Q1 tourism in Florida increases 6.7 percent

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Q1 tourism in Florida increased 6.7 percent compared to a year before, with foreign visitors still below pre- COVID-19 statistics, as per an announcement from the governor’s office.

Visit Florida, the tourism agency of Florida assessed a record 37.9 million tourists in the state throughout the first section of this year, increasing from a previous single-quarter high of 35.528 million during the initial three months of last year.

Q1 estimations exhibit that 2023 is on target to endure Florida’s exceptional presentation in greeting visitors, said Dana Young, the President and CEO of Visit Florida. Tourists from other states carry on driving tourism progression, registering in excess of 91 percent of the first-quarter figures.

The newest figures comprise 1.8 million foreign tourists, marking a growth of 36 percent compared to
last year. However, it is a drop from the 2.276 million tourists who came to the state during the first part of
2019, which is the year before the pandemic.

Florida policymakers decided to deliver $80 million for Visit Florida throughout the imminent 2023-2024
financial year, which is an upsurge of $30 million from the current year. The state expenditure strategy (SB
2500) expects provision to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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