Tourism

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.

Florida Congressman Charlie Crist is backing a Democratic proposal that would provide relief to the hospitality industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the industry has lost more than 3 million jobs since the start of the pandemic.

Florida’s tourism-reliant economy saw its unemployment rate go up to 14.5 percent in May, even while businesses started reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic.

As the summer vacation season begins, an influx of visitors have begun arriving to Mexico Beach. Some people are renting condos and townhomes, while others are staying with family and friends who live in town.

Visitors from other states are returning to Northwest Florida’s beaches. While the nation is still in the midst of a pandemic, the relaxation of traveling restrictions and the reopening of restaurants, beaches and short-term vacation rentals, is luring longtime visitors back to the coast.

We’re entering what is normally summer vacation season. But flights are far from full, and highways aren’t so crowded as the coronavirus pandemic wears on.

Governor Ron DeSantis’ Re-Open Florida task force held its second day of meetings Tuesday. Ideas on re-open the state’s economy, some of them…

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued on Friday an executive order that bars vacation rental owners from accepting new guests for the next two weeks. But the measure…