Visit Orlando’s Latest Campaign Targets Potential Tourists Living in Neighboring Southern States
• Orlando’s tourism industry supports 41 percent of the local workforce and generates 75.2 billion dollars in economic impact a year.
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• Orlando’s tourism industry supports 41 percent of the local workforce and generates 75.2 billion dollars in economic impact a year.
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CC BY 4.0" /> • Brightline says it plans to build a train station at Disney Springs. The proposed station would give passengers access to Walt Disney World’s four theme parks.
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• Visit Florida is launching an advertising campaign aimed at encouraging in-state travel to try to help Florida’s tourism industry recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
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• During a roundtable meeting with members of the aviation industry at Fort Lauderdale International Airport Friday, Gov. DeSantis stressed that air travel is vitally important to Florida’s economy, and encouraged residents and people outside the state not to be scared to book flights.
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• Florida’s tourism industry suffered a more than 60 percent estimated drop during the second quarter. International travel was down more than 90 percent.
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• AAA spokesperson Mark Jenkins says many families are opting for a “safe-cation.”
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• Worries over COVID-19 and the slower pace of U.S. economic growth triggered a sharp selloff in U.S. stock markets and interest rates dropped to near record lows, as investors sold stock and purchased safer U.S. treasuries. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind tells 90.7’s Matthew Peddie that it’s a serious trend for the US and for the Central Florida economy, because of its structure and dependence on tourism.
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