MAY 11-12, 2010 – VISIT FLORIDA and Florida Commission on Tourism Meetings were held on May 11 and 12, during which FRLA presented Governor Crist with a letter requesting dollars for a “Florida is Open for Business” marketing campaign to begin immediately for those counties affected by the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
Read: FRLA Letter to Governor Crist on May 11 (on website)
Watch: VISIT FLORIDA meeting video for personal appeal of funding on May 12
Read: Governor Crist Press Release asking BP for marketing dollars on May 12
– See more at: http://frla.org/government-relations/oil-spill-updates/item/140-tourism-officials-press-crist-for-help-to-bring-vacationers-back-to-florida-after-oil-spill#sthash.tfflhA3O.dpuf