According to a new report from Visit Florida, the state has set a new tourism record for the first three quarters of the year with 79.1 million visitors. This number marks a 5.5 percent increase over the first nine months of 2014. The report finds the state hosted 67.4 million domestic visitors, 8.3 million overseas visitors and 3.4 million Canadians. Orlando led the state and was the most-visited destination in the world last year, attracting more than 62 million visitors.
“Our growing tourism industry employs 1.2 million Floridians and is helping us meet our goal of becoming first for jobs,” said Florida Gov. Rick Scott. “We look forward to more than 100 million tourists visiting Florida this year.”
