FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida is experiencing yet another boom in tourism well into May this year — with the slow days of summer long gone, industry experts say.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said the state has been seeing record-breaking tourism numbers: Florida had 36 million visitors between January and March this year, a 14% increase over the fourth quarter of 2021. It’s also the third consecutive quarter that Florida has surpassed prepandemic levels.
Speaking in West Palm Beach, DeSantis touted the state’s strong fiscal standing, adding it “would not have happened” had businesses remained closed to curb the pandemic. “The people that wanted to travel,” he said. “There was only one main option to do: Florida. People had to come.”
