Recent data from Visit Florida (VisitFlorida.com) showed that more travelers visited Florida in the first quarter of 2014 than during any other three-month period in the state’s history!
Data showed that from January through March, 26.7 million visitors entered the state, a half-million more than the previous record set last year. The uptick in tourism, and the impact on the state’s economy, was lauded in Tallahassee on Monday by Visit Florida and the non-profit TaxWatch.
The Legislature approved a budget with $74 million in funding for marketing and promotion by Visit Florida, a huge increase from the $10.5 million the year before. Visit Florida, public-private agency, is required to have a one-to-one match in private funding. Over the past seven years it averaged $2.08 in private money for every public dollar.
The increase in visitors is part of a three-year trend of more travelers, international and domestic.http://www.johnrwood.com/blog/florida-has-the-most-visitors-ever-collier-county-tourism-increases/
