Tourism

With heat waves, fires, and storms becoming more frequent and intense, small businesses increasingly see extreme weather as their next long-term challenge.

The governor's appointees to a board that oversees Disney World’s governing district have launched a battle against the company over free passes and discounts for employees.

Visit Florida's CEO says the drop is partly due to increased competition from other states and countries that shut down longer than Florida did during the pandemic.

The state's tourism agency, Visit Florida, estimated a record 37.9 million visitors from January through March.

The U.S. Travel Association estimated that international travel to the U.S. was 34 percent below pre-pandemic levels.

Visit Florida estimates the state attracted 35 million travelers during the third quarter, a 6.9 percent increase from 2021. The estimate was also 8% above the same period of 2019, before the pandemic.

Tourism in Florida during the first half of 2022 was up 20 percent from the same period last year and was higher than during the first six months of 2019, the last full year of travel before the pandemic.

The legislative framework designed to improve safety on amusement rides follows the death of a Missouri teen who fell off a tower-style ride in Orlando in March.

Florida attracted a record number of tourists during the first three months of 2022, surpassing totals from similar quarters before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the hospitality and leisure industry.

From January to June of this year, Airbnb saw more bookings for long-term stays in Florida than any other time in the company’s history. Tomas Martinelli is the company’s public policy director for Florida. He says people are choosing Florida because it has a lot to offer.