/tags/visit-florida Visit Florida en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 22 May 2026 10:50:14 GMT /business/2026-05-22/visit-florida-counting-on-80-million-budget Visit Florida President and CEO Bryan Griffin said the tourism marketing agency is in line to receive $80 million from the state in draft budgets for fiscal year 2026-2027 now before the Senate and House – the same level as the current year. Fri, 22 May 2026 10:50:14 GMT /business/2026-05-22/visit-florida-counting-on-80-million-budget News Service of Florida /hurricane-coverage/2024-11-19/florida-tourism-money Visit Florida, the state’s tourism agency, has added $1 million to an effort to counter fallout from media coverage of three hurricanes that hit the state this year. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:45:16 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2024-11-19/florida-tourism-money News Service of Florida /business/2023-08-17/florida-tourists-covid-pandemic Visit Florida's president and CEO said it's partly due to increased competition from other states and countries that shut down longer than Florida during the pandemic. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:08:14 GMT /business/2023-08-17/florida-tourists-covid-pandemic Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /economy/2023-02-06/international-tourism-rebounds-but-florida-still-a-way-to-go International tourism has increased faster in Florida than other parts of the nation but remains below pre-pandemic levels, state tourism officials say. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:30:00 GMT /economy/2023-02-06/international-tourism-rebounds-but-florida-still-a-way-to-go /travel/2022-11-18/u-s-visitors-boost-floridas-tourism-industry-but-international-travel-is-struggling Visit Florida estimates the state attracted 35 million travelers during the third quarter, a 6.9 percent increase from 2021. The estimate was also 8% above the same period of 2019, before the pandemic. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:30:00 GMT /travel/2022-11-18/u-s-visitors-boost-floridas-tourism-industry-but-international-travel-is-struggling Jim Turner - News Service of Florida /news/2022-06-10/visit-florida-president-gets-a-raise-amid-tourism-rebound With the state drawing record numbers of tourists from other parts of the country as the industry rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, Visit Florida President and CEO Dana Young received an 8.6% pay boost. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:54:26 GMT /news/2022-06-10/visit-florida-president-gets-a-raise-amid-tourism-rebound Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /local-news/2022-05-16/florida-sees-record-tourism-in-first-quarter Florida attracted a record number of tourists during the first three months of 2022, surpassing totals from similar quarters before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the hospitality and leisure industry. Mon, 16 May 2022 15:00:04 GMT /local-news/2022-05-16/florida-sees-record-tourism-in-first-quarter /news/2022-05-03/florida-governor-receives-bill-to-extend-visit-florida-tourism-agency The extension of Visit Florida was among 20 bills sent to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday. Tue, 03 May 2022 19:11:44 GMT /news/2022-05-03/florida-governor-receives-bill-to-extend-visit-florida-tourism-agency News Service of Florida /news/2022-01-06/florida-tourism-officials-remain-optimistic-despite-the-recent-spread-of-the-omicron-variant The president and CEO of Visit Florida said the agency will continue to expand its marketing efforts and encourage tourists to vacation in Florida this winter. Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:48:05 GMT /news/2022-01-06/florida-tourism-officials-remain-optimistic-despite-the-recent-spread-of-the-omicron-variant Jim Turner - News Service of Florida /news/2021-01-12/report-points-to-visit-florida-return-on-investment Florida took in $3.27 for every dollar the state spent on tourism marketing over a three-year period, before cuts in funding for the agency and before COVID-19 sent the travel and leisure industries into a tailspin, according to the report released Monday by the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research. Tue, 12 Jan 2021 18:14:54 GMT /news/2021-01-12/report-points-to-visit-florida-return-on-investment Jim Turner / News Service of Florida