TAKE FIVE “If you’re not going forward, you’re not going at all.”
By John Sprecher
Tony Lapi serves as Chief Executive Officer of Rochester Resorts, parent corporation of ‘Tween Waters Inn Island Resort & Spa of Captiva, as well as Beachview Cottages and Castaways Cottages of Sanibel. Lapi was one of the original investors who purchased ‘Tween Waters Inn in 1976 and has grown the resort from 47 cottages “that needed work” to 137 luxury accommodations and two of TripAdvisor’s top-rated Captiva restaurants. Over the course of his 40-plus years in hospitality, Lapi has also served on a variety of local tourism organizations, including the Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce, Lee County Tourist Development Council and six years on the board of VISIT FLORIDA, including one year as Chairman of the Board. Each issue, “Take Five” poses five questions to a community leader that have not been shared in advance. Here, Tony Lapi discusses the changes and challenges he’s seen in tourism, his commitment to giving back to the community and his look into the future.
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