Florida Tourism on Pace for Another Record Year
This week, Governor Rick Scott announced that according to VISIT FLORIDA’s preliminary estimates, 24 million visitors came to Florida in the second quarter of 2014 (April-June), an increase of 3% over the same period in 2013. This represents the largest second quarter for visitation Florida has ever experienced, exceeding the previous high of 23.3 million in Q2 2013. Visitor spending is up 7.4% in January through May 2014, at $35.7 billion, which is more than the same time period in 2013.