A lot of travel stops have come and gone over the decades. Here is a brief look at Central Florida’s attractions, through the years. • 1878: Glass-bottom boats are introduced at Silver Springs ...

As we head into vacation season, Tampa Bay attractions and Florida’s theme parks are back in the habit of creating new lands and rides to draw guests back for a return visit. After dealing with ...

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE’RE STILL IN THE 90S EVEN AFTER 5 P.M., SO TAKE IT EA Florida welcomed 143 million visitors in 2024, setting a new tourism record for the state. Stay up to date: The latest ...

(WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office announced Tuesday that the Sunshine State hit a new tourism record last year. In 2024, 143 million visitors visited Florida, an increase of 1.7% over the ...

At Everglades National Park in Florida, severe drought dries up not only the habitat that wildlife depends on, but the tourism industry in the largest wetland in the United States. Tour operator ...

Last month, Jay Tusa, the county's tourism director ... Visitation from other parts of Florida also declined over the year. With fewer visitors came less spending. On a bright note, occupancy ...

Information posted on the Visit Florida website, however, showed that overall first-quarter tourism in 2025 was flat from a year earlier, with 41.193 million visitors. U.S. travelers accounted for ...

Her cell phone rings, it's a video call from her dad at the Glades County Detention Center in Central Florida. He's lost eight pounds, he tells her. He's been sick with a fever - a bug is going ...

reinforcing the Free State of Florida’s position as the nation’s top travel destination and a global tourism powerhouse. The governor says the historic growth includes 130.65 million domestic ...