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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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The “Beast of the Southeast” is here. 100,000 people are expected to fan out at the Orange County Convention Center this weekend for MegaCon Orlando.
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With the resurgence in consumer spending, 90.7 economic analyst Hank Fishkind predicts continued growth to boost the overall health of the economy.
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When tourists spend a night in Orlando, they pay a tax. It’s a six percent which goes to a fund that helps pay for things like convention centers, sports stadiums and arenas, auditoriums and museums and the marketing of Orlando. It’s a lot of money. And in the next seven years, Orange County is expecting a surplus of the tourism development tax -- but how will it be spent?