Sunshine Matters

Media Coverage Overview – June 15, 2010

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Overall, media coverage reports on Obama’s visit to Florida, as well as the negative impact of the oil spill on Florida’s tourism industry and environment.  Continue reading »

Media Coverage Overview – June 14, 2010

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A snapshot of the media’s current oil spill coverage shows several articles reporting that President Obama wants BP to establish an escrow fund for oil spill related damages. Other articles continue to mention VISIT FLORIDA’s marketing campaigns.  Overall coverage continues to focus on the impact to the tourism industry in Florida. Continue reading »

The 43rd Annual Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism – the premier educational conference for the Florida tourism industry – will be held September 26– 28, 2010 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate.  This signature event provides the opportunity to network with fellow industry professionals, to hear from top-notch keynote speakers, and to learn inside strategies from leading industry experts.  You can also obtain the latest research data and learn more about participating in VISIT FLORIDA’s wide range of programs to assist your business in reaching its marketing goals.  Continue reading »

Media Coverage Overview – June 11, 2010

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Overall, media coverage continues to report that the oil spill has harmed Florida’s tourism industry and its ecology/environment.  Some articles report that many Florida beaches are open despite the oil spill. Others report on VISIT FLORIDA’s marketing campaigns. Continue reading »

Yesterday, VISIT FLORIDA hosted the Tourism Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill webinar with more than 500 participants.  This program was developed to update the Florida tourism industry on the state’s marketing response and to share details on various resources available to them.

To view links to the PowerPoint presentation used in the webinar, the webinar audio synced to the slides, and a Q&A document from the questions submitted during the webinar, please visit  http://www.visitflorida.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Crisis_Preparation&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=11642. Continue reading »