2012 Marks Second Consecutive Record Year for Florida Tourism
February 18th, 2013 — 10:43am
I am pleased to share with you the following press release that was sent out today by the Governor’s Press Office:
Governor Scott announced today that according to preliminary estimates* released by VISIT FLORIDA – the state’s official tourism marketing corporation – 89.3 million visitors came to Florida in 2012, an increase of 2.3 percent over 2011. This represents a record year for visitation to Florida, exceeding the previous high of 87.3 million in 2011. The number of direct travel-related jobs in 2012 was also a record high, with 1,030,600 Floridians employed in the tourism industry. Continue reading »
Will Seccombe
President & CEO
