Sunshine Matters

I would like to share the text from a VISIT FLORIDA media release that was sent out late yesterday afternoon:

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (May 20, 2010) – Preliminary estimates* of visitors to Florida for the first quarter of 2010 (January – March), released by VISIT FLORIDA®, the official tourism marketing corporation for the State of Florida, show an estimated 22.7 million travelers visited the Sunshine State.  This represents an increase of 2.7 percent from the same period in 2009.

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Thanks so much to everyone who attended the 42^nd Annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism!  This year’s event was a rousing success and I attribute much of that to the hard work and dedication of all the staff at VISIT FLORIDA.  The Fontainebleau was a spectacular host location and the food and service they provided were unparalleled.  I also want to personally thank each of the exhibitors and sponsors who participated in a variety of ways and without whom an event of this magnitude would not have been possible.
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