TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)—Travel and tourism generated more than $130 billion in economic impact for Florida in 2024, a study showed. The VISIT FLORIDA’s 2024 Economic Impact of Tourism study showed a record ...
The tourism industry currently contributes only 0.5% to its economy, the weakest contribution among all evaluated by the ...
Travel and tourism are often described as 10% of the global economy, but this figure depends on how the industry is measured. While broad impact models support the claim, direct contributions are ...
Tourism officials say the 2026 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl is kicking off a high-profile events season that provides both a significant ...
Hotel room prices are up in Sarasota, but tourism is down, according to Visit Sarasota County’s September Tourism Data & Economic Impact report. Visitor direct expenditures — the amount of money ...
Sarasota County’s tourism economy is showing signs of a slowdown after years of post-pandemic highs. According to Visit Sarasota County's May 2025 visitor dashboard, the total economic impact of ...
We explore the relationship of recessions and tourism cycles on the economic performance of tourism-dependent Small Developing States (SDS). Using local projections regressions, we examine how these ...
The town of Telluride is staring down an economic crisis if the ski resort and its patrollers don’t settle their labor ...
Despite a rebound in tourism in October 2025, Sarasota County tourism was down for fiscal year 2025, which included the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton's landfall, compared to ...