Fishkind Conversations: Florida Tourism Still Breaks Records, But It's Slowing

By Nicole Darden Creston

Published May 23, 2017 at 3:57 AM EDT

90.7's economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind, President of Fishkind and Associates

New state tourism numbers show Florida has already set another record this year – it welcomed 31.1 million visitors in just the first quarter. That’s the highest number of quarterly visitors in state history...so of course, that’s positive news according to economic analyst Hank Fishkind. But he tells 90.7's Nicole Darden Creston that looking closely at this report reveals the tourism picture isn’t quite as rosy as it may seem.

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Nicole came to Central Florida to attend Rollins College and started working for Orlando’s ABC News Radio affiliate shortly after graduation. She joined WMFE in 2010. As a field reporter, news anchor and radio show host in the City Beautiful, she has covered everything from local arts to national elections, from extraordinary hurricanes to historic space flights, from the people and procedures of Florida’s justice system to the changing face of the state’s economy. When local issues have received international attention, Nicole has reported worldwide for TV news outlets such as CNN, HLN, ABC, Fox News Channel, and BBC News 24.

When she’s off duty, Nicole can often be found performing with one of Central Florida’s many theatre companies, or taking in local arts, culture and music.

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