{"id":8238,"date":"2020-09-01T16:22:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T20:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.greatflorida.com\/?p=8238"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:48:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:48:52","slug":"what-to-expect-this-labor-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2020\/what-to-expect-this-labor-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect This Labor Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cExpect more people,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s top independent home insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n

While Florida is always a popular travel destination, this year it ranks high for travelers flying according to a survey by travel itinerary app, TripIt<\/a>. Popular spots for visitors include, Orlando, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Meyers, Miami, Panama City and Key West. The Central Florida area dominates hotel reservations for Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n

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Public beaches in Palm Beach will be closed for Labor Day weekend, opening back up Tuesday, September 8. County officials are hoping closing for the holiday weekend will prevent a \u201csuper-spreader\u201d event. Islamorada public beaches are also closed through Labor Day.<\/p>\n

Most Labor Day celebrations will continue despite warnings from top U.S. health officials Adm. Brett Giroir and Dr. Anthony Fauci that a safe Labor Day holiday will be vital for controlling COVID-19 spread this fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are clearly seeking a sun-filled vacation after months of quarantine and tedium,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s top independent home insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n

If you are looking to avoid the crowds, Labor Day weekend you can ride a bike or float down a river, two activities that make social distancing easy. However, for those wanting to stay indoors, this weekend is an ideal time for our favorite quarantine pastime, online shopping.<\/p>\n

Today.com<\/a>, has scoured the internet for the biggest sales categories to find the best deals from retailers. Read their list below.<\/p>\n

Furniture and Home Items-<\/strong>Walmart, Home Depot, Kirkland\u2019s, Frontgate, Rugs USA, Rugs.com, Macy\u2019s Overstock, Wayfair and Etsy<\/p>\n

Mattresses-<\/strong>Leesa Sleep, Temper-Pedic, Bear Mattress, Avocado Mattress, Casper, Nectar Sleep, Helix Sleep, Birch Living, Zoma Sleep, Mattress Firm and Purple<\/p>\n

Clothing and Accessories-<\/strong>Sunglasses Hut, REI, Anthropologie, Nike, Amazon, Kate Spade, Baublebar, Nordstrom, J. Crew, Dolce Vita, Old Navy, Macy\u2019s, Express, Ted Baker and Shein<\/p>\n

Appliances-<\/strong>Home Depot, Amazon, Lowes, Dyson and Wayfair<\/p>\n

Outdoor Grills-<\/strong>Amazon, Home Depot, Overstock, Walmart and Lowes<\/p>\n

Electronics-<\/strong>Apple, Amazon, HP, Microsoft and GoPro<\/p>\n

Whatever activities you decide on this Labor Day, be sure to stay safe. To keep your valuables and home protected, check out home insurance<\/a> from GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cExpect more people,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance, Florida\u2019s top independent home insurance agency. While Florida is always a popular travel destination, this year it ranks high for travelers flying according to a survey by travel itinerary app, TripIt. Popular spots for visitors include, Orlando, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Meyers, Miami, Panama […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":8243,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3,4,6,1,10,13,7,8,82,89,9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8238","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-homeowners-insurance","8":"category-auto-insurance","9":"category-boat-insurance","10":"category-commercial-insurance","11":"category-floridainsurance","12":"category-florida-insurance-industry","13":"category-healthcare-insurance","14":"category-motorcycle-insurance","15":"category-renters-insurance","16":"category-rv-insurance","17":"category-travel-insurance","18":"category-umbrella-insurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8238"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13695,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8238\/revisions\/13695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}