Here are some towns to consider based on the economics, affluence of buyers and stability: The Emerald Coast, which includes cities such as  Destin, Fort Walton Beach, and Panama City Beach, has seen job growth in recent years, particularly in the tourism and hospitality sectors.According to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, the leisure and hospitality industry is the largest employer in the region, accounting for over 27% of total employment.

That said, Central Florida is virtually nothing but tourism and both the state and the major players - Disney, Universal, etc - won't just wither away without spending ship fulls of cash on marketing efforts.

Tourism is also only 7% of the GDP in Puerto Rico compared to 30-50% for most Caribbean islands.Hope this helps! 

It is constantly growing with tourism and is perfectly smack dab between the Los Angeles and San Francisco bay areas.

One wonders how they expected their tourism industry in Alberta and BC to survive so long.

There's a fair amount of retirement/vacation home/tourism money there, so you may be able to build up a good practice.If your ultimate goal in/near NYC, why not look at the NY suburbs?

Most of the towns here don't regulate vacation rentals and want the tourism dollars.

How do locals perceive that area in terms of tourism?

I’d love to invest in RRG STRs and hopefully help bring more tourism to this beautiful area and its people.

This is not a far-fetched scenario as it happened in Maimi Beach, a popular tourism destination and promising short-term rental market.