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2019 Florida Tourism Industry Awards Announced

November 20, 2019

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Yesterday, VISIT FLORIDA announced the recipients of the 2019 Florida Tourism Hall of Fame and Flagler Awards during the annual Chairman’s Dinner. Each year, leaders in Florida tourism are chosen by selection committees to receive these prestigious awards. This year’s event was held during the 2019 Florida Tourism Forum at the Sheraton Panama [...]

Florida Welcomed 31.6 million Visitors in Q3 2019

November 20, 2019

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – VISIT FLORIDA estimates 31.6 million visitors traveled to Florida in the third quarter of 2019. Of these visitors, preliminary estimates show 28.6 million were domestic, 2.6 million were overseas visitors and 499,000 came from Canada.Total enplanements at Florida’s 19 major airports grew by 2.5 percent compared to Q3 last year, with 22.6 [...]

VISIT FLORIDA Honored with Expedia Group EPIC Award

November 15, 2019

Tallahassee, Fla. – VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s official tourism marketing corporation, has been honored with an Expedia Group EPIC Award in recognition of its successful partnership with Expedia Group Media Solutions at the company’s explore ’19 conference. The EPIC Awards pay tribute to business entities demonstrating the accolades’ core values of Engagement, Partnership, Innovation, and [...]