I was just looking at a before and after picture of some resort areas, and I’m puzzled.
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Same reason that the seaside towns of the UK died.
1. Cheap air travel and/or cruises, why would you go to a dumpy local resort for the twentieth time when you can go to the Caribbean for the same price, see the other side of the world, or whatever you dream of.
2. Lack of investment and failure to keep up with changing tastes and demands. The kitschy sing-a-long camp vibe just lost its draw by the 70s when society was much less about gathering socially and much more about the individual family.
3. The rise of “resort cities” over countryside resorts. See Atlantic City, Vegas, or Orlando. Why people holidayed and what they wanted out of it changed (see point 2) and new options and variety became available.
I do think there might be a comeback though – I would certainly much prefer something more like the good old fashioned summer camp in the countryside.
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