Good news for Florida business owners everywhere! Florida
residents saw 112.8 million tourists visit the state in 2016. That's a 5.9%
increase compared to last year. We can see that Florida has been consistently
growing in tourism for six consecutive years. This is because we've been doing
great in our marketing efforts to attract tourists not just from within the
U.S., but outside of the U.S. as well.
This increase in traffic has caused a spike in tourism jobs,
which hit a record high of 1.4 million jobs. Businesses owners in the service
industry have found Florida's tourism marketing to cause a positive influx in
traffic to their business. There's a much longer lunchtime rush than ever
before. According to Visit Florida, 98 million domestic visitors came to
Florida last year, which is a 7.3% increase compared to 2015. Also, a total of
14.8 million international visitors came to Florida, and 3.7 million of those
were from Canada alone.
In a press release, Ken Lawson, the Visit Florida's
president and CEO said, “Six years of record-setting visitation would not be
possible without a strong global marketing strategy focused on maximizing the
economic impact of Florida tourism.” Now, although legislators have introduced
a bill that would cut Visit Florida's budget, this does not necessarily mean
tourism will take a hit as well.
On a worldwide scale, tourism is increasing and Florida will
not be held back by legislation to attract those visitors. In fact, it's safe
to say that next year it will be another record hitting high in the tourism
industry. There's been a lot money spent on marketing specifically to tourists
and that won't just disappear by a single bill being passed by
legislators. Business owners can rest
easy knowing that tourism will still be making a climb in the next couple of
years.
If you've ever dreamed about being a business owner running
their own bar or restaurant by the beach then now, if it's any indication, is
the time to do it. You will absolutely love the influx in tourists during
breakfast, lunch, and dinner!
If you want to apply for your liquor license, then feel free
to send us a message and we'll be happy to send along more information. We are
a license broker and can help you build that dream business you've always
wanted to create. As tourism is booming and as more people start coming in,
you'll regret that you didn't start this process sooner! Here at Liquor License
FL, we make acquiring a license incredibly easy. All you have to do is ask us
and we'll take it from there!
Liquor License Locators LLC
866-470-8881
info@LiquorLicenseFL.com
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