Sunshine Matters

Educational Forums in Chicago and Philadelphia

Travel trade, including travel agents, tour operators and other buyers and sellers of travel trade products, are a vital distribution network for Florida’s tourism industry. Research shows that nearly three percent of domestic visitors to Florida use a travel agent to book accommodations and five percent use a travel agent to reserve their air transportation. To stay top of mind with travel trade representatives in some of our key domestic markets, VISIT FLORIDA and our Industry Partners recently hosted several educational events for travel agents in Chicago and Philadelphia. Continue reading »

Last week, the Travel Professionals of Color (TPOC) held their 12th Annual Conference and Trade Show in Fort Lauderdale.  Nearly 100 travel professionals gathered to address the theme of “Bridging our Past with Our Future.” TPOC, a national organization that promotes training, networking and support of minority travel professionals, has membership from North America, Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas and Jamaica. Continue reading »