Florida tourism hits a new visitation record

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Florida tourism notched another new record for visitation.

VISIT FLORIDA estimates a record 137.6 million visitors for 2022.

That is a 5% increase over the previous best in 2019.

It welcomed 33.2 million travelers in the final quarter of 2022.

Florida tourism has now achieved 21 consecutive months of domestic visitation growth.

“We could not be more excited with the impressive record-breaking visitation seen in 2022,” said Dana Young, VISIT FLORIDA CEO.

“Quarter after quarter, Florida continues to dominate the travel market.”

Florida welcomed seven million overseas travelers in 2022, which remains below pre-Covid 2019 visitation levels.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the long waits for US visas is hindering a full recovery from many inbound markets.

source: Travel Mole