WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Day By Day Shoppe is an eclectic and creative small business in Northwood Village.
With Memorial Day considered the unofficial beginning of summer, owner Will Davis believes his shop will see a mixture of travelers this summer.
"I think a lot of individuals are going to be coming here out of the humble abodes," he said. "Like, let's go check out Florida and go check out the beaches."
Then there's those who are staying close to home this summer.
"I think even people are going to be staying and having stay-cations and seeing, unfortunately, with the sticker price of gas, people are going to be like, 'I can't afford to do a whole cross-country trip,'" Davis said.
Analysts seem to back Davis' prediction. The financial firm Deloitte said travelers will take an average of two trips this summer, with more people planning to drive than fly.
Misleity Rivera is the chef and part-owner of Mestizo Fusion Cuisine with her husband Pedro.
She said she's expecting her usual crowd this summer.
"We normally get a lot of people from up north," she said. "Normally, when they come to visit us, they're always vacationing or doing something in Orlando and different places in West Palm Beach, too."
She's hoping people will take time to enjoy themselves this summer.
"I want people also to forget what we lived, and I want people to be more united and experience other things," she said.
Davis said with the anticipation of vacationers he's prepped his shop.
"There's a little bit for everyone, so we're trying to gear towards those hosting or attending a cookout or barbecue," he said.
The folks at Mestizo are so confident about this coming summer that they're looking to hire more staff in anticipation of a busy summer.
