The head of Miami-Dade's tourism bureau said Friday it's too early in the financial crisis to retool the destination's marketing plans.

William Talbert, president of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, told a business group that until the decline bottoms out, his staff can't see where the opportunities lie.

''It's too premature to say this market is going to be strong,'' and this one isn't, Talbert told the Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce.

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