The Charlotte Harbor Guide & Map's mission is to help visitors have better vacations by providing a wide variety of current information about area attractions and activities. Whether through our publication, on our Website or our Facebook and other social channels, we strive to provide a complete picture of the Southwest Florida destination so visitors can make the right choices.

We have added new distribution locations and are now found at nearly 400 locations in the Charlotte Harbor area. The Guide & Map blankets Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte, goes up to North Port, Venice and southern Sarasota...out to the coast of Englewood, Placida, Boca Grande and the Gulf beaches...east to Arcadia and down to some prime spots in northern Lee County. Our partnership with Charlotte County Community Services puts us at their parks, public beaches by the pay stations, libraries and other facilities. We also are at many State Park facilities and have excellent placement at the Interstate Visitor Center. We've also added many new RV Parks & Campgrounds and will be adding even more in October to greet our returning snowbirds the end of this year.

Next year, we plan to increase the size of the publication to add participants and improve the maps we provide visitors. We'll add a new, larger Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte map with better detail from just below Jones Loop Rd to just above Murdock Circle. We also plan to expand the Fishermen's Village Merchant Section to two full pages. And we're also adding a dedicated coupon section for all advertisers to make redemption easier!

We also will be improving our close-up Punta Gorda map and launching a new section in conjunction with everythingpuntagorda.com for Punta Gorda restaurants, shops and businesses. What they have done online, we'll put in print to help visitors better find their way around the greater downtown district and all its hot spots.

Our biggest initiative for 2016 is to totally revamp our corresponding website to include active content about the area and our partners. Our website is responsive for desktop, tablet and mobile users. Each participant will have their own highlight page that draws in existing online resources, including website, facebook page, google place, trip advisor reviews and more. We also are creating aerial and on-site video assets for the area and our partners to promote Charlotte Harbor on You Tube, Vimeo, Facebook and other Internet channels.