Jim TurnerFebruary 2, 2019
6min306
Expect lawmakers to again consider a broad menu of tax cuts before a final package is put together.
Tag: Visit Florida
Jim TurnerFebruary 2, 2019
Staff ReportsJanuary 21, 2019
4min782
Tupps most recently was Rick Scott's communications director.
Jacob OglesJanuary 13, 2019
4min349
Dana Young, VISIT FLORIDA’s new president and CEO, doesn’t expect a funding fight over the agency. “The new governor has said he realizes the vital role of tourism in our state budget, in our economic prosperity,” Young said. “When you realize tourism dollars make up roughly one-third of our state budget, then it’s an easy, […]
Drew WilsonJanuary 7, 20195min864
In a unanimous vote, VISIT FLORIDA’s board of directors on Monday approved former state Sen. Dana Young as its next CEO. The appointment, recommended by Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis, was met with praise by the board. Carol Dover, president and CEO of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, said Young had a “100 percent voting record” […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 4, 20195min421
Governor-elect Ron DeSantis on Friday said he is recommending former state Sen. Dana Young, a Tampa Republican, to become the next CEO of VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s public-private tourism marketing arm. Though the agency’s board of directors ultimately must decide to hire Young, it would be a surprise if they did not honor DeSantis’ wish. […]
Peter SchorschDecember 13, 2018
6min1195
Ken Lawson, a veteran of Gov. Rick Scott‘s administration, will next lead the Department of Economic Opportunity when Ron DeSantis becomes Governor. That’s according to sources inside the transition team who spoke with Florida Politics on Thursday. (The hire was confirmed later in the day by an official news release.) Lawson is now president and CEO of VISIT […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2018
2min250
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday rolled out two VISIT FLORIDA Hurricane Michael assistance programs to offer “critical relief and support” to storm-ravaged Panhandle and Big Bend counties. Per a media release: “The Tourism Recovery Grant Program for Hurricane Michael and Hurricane Michael Recovery Marketing Program are available to Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Taylor, […]
Drew WilsonDecember 7, 2018
3min307
The state’s tourism marketing arm, VISIT FLORIDA, said Friday that it’s teaming up with JetBlue on a campaign to lure more visitors to Florida. The “JetBlue Sunshine State of Mind Fare Sale” is part of a $9 million effort to help tourism bounce back in the wake of Hurricane Michael, a Category 4 storm that […]
Jacob OglesNovember 27, 2018
6min369
It looks like 2018 will be another record year for tourism in Florida, which could be good news both for the hospitality industry and for agencies promoting the state in the nation and abroad. Gov. Rick Scott announced Florida welcomed 95.8 million visitors from January through September, nearly a 7 percent increase from the 89.8 […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 1, 2018
3min445
Gov. Rick Scott directed another $3 million to Pinellas County for red tide relief Thursday, bringing the total so far for Pinellas to $6.3 million. The funding comes from the Florida Department of Environment Protection’s red tide emergency fund. Scott is infusing another $3 million into that fund to make sure other Florida counties can access […]