Tourism has been slowly coming back in some places and is booming in others after the pandemic severely hurt the industry. Florida is one of the more successful states and tourism has once again topped pre-pandemic levels! Related – Florida tourism is well above Pre-Pandemic Levels for third quarter of
Tag: Governor Ron DeSantis
Gov. DeSantis signs bill protecting Employees and Families from COVID Mandates
Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida just signed bills that protect employees in the state from termination if they refuse to get the Covid-19 vaccine. These new laws put restrictions on vaccine mandates from employers. Related – Disney Cruise Line requires all guests ages 5 and up to be vaccinated “We’re
Florida Governor DeSantis Signs an Executive Order Banning Vaccine Passports
Recently Governor Ron DeSantis signed an Executive Order Banning Vaccine Passports in the State of Florida. Today I issued an executive order prohibiting the use of so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports. The Legislature is working on making permanent these protections for Floridians and I look forward to signing them into law
Gov DeSantis vows to ban vaccination passports in Florida
At a press conference in Tallahassee, Governor Ron DeSantis said he would issue an executive order banning what he called “vaccination passports” in Florida, which would prevent businesses from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccine for entry. Here is video from that press conference. Related – Gov. DeSantis calls on the CDC
Florida won’t require COVID-19 vaccine passports according to Gov DeSantis
There has been a lot of talk in the travel world about vaccine passports and requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccine in order to travel. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says that Florida will not require a vaccine passport or anything like it. Related – Could a Vaccine Passport be required
Local Orlando Union calls on the Governor to put theme park workers first for vaccinations
Local Orlando Union UniteHereLocal362 is calling on Governor Ron DeSantis to put Theme Park Team Workers first for vaccinations! According to a report from WFTV, it is the right thing to do for those risking their lives to keep our economy going and would make tourists feel more comfortable coming
Gov DeSantis calls Travel Restriction for Florida absurd and unwise
Yesterday we shared the Biden administration is considering imposing travel restrictions on Florida due to a new strain of COVID-19. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis responded today. Related – White House considering domestic travel restrictions for Florida as mutated COVID-19 cases surging DeSantis spoke at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at
Florida Governor to lift restrictions on restaurant capacity
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says he’ll be lifting capacity restrictions on restaurants soon. He also wants to prevent any local government from closing restaurants. “I don’t think that the closure of restaurants has been particularly effective,” DeSantis said Thursday. “They’re not going to be able to be closed by locals
Florida Governor Lifts Travel Restrictions on NY, NJ, and CT Travelers
Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order lifting restrictions on people visiting Florida from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Tri-State area travelers no longer have to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival to the Sunshine State. (No more waiting two whole weeks to visit Walt Disney World!) .@GovRonDeSantis
Governor Ron DeSantis says Disney World is safe to reopen
In a press conference today Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says Disney World is Safe to reopen. Here is the press conference from just a little while ago: Here are some takeaways from his press conference: The Theme Parks that are open are doing great (Universal Studios) Visiting the theme parks
Governor Ron DeSantis announces Florida will move to Phase 2 in its reopening process
In a Press Conference, today at Universal Studios Orlando Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida will move to Phase 2 in its reopening process effective Friday, June 5th, 2020! Phase 2 means that bars, movie theaters, and concert venues can now operate at 50% occupancy, retail stores, restaurants, and gyms
Disney World submits reopening plan for July
Just moments ago Disney World submitted their reopening plan to the Orange County Task Force. These plans included an opening date of the Magic Kingdom & Animal Kingdom on July 11th & Hollywood Studios and Epcot for July 15th. Soft openings will occur before those opening dates with cast members
Orlando theme parks will start making re-opening presentations to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force tomorrow
News is being shared online that major theme parks, Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, and SeaWorld Orlando, will start making re-opening presentations to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force tomorrow. With these presentations, they MUST provide a re-opening date. Mayor Jerry Demings has to sign off on the plans before they
