QUIRKY WORLD...NY tourism site urges visitors to go to Florida

USA: Referring to “this ridiculously stupid winter”, the Ithaca website suggests visiting the Florida Keys this week and returning “when things thaw out.”

The tourism office of Ithaca, New York, is waving the white flag on winter and advising visitors to its website to check out the Florida Keys instead.

VisitIthaca.com’s home page displays Sunshine State holiday photos and provides links to the website for tourism information about the Florida Keys and Key West.