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The Sunshine State continues to set records for tourism. According to the latest report from Visit Florida, late summer numbers were up more than three percent over last year’s record-setting high for the three months ending in September.

90.7’s Nicole Darden Creston asked economic analyst Hank Fishkind what he thinks is driving this long-running surge in Florida’s visitor volumes.

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