Tagged: tourism

Under the Sun
4:32 pm
Mon March 18, 2013

Alternative Spring Break

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?

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News
7:00 am
Fri February 1, 2013

Study Says Florida Could Boost Economy With More Advertising

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A Taxwatch study finds that South Beach could have more international visitors - boosting the state's economy - if Florida would spend more money on advertising.

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.

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Identity
6:40 am
Wed July 18, 2012

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

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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.

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