Anne GeggisOctober 13, 2022
5min0
The campaign to counter national news saturated with images of Hurricane Ian's destruction will showcase locations without a lawn chair out of place.
Tag: Florida tourism
Anne GeggisOctober 13, 2022
Jacob OglesSeptember 15, 2022
4min0
But a majority of Floridians chose not to travel at all.
Joe HendersonFebruary 20, 2022
15min0
The Florida House unanimously (!) approved a bill to support fatherhood in the state.
Anne GeggisOctober 5, 2021
5min1180
The downturn in business travel is hurting low-income hospitality workers.
Joe HendersonMarch 9, 2021
7min1781
A year ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis told spring breakers, "come back next year." They did.
Kelly HayesFebruary 8, 2021
3min1024
The event markets Florida to domestic and international tour operators, wholesalers and media.
Ana CeballosMarch 3, 2018
2min310
Florida budget leaders Saturday were still grappling with a $7.8 million funding difference on ‘bump’ issues that impact transportation, tourism and economic development. The House and Senate met Saturday night in conference, revealing a $6 million funding gap on Department of Transportation-related items and a $9 million difference on economic opportunity projects. The House and […]
Joe HendersonAugust 30, 2017
5min259
House Speaker Richard Corcoran is right on the money, so to speak, with his latest fiscal gambit. Corcoran has put 12 tourism development agencies throughout Florida on notice that they better have an accurate and public accounting of how they spend taxpayer dollars — and quickly. That includes big ones in Miami, Orlando and Tampa […]
Guest AuthorJune 6, 20176min270
Under the leadership of Gov. Rick Scott, the revival of the Florida economy has been marked by annual job growth and tourism rates that outpace the national average. The inextricable link between Florida’s investment in its tourism industry and this economic recovery is affirmed by the statistics. Visitor spending in Florida has increased by an […]
Associated PressFebruary 16, 2017
1min276
Florida had another record-setting year for tourism despite natural disasters, a virus outbreak and a tragic attack on an Orlando nightclub. Gov. Rick Scott will announce Thursday at the Brevard Zoo that nearly 113 million tourists visited the state last year. This is the sixth year in a row that the numbers have climbed. Nearly […]