Florida continues to welcome record numbers of travellers

Despite the low Canadian dollar, 1.6 million Canadians visited the Sunshine State in the first quarter of 2016, part of a record 29.8 million tourists who came to Florida during the first months of the year, according to the latest visitor statistics from Visit Florida.

That total number of visitors represents an increase of 4.8 per cent over the same period last year and exceeds the previous high of 28.5 million in the first quarter of 2015, according to Visit Florida.

In addition to Canadian arrivals, a record 25.6 million domestic visitors traveled to Florida in the first quarter of 2016, a 6.6 per cent increase over the same period last year. Total enplanements at Florida’s 18 major airports in Q1 2016 equaled 22.3 million, an increase of 1.5 million or seven percent from over the same period last year.

For more details, visit www.visitflorida.com.