Tourism officials announced today a historic milestone for the U.S. travel industry as Orlando released news of a record-setting 75 million annual visitors in 2018. The increase of 4.2% over the prior year once again solidifies Orlandoโs lead position as Americaโs most-visited destination.
โIt was another record-breaking year for Orlando with both domestic and international visitation,โ said Visit Orlando President and CEO George Aguel. โWe saw strong gains from all of our core countries, particularly from Latin America. This success is a testament to the special appeal of our destination that continues to grow and evolve, as well as our strong commitment to strategic marketing initiatives.โ
ll of Orlandoโs key international markets experienced growth in 2018 including U.K. with 1,039,000 visitors, an increase of 1.9%.
Orlando reached a host of new milestones in 2018 including:
โขRecord number of U.S. visitors: 68.55 million (+4.1%)
โขRecord number of international visitors: 6.48 million (+5.4%)
โขRecord airline arrivals: Orlando International Airport (OIA) maintained its position as the busiest airport in Florida, with 47.7 million passengers (+6.9%)
โขRecord international airline arrivals: OIAโs international arrivals reached 6.6 million passengers (+11.64%)
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- This success is a testament to the special appeal of our destination that continues to grow and evolve, as well as our strong commitment to strategic marketing initiatives.
- travel industry as Orlando released news of a record-setting 75 million annual visitors in 2018.
- Orlando reached a host of new milestones in 2018 including.