Tourism record for Florida
Florida broke yet another record for tourism in the first half of the year, posting a preliminary estimate of 57.4 million visitors through June 2016.
That represents a 4.3% increase over the same period last year
It came just a day after the University of Florida released a report claiming there is little indication travellers are being scared off in big numbers because of the Zika virus.
It was the highest six-month total ever for visitors to Florida but covers the period before the Zika virus was first detected in Miami.
Still, Governor Rick Scott doesn’t think Zika will have a major impact.
"The most important thing you can do for anyone thinking about coming to our state is keep them informed. They know this state knows how to deal with hurricanes, with tropical storms. We know how to deal with Zika, we’ve controlled other mosquito-borne illnesses…so they know we’re ahead of this," Scott said.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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