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ICYMI: WTXL: Gov. Scott continues fighting for EFI and VISIT FLORIDA

Posted on March 14, 2017

“Gov. Scott continues fighting for EFI and VISIT FLORIDA”
WTXL (ABC) – Tallahassee, FL
March 14, 2017
To view the clip, click HERE.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Enterprise Florida, Gov. Rick Scott, ICYMI, visit florida, WTXL

ICYMI: First Coast News: Gov. Scott Holds Roundtable to Discuss Local Impact of EFI and VISIT FLORIDA

Posted on March 2, 2017

“Gov. Scott Holds Roundtable to Discuss Local Impact of EFI and VISIT FLORIDA”
WTLV-JAX (NBC) – Jacksonville, FL
March 1, 2017
To view the clip, click HERE.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Enterprise Florida, First Coast News, Gov. Rick Scott, ICYMI, Local Impact, Roundtable, visit florida

ICYMI: Miami Herald: South Florida tourism leaders worry cut to Visit Florida will crush hospitality industry

Posted on March 2, 2017

South Florida tourism leaders worry cut to Visit Florida will crush hospitality industry
Miami Herald
Chabeli Herrera
February 28, 2017
There’s only so much South Florida can take in a year, hoteliers say.
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Hurricane Matthew battered the coast. And then came Zika, the blow that almost knocked the tourism industry out.
But it didn’t, thanks in part to a major marketing campaign that reminded travelers that South Florida — and particularly Wynwood and Miami Beach — were still open for business.
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The agency that helped bring South Florida back from Zika, hurricanes and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 and that touts the state’s tourism virtues around the globe, faces a budget whack of epic proportions.
Last week, the Florida House Appropriations Committee voted to shrink Visit Florida’s budget to a third of its size, from $78 million to $25 million.
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But Jared Galbut, managing principal and co-founder of Menin Hospitality, which operates various restaurants and hotels in Miami Beach, is among those who find the decision to cut Visit Florida baffling, particularly as Miami-Dade rebounds from the worst of the Zika crisis.
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Tourism is one of Florida’s leading industries, responsible for a record 112.8 million visitors in 2016. Last year marked the sixth consecutive year of record visitation to the state.
In 2015, the most recent year for which data is available, visitors spent $108.8 billion in Florida on taxable goods, of which $11.3 billion was returned to the state in tax collections. In other words, said Dr. Jerry Parrish, Chief Economist and Director of Research for the Florida Chamber Foundation in a 2016 release, “those are taxes Florida’s businesses and families don’t have pay because our visitors have paid them for us.”
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In South Florida, the tourism industry is also a job creator, responsible for nearly 142,000 jobs in Miami-Dade and more than 95,000 jobs in Broward this year.
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SOUTH FLORIDA IMPACT
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Said Stacy Ritter, president of the Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. “[Visit Florida has] a much longer reach than we do because they just have a much bigger budget. They can tell us who we need to talk to, point to the right people, as well as put our message out locally.”
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For smaller businesses, Visit Florida’s impact is event greater, said Peggy Benua, general manager of the 108-room Dream South Beach
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THE NEXT COLORADO
In downtown Miami, InterContinental general manager Robert Hill is bracing for a Colorado-like blow.
In 1993, Colorado became the only state to eliminate its tourism marketing organization, obliterating that agency’s $12 million budget. Within two years, Colorado’s share of domestic travelers dropped 30 percent, resulting in $1.4 billion of lost tourism revenue annually, according to a 2009 report by Longwoods Travel USA. Over time, revenue loss increased to more than $2 billion a year and Colorado plunged from first in visitorship to 17th.
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For their part, local tourism advocates are hoping the state won’t quit Visit Florida while Florida’s tourism is ahead.
“We know restaurants and hotels, it’s a luxury. People cut them out as soon as times get tough,” said Henry Delgado, general manager at South Beach steakhouse Smith and Wollensky.
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“We are going to just take second place and second place is never as good as first.”

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: hospitality industry, ICYMI, Miami Herald, South Florida, tourism, visit florida

ICYMI: First Coast News: Jacksonville Leaders Fight for VISIT FLORIDA Funding

Posted on February 28, 2017

“Jacksonville Leaders Fight for VISIT FLORIDA Funding”
WTLV-JAX (NBC) – Jacksonville, FL
February 27, 2017
To view the clip, click HERE.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: First Coast News, funding, ICYMI, Jacksonville Leaders, visit florida

ICYMI: WFTX: Gov. Scott and Tourism Leaders Fight to Fully Fund VISIT FLORIDA

Posted on February 22, 2017

“Gov. Scott and Tourism Leaders Fight to Fully Fund VISIT FLORIDA”
WFTX-FTM (FOX) – Fort Myers, FL
February 21, 2017
To view the clip, click HERE.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Fight to Fully Fund, Gov. Rick Scott, Tourism Leaders, visit florida, WFTX

Fighting for Florida Jobs Video Shows Importance of Enterprise Florida and VISIT FLORIDA

Posted on February 21, 2017

In advance of the vote in the House Appropriations Committee today, Governor Rick Scott released the Fighting for Florida Jobs video. The video features business owners and economic and tourism leaders from across the state discussing the importance of Enterprise Florida and VISIT FLORIDA for growing Florida jobs.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Enterprise Florida, Fighting for Florida Jobs, Gov. Rick Scott, Video, visit florida

ICYMI: WMBB: Gov. Scott Holds Roundtable to Discuss the Need for EFI and VISIT FLORIDA

Posted on February 15, 2017

“Gov. Scott Holds Roundtable to Discuss the Need for EFI and VISIT FLORIDA”
WMBB (ABC) – Panama City, FL
February 14, 2017
To view the clip, click HERE.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Enterprise Florida, Gov. Rick Scott, ICYMI, Roundtable, visit florida, WMBB

Gov. Scott Discusses Economic Impacts of EFI and VISIT FLORIDA with Sunrise Community Members

Posted on February 15, 2017

Business, tourism and community leaders attended Governor Rick Scott’s Fighting for Florida Jobs Roundtable in Sunrise today to discuss the local economic impact of VISIT FLORIDA and Enterprise Florida and the need to fight job killing legislation in the Florida House.

To view Sunrise Mayor Michael Ryan’s video, click HERE.

To view Rick Case Automotive Group founder Rick Case’s video, click HERE.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: community members, Economic impacts, Enterprise Florida, Gov. Rick Scott, Sunrise, visit florida

Gov. Scott Discusses Economic Impacts of EFI and VISIT FLORIDA with Panama City Community Members

Posted on February 14, 2017

Business, tourism and community leaders attended Governor Rick Scott’s Fighting for Florida Jobs Roundtable today in Panama City to discuss the local economic impact of VISIT FLORIDA and Enterprise Florida and the need to fight job killing legislation in the Florida House.

To view Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) President and CEO Carol Dover’s video, click HERE.

To view b-roll of the event and remarks by Governor Scott, click HERE.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: community members, Economic Impact, Enterprise Florida, Gov. Rick Scott, Panama City, visit florida

Gov. Scott Discusses Economic Impacts of EFI and VISIT FLORIDA with Local Leaders

Posted on February 14, 2017

Business, tourism and community leaders attended Governor Rick Scott’s Fighting for Florida Jobs Roundtable today in Panama City to discuss the local economic impacts of VISIT FLORIDA and Enterprise Florida and the need to fight job killing legislation in the Florida House.
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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Economic impacts, Enterprise Florida, Gov. Rick Scott, Local Leaders, visit florida

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