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Florida Tourism Up In First Quarter
May 17, 2012
Nearly 23.5 million visitors came to Florida during the first three months of 2012, a 2.9-percent increase from the same period a year ago, according to figures released Wednesday by VISIT FLORIDA – the state’s tourism marketing corporation.
Meanwhile, direct travel-related employment in Florida also rose 1.9 percent, adding 19,200 jobs since May 2011 and representing the largest employment total since first quarter 2008.
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