Governor Ron DeSantis Announces All-Time Record Six-Month Visitation for Florida
August 15, 2019
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida welcomed 69.7 million travelers from January through June of 2019, the highest number of visitors during any six months in Florida’s history. This record number represents a 5.2 percent increase over the same period in 2018 and includes 62.1 million domestic visitors, 5.3 million overseas [...]
Read moreGovernor Ron DeSantis Announces New VISIT FLORIDA Eco and Sustainable Travel Hub
August 05, 2019
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, in an effort to promote tourism and visitation to the Sunshine State, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the launch of a new VISIT FLORIDA eco-friendly travel hub on VISITFLORIDA.com. The hub features tips and resources for green, sustainable travel throughout the state. Visitors can find information about environmentally friendly attractions, activities, dining, transportation, and lodging – and [...]
Read moreGovernor Ron DeSantis Announces Nonstop Air Service Between Tel Aviv and Orlando
July 09, 2019
Orlando, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced new, nonstop seasonal El Al air service between Tel Aviv and Orlando. The new flights, operating during the months of July and August, will offer a direct link between Israel’s second most populous city and one of Florida’s most popular destinations. “I’m happy to announce this new nonstop [...]
Read moreGovernor Ron DeSantis Signs MOU with Israel Supporting Travel and Tourism
May 27, 2019
Tel Aviv, Israel – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and Israel Minister of Tourism Yariv Gideon Levin signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the research, development and implementation of projects to increase bilateral tourism between Florida and Israel. The MOU was signed during a reception in Tel Aviv with VISIT FLORIDA and Disney, and [...]
Read moreGovernor Ron DeSantis Announces Florida’s All-Time Record First Quarter Visitation
May 15, 2019
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida broke an all-time record for visitation during the first quarter of 2019 with 35.7 million people visiting the Sunshine State from January to March. This is a 5.8 percent increase from the first quarter of 2018. “An all-time record quarter of visitation is exciting news [...]
Read moreVIDEO: VISIT FLORIDA Drives Visitation Year-Round
April 25, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Businesses and communities from across the state have made it clear that they support the reauthorization and the full funding of VISIT FLORIDA at $76 million. Key Facts: VISIT FLORIDA has more than 13,000 business partners. Florida's tourism industry supports 1.4 million jobs and VISIT FLORIDA's efforts continue to attract record numbers of visitors [...]
Read moreVIDEO: VISIT FLORIDA Supports Northwest Florida’s Recovery from Michael
April 22, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – VISIT FLORIDA released the following video today highlighting the organization’s work to help Northwest Florida recover from Hurricane Michael. Key Facts: To date, VISIT FLORIDA has awarded $1.1 million to seven tourism development boards for Hurricane Michael recovery. This is in addition to a nearly $5 million marketing campaign launched following the storm to highlight the Sunshine [...]
Read moreTax Day Reminder: Tourism Saves Each FL Family More Than $1,500 Annually
April 15, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s official tourism marketing corporation, reminds Floridians that without the tax revenues generated by travel and tourism to the state, every Florida household would have to pay an average of $1,549 in additional taxes every year in order to keep state funding levels the same. VISIT FLORIDA President and [...]
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