Category: Travel

New air service to region this fall

August 28, 2025
Staff Report
News, Travel

RSW, the Southwest Florida International Airport, has a number of new flights beginning this fall. Allegiant Air will launch three new nonstop routes with its new service to Fort Myers: •...

New nonstop flights announced from Fort Myers, RSW

December 5, 2024
Staff Report
News, Travel

Fort Myers, RSW, has several new direct flights beginning this month from discount carriers. The dates of service beginning are after each city. Breeze Airways • New Haven, Connecticut...

Allegiant adds flock of new routes to SRQ

November 21, 2024
Staff Report
News, Travel

The airline Allegiant, with hub in Punta Gorda, has introduced new routes to and from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, including: • Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina via...

Briefly: Breeze new flights in October

September 26, 2024
Staff Report
News, Travel

New flights beginning in Ft. Myers. In Fort Myers, Breeze is offering several new flights. On October 2, travelers will have new connections to Manchester, New Hampshire (MHT), Islip-Long...

What’s open food-wise, on Gasparilla Island, this week

September 12, 2024
Garland Pollard
Travel

Each week, our Ballyhoo section tells of restaurant on the island, as well as shopping and events. During the quiet season, there are still a great options, including the newly reopened South...

Reserve a spot in the upcoming 2025 Boca Beacon Visitor’s Guide

August 23, 2024
Staff Report
Travel, Uncategorized

The Boca Beacon’s award-winning Visitor’s Guide is now in the planning stages. This is the time to reserve your spot for the 2025 edition. The Boca Beacon’s Visitor’s Guide is the only...

TikTok vid influencer spurs Fust visits

A viral TikTok video is bringing visitors to see Boca Grande. The June 19 video by a self-proclaimed Florida guide Kishia Vee, calls Boca Grande “One of the cutest beach towns in...

Brightly leads tour of Methodist sites in Cuba in 2025 pilgrimage

Pastor Brian Brightly is leading a group trip back to Cuba this January, in hopes of not only seeing some of the Methodist churches but looking back at some of the previous mission work of...

New RSW flights in fall

August 1, 2024
Staff Report
News, Travel

This fall, the Fort Myers airport, Southwest Florida International, will have a number of new flights. The RSW flights include a new flight from American Airlines to New York- LaGuardia (LGA)...

A guide to Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande beach parking

June 21, 2024
Staff Report
Community, Travel

Editor’s Note: As of 8/5/2025, Lee County passed a sweeping parking ordinance that will change street parking on the island. It is not yet being enforced, as there a complicated array of...