Governor sets goal of 100 million visitors to Florida | www.mypalmbeachpost.com

And Commissioner McVoy wants us to throw in the towel and not try for a downtown hotel in Lake Worth. He says that if the market indicated there was a need for one, there would be one. If there was a market for a men's pants store, there would be none of those too. Our leaders should not have defeatist attitudes. Click title for link to article. Here are a few statistics from it.

Florida visitors and how much they spent
2013 49.6 million (mid-year)
2012 91.5 million ………………. $71.8 billion
2011 87.3 million ………………. $67.2 billion
2010 82.3 million ………………. $62.7 billion
2009 80.9 million ……………… $60.9 billion
2008 84.2 million ……………… $65.2 billion
2007 84.5 million ………………. $65.5 billion
2006 83.9 million ………………. $65.0 billion
2005 83.6 million ………………. $62.0 billion
2004 79.7 million ……………….. $57.1 billion
Source: Visit Florida
Florida visitors
Cities with biggest increase last year:
17% from Washington D.C.
22% from Atlanta
35% from Boston
20% from New York (top market)