FLORIDA TOURISM DOWN

Because of COVID-19, tourism numbers in Florida have dropped 34% compared to last year. There were 86.7 million visitors to the state during 2020, the lowest annual total since 2010. Before the pandemic, the state estimated 1.6 million jobs were supported by tourism. Last week, the U.S. Travel Association reported four in 10 jobs lost nationally during the past year were in the leisure and hospitality industries.