Archive

VISIT FLORIDA Announces $860K to Promote Tourism in Communities Affected by Hurricane Michael

February 25, 2019

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – VISIT FLORIDA announced today that more than $858,000 has been awarded to communities impacted by Hurricane Michael to promote tourism to their area. These grants have been awarded to the Panama City Community Development Council, the Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Tourism Development Councils of Gulf, Jackson and Washington [...]

VISIT FLORIDA Announces an All-Time Record 126 Million Visitors in 2018

February 20, 2019

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, VISIT FLORIDA announced that Florida welcomed an all-time record number of visitors last year with 126.1 million out-of-state visitors coming to the Sunshine State in 2018. This announcement marks the eighth consecutive record year for visitation to Florida, exceeding the previous record of 118.8 million visitors in 2017 by an astounding [...]