City of Orlando Jobs in Tourism
posted by Jen Carpenter @ 4:49 PM
A new statewide effort to support tourism will help preserve and create City of Orlando jobs.
Gov. Charlie Crist recently announced that Florida is relaunching its "Share a Little Sunshine" campaign in an effort to strengthen the state's economy and encourage people to visit.
"I invite all Floridians to 'Share a Little Sunshine,' and encourage their out-of-state friends and family to visit the Sunshine State," Crist said. "Together we can let the world know how great Florida truly is, and help keep our state's world-class restaurants, resorts, parks, and attractions strong."
Orlando is well known for its tourist attractions, which include: Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando and The Holy Land Experience. The city also has the second-largest number of hotel rooms in the nation, behind only Las Vegas, and is one of the busiest cities for conferences and conventions.
During 2008, a total of 48,888,000 people visited Orlando, according to the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Unfortunately, that number was expected to decrease by 9.4 percent to 44.3 million visitors during December 2009, mainly because of the economic downturn.
Overall, Florida's tourism industry employs more than 1 million people and generates 21 percent of the state's total sales tax revenue. During 2008, the tourism industry contributed $3.9 billion in tax revenue and $65.2 billion in direct economic impact.
As part of the campaign, residents can log onto the Share a Little Sunshine Web site and select one of several free video invitations or custom e-mail postcards to send to friends and family. Each invitation includes information about special destination offers.
The campaign also is being spread through: the Florida Association of Broadcasters, Florida Outdoor Advertising Association, Florida Cable Telecommunications Association, Governor's Office of Film and Entertainment, Florida Lottery, Florida Attractions Association, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, Florida State Parks, Facebook and Twitter.
Gov. Charlie Crist recently announced that Florida is relaunching its "Share a Little Sunshine" campaign in an effort to strengthen the state's economy and encourage people to visit.
"I invite all Floridians to 'Share a Little Sunshine,' and encourage their out-of-state friends and family to visit the Sunshine State," Crist said. "Together we can let the world know how great Florida truly is, and help keep our state's world-class restaurants, resorts, parks, and attractions strong."
Orlando is well known for its tourist attractions, which include: Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando and The Holy Land Experience. The city also has the second-largest number of hotel rooms in the nation, behind only Las Vegas, and is one of the busiest cities for conferences and conventions.
During 2008, a total of 48,888,000 people visited Orlando, according to the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Unfortunately, that number was expected to decrease by 9.4 percent to 44.3 million visitors during December 2009, mainly because of the economic downturn.
Overall, Florida's tourism industry employs more than 1 million people and generates 21 percent of the state's total sales tax revenue. During 2008, the tourism industry contributed $3.9 billion in tax revenue and $65.2 billion in direct economic impact.
As part of the campaign, residents can log onto the Share a Little Sunshine Web site and select one of several free video invitations or custom e-mail postcards to send to friends and family. Each invitation includes information about special destination offers.
The campaign also is being spread through: the Florida Association of Broadcasters, Florida Outdoor Advertising Association, Florida Cable Telecommunications Association, Governor's Office of Film and Entertainment, Florida Lottery, Florida Attractions Association, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, Florida State Parks, Facebook and Twitter.
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