A cruise set to sail the world for 3 years has been stuck in Northern Ireland for 3 months
Travelers waiting to take a cruise around the world have been waiting for months to depart, but several passengers have made the most of their unexpected downtime in other ways.
Petition calls for LGBTQ section to be restored on Visit Florida tourism website
A new push is underway to have Florida's tourism website, "Visit Florida," restore its LGBTQ section after it was quietly removed.
Florida quietly removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state website
This week, travelers learned that Florida's tourism marketing agency Visit Florida quietly removed the "LGBTQ Travel" section from its website sometime in the past few months.
Westgate Resorts clears another hurdle for new hotel in Cocoa Beach
A new resort is on its way to Florida's Space Coast. Cocoa Beach city commissioners gave Orlando-based Westgate Resorts the initial green light Thursday by approving the first reading of a development agreement.
Disney to invest $17B in Florida resort, paving way for possible 5th theme park
Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) have a deal.
Carnival Freedom cancellations: Cruise ship fire disrupts youth group's spring break plans; how you can help
A group with the nonprofit organization called H.O.P.E. traveled 10 hours to Central Florida to take a group of 10 kids on a Carnival cruise for spring break, but those plans were canceled after the ship caught fire. Now, the group is raising money again to give the children the spring break they deserve.
Daytona Beach using 'geofencing' to track tourism data
More than 400,000 people flocked to Daytona Beach during Bike Week, with the city employing new technology to monitor attendance figures, officials disclosed.
Florida tourism total down slightly in 2023 from previous year
Visitors to Florida last year fell short of 2022’s record numbers, as a post-pandemic rebound in international travelers couldn’t overcome a noticeable drop-off in domestic tourism late in the year.
Orange County commissioners direct tourism dollars to Camping World, Kia Center
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to dole out some of the Tourism Development Tax (TDT) dollars. This is a discussion that’s been going on since March of last year.
'Their rights outweigh ours': Brevard County homeowners frustrated with short-term rentals
Homeowners in Melbourne Beach, Florida are pushing back against vacation rentals taking over the town. Neighbors are getting state and county lawmakers involved to look for solutions and make statewide change.
New renderings released in proposed pedestrian bridge over I-Drive in Orlando
There is a plan to make the dangerous intersection of International Drive by Sand Lake Road in Orlando safer for pedestrians, by building a bridge. The current plan calls for a pedestrian bridge that is three stories high.
Why Disney is experiencing low attendance
A travel expert weighed in on Walt Disney World's lack of attendance on the Fourth of July.
Orange County tourism on the decline
Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond joins FOX 35 News to discuss the decline in Orange County's tourism tax. He says the future is bright despite the decline.
Search intensifies for Italy tourist who carved name in Colosseum
Italy’s culture and tourism ministers have vowed to find and punish a tourist who was filmed carving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend in the wall of the Colosseum in Rome, a crime that resulted in hefty fines in the past.
Orange County's Tourism Development Tax advisory task force meets to weigh applications for grants
The Tourism Development Tax Citizen Advisory Task Force met on Monday to discuss how Orange County tourism tax funds will be used.
Multiple groups vying for billions in Orange County tourism tax dollars
The Orange County Tourist Development Tax Citizen Advisory Task Force was expected to meet on Friday to discuss applications from dozens of groups seeking billions of dollars collected through the county's resort tax.
74 million tourists visited Orlando, Florida, almost reaching pre-pandemic levels
More than 74 million visitors came to the Orlando, Florida, area last year, a benchmark just short of pre-pandemic levels, tourism officials said Thursday.
Princess Cruises to sail out of Florida's Port Canaveral: What you need to know
Another cruise line will soon join Florida's Port Canaveral: Princess Cruises.
'We're hopeful, but it could be a long time': Realtors optimistic about quick rebound after Hurricane Nicole
The destruction Hurricane Nicole left behind along Florida's coast could have an impact on visitors and tourism numbers as we are just a few months removed from the spring break season.
Service industry workers in Florida's tourism economy must earn this much to survive, according to union
Workers in Central Florida’s tourism industry are pushing to raise their minimum wage to at least $18 an hour, arguing that rising rents and inflation have cut into their ability to make ends meet.