Florida Huddle Planning Team
Meetings & Events Team
Huddle@VISITFLORIDA.org
Global Marketing & Trade Team
Aelon Suskey
Senior Global Marketing & Trade Account Executive
asuskey@VISITFLORIDA.org
Sponsorship Inquiries
Huddle@VISITFLORIDA.org
Local and News Media Inquiries
media@VISITFLORIDA.org
VISIT FLORIDA Partnership Inquiries
Industry Relations Department
Partner@VISITFLORIDA.org
Public Relations Team (Travel Industry Media Inquiries)
PR@VISITFLORIDA.org.
Media interested in attending Florida Huddle must complete a registration application. Media delegates are not considered fully registered until the Florida Huddle PR team reviews and approves the registration.
About VISIT FLORIDA
Purpose:
Brighten the lives of all
Vision:
Establish Florida as the No. 1 travel destination in the world
Mission:
Enrich the quality of life in our communities
Values:
Make an impact
Work purposefully and live passionately
Persist
VISIT FLORIDA, the state's official tourism marketing corporation, serves as Florida's official source for travel planning to visitors across the globe. VISIT FLORIDA is not a government agency, but rather a not-for-profit corporation created as a public/private partnership by the Florida Legislature in 1996.
Florida's tourism industry was responsible for welcoming 137.6 million visitors in 2022, the highest number of visitors in the state’s history. This represents a 12.9% increase over 2021 and a 5.0% increase over 2019. In 2021, Florida visitors contributed $101.9 billion to Florida's economy and supported over 1.7 million Florida jobs. According to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research, for every $1 the state invests in VISIT FLORIDA, $3.27 in state tax revenue is generated.
Each year, the Florida Legislature appropriates public funding to be allocated for tourism marketing. VISIT FLORIDA is required to match those public funds dollar-for-dollar, which is done by actively recruiting the state's tourism industry to invest as Partners through cooperative advertising campaigns, promotional programs and many other marketing ventures. Through this public/private partnership, VISIT FLORIDA serves more than 13,000 tourism industry businesses, including major strategic alliance partnerships with Busch Gardens Tampa, Disney Destinations, Experience Kissimmee, Hilton, LEGOLAND Florida Resort, Publix Supermarkets, SeaWorld Parks & Resorts Orlando, and Universal Orlando Resort.
VISIT FLORIDA facilitates tourism industry participation in domestic and international travel trade and consumer shows, as well as media missions to the top global visitor markets. VISIT FLORIDA also works closely with travel agents, tour operators, meeting and event planners, and is responsible for operating Florida's four Official Welcome Centers.VISIT FLORIDA has 78 positions in Florida and an international team of contracted staff covering Canada, Germany, Latin America and the United Kingdom. VISIT FLORIDA's corporate office is located at 101 North Monroe Street, Suite 900, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. The office can be reached at (850) 488-5607.
To learn more about VISIT FLORIDA, follow us on our industry social media channels: Facebook and Twitter @FloridaTourism