THEY KEEP COMING Florida tourism breaks records again

Posted on 08/17/2016 | About Florida State

Florida broke yet another record for tourism in the first half of the year, posting a preliminary estimate of 57.4 million visitors through June 2016 - a 4.3 percent increase over the same period last year.

The welcome news came just a day after the University of Florida released a report claiming there is little indication travellers are being scared off in big numbers because of the Zika virus.However, while is highest six-month total ever posted for visitors to Florida, it covers the period before the Zika virus was first detected in Miami.Still, Governor Rick Scott doesn't think Zika will have a major impact."The most important thing you can do for anyone thinking about coming to our state is keep them informed. They know this state knows how to deal with hurricanes, with tropical storms. We know how to deal with Zika, we've controlled other mosquito-borne illnesses … so they know we're ahead of this," Scott said.