Associated PressFebruary 12, 2021
2min1278
The new campaign targets tourists within drive range.
Tag: Visit Orlando
Associated PressFebruary 12, 2021
Scott PowersJune 3, 2020
5min807
97% drop of tax receipts in April for the state's largest tourist engine.
Scott PowersApril 21, 2020
7min615
Orange County, the heart of Florida's tourism industry, forecasts a slow, 3-4 year recovery.
Scott PowersApril 17, 2020
3min490
Leaders of Visit Orlando and Orlando Economic Partnership to co-chair.
Scott PowersMarch 2, 2020
6min341
Worst-case scenario plans could lead to closures, but officials say prevention is the job now.
Scott PowersNovember 7, 2017
7min312
Orange County and Visit Orlando are working on new rules to open the convention and visitors bureau’s business to more public scrutiny, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs told Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran in a letter sent Monday. “We believe that the additional transparency measures we plan to implement will greatly enhance the transparency and […]
Danny McAuliffeOctober 26, 2017
5min296
House Speaker Richard Corcoran has opened the next front in his personal war for transparency, moving legislation that would bar companies seeking to do business with the state from hiding information behind claims of “trade secrets.” A pair of bills (HB 459, HB 461) was filed Thursday by Rep. Ralph Massullo, a Republican representing Citrus and […]
Jim RosicaAugust 29, 2017
4min491
The Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation, the state’s public records and open meetings watchdog, says it is supporting House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s “efforts on (tourism money) transparency and accountability.” In a letter to Corcoran sent Tuesday by foundation President Barbara Petersen, the group responded to Corcoran’s recent “comments in the Orlando Sentinel regarding the need for […]
Terry RoenAugust 25, 2017
5min311
House Speaker Richard Corcoran sent letters Friday to 12 tourism development councils that severed ties with Visit Florida demanding accountability and transparency in the way they spend taxpayer dollars. Visit Orlando is one of the 12 councils that cut ties with Visit Florida, after the state marketing agency was criticized for spending $1.25 million to […]
Scott PowersJuly 4, 2017
Tourism officials cautious about what federal rhetoric might do to international visitors’ interests
6min176
Tourism officials are keeping a cautious eye on the horizon, beyond the coast, beyond the sea, to see if the harsh isolationist international rhetoric and tough policies of President Donald Trump could sour foreign tourists on Florida. University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith and Visit Orlando President George Aguel both warned Orange County officials […]
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