The Greater Naples Chamber hosted a May 7 gathering to recognize the region’s hospitality industry during National Tourism Week, with about 100 guests from area restaurants, hotels and attractions celebrating against a backdrop of lower tourism numbers and challenges for the industry from the Florida Legislature. Co-hosts for the event held at The Cove at Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Naples were Naples Marco Island Everglades CVB, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and Skal International. And while the mood was festive, the mid-April report by the CVB to the Collier County Tourist Development Council, representing the latest numbers available from February, showed that tourism had experienced the first yearover- year drop of the season. Tariffs and economic and border concerns prompted a 23% decrease in Canadian visitors, usually a top market, according to previous Gulfshore Business reporting.