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• Both the Orlando area and Volusia County saw record-breaking tourism numbers last year, according to new reports. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind looks at what’s driving these new record levels of visitors…and how long the tourism boom may last.
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• Theme parks draw tourists to Orlando, but they aren’t the only attractions in the city beautiful. You can step off the beaten path and visit a jam factory, feed alligators, or even try skiing indoors. We chat to Jon Busdeker, co-author of the new edition of 100 Things To Do In Orlando Before You Die.
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• Orlando International Airport traffic continues to grow. The Airport’s building a new South Terminal, but with passenger numbers increasing, can the 2020 completion date come soon enough?
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• How do you keep a boatload of passengers entertained? We look at how cruise companies are building bigger and better ships, and what the booming cruise industry means for Florida.
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• New state tourism numbers show Florida has already set another record this year. But 90.7’s economic analyst Hank Fishkind says the report is a bit more nuanced than it appears.
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• Florida’s support of a travel ban is surprising some in the state’s tourism industry.
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• There’s an investment boom going on in Florida. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind says eight years into a recovery may seem like strange timing, but he can explain.
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• Florida’s seeing the highest nine-month total number of tourists. So far, 85 million of them have visited the state this year. They came amid federal warnings about Zika in the Miami area, smelly, toxic algae in south Florida, the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, and two hurricanes.
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• The South American powerhouse, Brazil, draws more than 700,000 tourists to Orlando each year, making Brazilians Orlando’s most coveted group of Latin American tourists. This is a look into how the Pulse nightclub shooting and the death of a two-year-old by an alligator on Disney property are affecting Brazilians’ travel plans to the City Beautiful.
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• The Pulse nightclub shooting rocked Orlando and the world. The worst shooting in modern U.S. history happened 21 miles from Disney World
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