Sunshine Matters

Today, Senate Bill 398 establishing a permanent home for the Florida Tourism Hall of Fame at the State Capitol was signed into law by Governor Rick Scott.  A huge thank you to the bill’s sponsor Sen. Detert, co-sponsor Sen. Margolis, along with the members of  the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee, as well as Rep. La Rosa who put forward the companion bill in the House. Continue reading »

VISIT FLORIDA and seventeen of our Industry Partners recently hosted two VIP (Very Important Planner) events in Atlanta and Washington, D.C.   These markets have a strong base of corporate and national association planners that source Florida for meetings and conventions, and have proven to be highly successful in marketing Florida’s diverse and immense meetings opportunities. Continue reading »

VISIT FLORIDA’s 2015 Florida Huddle trade show will take place January 14-16 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center.   Today marks the opening of supplier registration for Florida Huddle, with buyer registration following next month on July 16 at Noon EST. Continue reading »

VISIT FLORIDA recently coordinated a roadshow to Munich, Stuttgart, Cologne and Leipzig, Germany that allowed Partners to educate German travel agents about destinations in Florida.  To gather as many travel agents as possible, VISIT FLORIDA teamed up with two of the top tour operators in Germany selling Florida, DERTOUR and Thomas Cook.  The travel agents at four locations were provided with presentations, receptions and educational round tables. Continue reading »

VISIT FLORIDA and five of our Industry Partners recently co-hosted a luncheon for travel agents in the Philadelphia area.  As one of VISIT FLORIDA’s Super 8 leisure markets, Philadelphia consistently produces a large percentage of air travel visitors to Florida. Continue reading »