Best Travel Options to Vacation on Florida’s West Coast After Hurricane Ian

A view of Lani Kai Island Resort featured for PepsiCo and CELSIUS launch "Save The Shore" program for Hurricane Ian relief efforts on Dec. 1, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Many of southwestern Florida's vacation spots have opened up since the hurricane plowed through the area on Sept. 28. Octavio Jones/Getty Images for Pepsi/TNS

By Bill Kearney From South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Fort Lauderdale—Southwest Florida’s famed vacation spots—Naples, Captiva and Sanibel Islands, Fort Myers Beach, Pine Island Sound—have long been escapes from Florida’s more bustling east coast.