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“It’s exciting that we are starting the first half of 2016 off with back-to-back record quarters, which puts us on pace to reach our goal of 115 million tourists this year and $100 billion in visitor spending by 2020,” Scott said.
The record accounts for a 4.3% year-over-year increase. In the first quarter of the year, Florida had 30.1 million visitors. Another 27.3 million came in the second quarter, a 3.1% increase over the second quarter of 2015, said Scott.
Will Seccombe, President and CEO,Visit Florida, the state’s tourism agency, said Orlando is still a tourism powerhouse in the state. “It’s still the single-biggest destination in the state of Florida. As big as Orlando is, we have so many other destinations around the state collectively growing,” he added.
Last year, Florida recorded 105 million tourists, becoming the first state to cross the 100-million mark for out-of-state and international visitors.
Source: travelnewsdigest.in