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Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida near Orlando PortMiami is the world's largest cruise ship port. Visitors at the beach in Naples, Florida. Tourism makes up one of the largest sectors of Florida's economy, with nearly 1.4 million people employed in the tourism industry in 2016 (a record for the state, surpassing the 1.2 million employment from 2015).
(The Center Square) — A report released this week by VISIT FLORIDA, the state's tourism agency, says out-of-state visitors spent a record $131 billion in the state last year, up 5% from 2022.
In 2024, Europe’s tourism numbers reached new heights, with foreign arrivals surpassing 2019 figures, with a year-on-year increase of 12% since 2023. Portugal, which also has struggled with ...
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The travel and tourism industries in the United States were among the first economic sectors negatively affected by the September 11 attacks. In the U.S., tourism is among the three largest employers in 29 states, employing 7.3 million in 2004, to take care of 1.19 billion trips tourists took in the U.S. in 2005.
Editor’s note: The timeline of tourism numbers was incorrect in an earlier version of this story. The comparison numbers were from 2019, which was before the pandemic. (Updated: 10:24 a.m. 7/9/2024)
The economy of the state of Florida is the fourth-largest in the United States, with a $1.695 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2024. [1] If Florida were a sovereign nation (2024), it would rank as the world's 15th-largest economy by nominal GDP according to the International Monetary Fund , ahead of Spain and behind South Korea .
The economy of the state of Florida is the fourth-largest in the United States, with a $1.647 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2024. [241] If Florida were a sovereign nation (2024), it would rank as the world's 15th-largest economy according to the International Monetary Fund, ahead of Spain and behind South Korea.