors Association, 861 W. Superstition Blvd., said at the Sept. 12 meeting of the Focal Point and Tourism Committee.

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma wrought devastation in Texas and Florida.

Apache Junction recreational vehicle and mobile home parks were at capacity last year, Ms. Lutes said.

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