/ Home / Articles / Biz941 / 2005 / 02 / search eBrochures »» View all eBrochures February 2005 Issue Parting Shots Ex-Downtown Partnership Executive Director John Tylee Lets Sarasota Have It. Special Report: TOURISM Chasing the Ritz's James McManemon How to win business tourists Selling Florida's funky side Feature Stories All Booked Up  Ritz-Carlton general manager Jim McManemon serves up a full plate of resort fare. Off the Beaten Path  Move over, Mickey. Florida's 2005 tourism campaign is pushing the funky and unconventional. Parting Shots  Former Downtown Partnership director John Tylee sounds off. The Meetings Game  What will it really take to attract business tourists to Sarasota? Departments A reflection of your good taste  Who's the fairest of the screen? Clear Channels  Quit saying "you guys"! Converting Visitors to Customers  Tactics for pulling in the right kind of online traffic: potential customers. Embracing Change  Keeping an open mind. Enough Conferring!  Losing patience. Gangsta Chic  Chrysler's gangsta sedan. Green Tourism  Five questions with an ecotourism expert. IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE  The call of the wild. just playing with my lighter  If you ask for a light, just say "Cheese." Movers, Shakers and Headline Makers  Updates in area executives and business accolades. Q. Will the tourists return this summer?  Will summer tourists return? Scoring Another Center  Lakewood Ranch's latest commercial corner. Tourism and the Hurricanes  Statistics on hurricans and other things affecting local tourism. Way, Way Out of the Box  Trend-breaking businesses. what's on the phone tonight?  Wish You Were Here  Antique postcard collector Bob Blalock.

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