TALLAHASSEE - The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
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In the second quarter of 2023, Florida welcomed just over 33.092 million visitors, a 1.2% decrease compared to the same time in 2022 when the state saw 33.4 million tourists.
Tourism continues to boom for the Sunshine State, as conference data shows that Florida had 133.7 million visitors in FY22. Around 142.4 million visitors are expected in FY23, with tourism projected to break previous pre-pandemic records by at least 11%.
Florida topped the rankings among the US states most visited by foreigners in 2021. Data on visits by foreigners in 2021 were released by the National Travel and Tourism Office of the United States International Trade Administration (NTTO). The city of Miami was the most visited, followed by New York and Orlando.
1. Alaska. We had to do a double-take when we saw Alaska was the least-visited state in the country. With its wild-and-rugged mountain ranges, deep forests, rich wildlife and blue glaciers, we ignorantly assumed Alaska would be much higher on the list.
The overall drop in year-to-year tourism figures was the first for a quarter since the first three months of 2021. But Florida's total visitors for the first half of 2023 were up 1.3 percent from the first half of 2022. Also, the number exceeded the total in the first half of 2019, before the pandemic hit.
In 2021, Florida visitors contributed $101.9 billion to Florida's economy and supported more than 1.7 million Florida jobs. “From the huge economic impact tourism has on the state to the benefits residents experience in their everyday lives, tourism plays a vital role for all Floridians.
The percentage of Americans traveling for one or more summer holiday weekends has increased from 67% in 2022 to 80% in 2023, with 54% of travelers going somewhere for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, 49% going somewhere for Memorial Day, and 41% traveling for Labor Day weekend.
Washington might be the most underrated state in the US.Some islands don't even have a traffic light, but instead, welcome a famous pod of orcas that make these waters their home. Mount Rainier is one of the most beautiful national parks, and Olympic National Park is also highly underrated.