Over 1.7 Million Britons Visited Florida in 2015

Over 1.7 million Brits visited Florida last year, marking an increase of 5% on 2014. The result positioned the UK as the second most important international source market for the US state behind Canada.

Total enplanements at 18 Florida airports during 2015 increased 8.2 percent over the previous year, representing a record 6.1 million more enplaned passengers than in 2014.

Florida’s top 10 international source markets:

Canada - 3,956,000
United Kingdom - 1,718,000
Brazil - 1,475,000
Argentina - 613,000
Colombia - 598,000
Germany - 452,000
Mexico - 435,000
Venezuela - 321,000
Australia - 319,000
France - 292,000

Governor Scott said, “I am proud to announce that Florida has surpassed our tourism goal and welcomed an historic 105 million visitors to our state in 2015.”

Source: Travel Daily Media