tourism

Alternative Spring Break

Alicia Zuckerman — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:32:57 +0000

It’s a time-honored tradition. Spring breakers descend on Miami from across the nation this time of year to guzzle beer, work on their tanlines and hit the clubs.

Or there’s Alternative Spring Break, where you sit in a windowless room, guzzle coffee, and fill out reams of immigration paperwork. You can compile proof of residence, and file for fee waivers. Sound appealing?

Study Says Florida Could Boost Economy With More Advertising

Gina Jordan — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Florida gets about 87 million visitors a year. The nonprofit research group Florida Taxwatch wanted to know what would happen to the economy if that number reached 100 million.

The group did a study. The results suggest 121-thousand jobs would be created and other good things would happen to the economy.

So, the report recommends that the Legislature allocate more money for advertising.

Does The Word "Beach" Make South Florida Cities Cooler?

Christine DiMattei — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:40:48 +0000

Some South Florida cities were born beaches -- others just kind of decided to become beaches.

In recent years, several cities have attempted to raise their profiles and attract tourists by tacking a "Beach" onto the end of their names.