The start of a new year means different things to different people. I recently posed the following question to community leaders, “What are you most looking forward to in 2025?” There is no right or wrong answer, but it is always interesting to gain the perspective of people from all walks of life. […]
The Space Coast Office of Tourism and their ad agency, &Barr, won the top awards in tourism marketing at the Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism recently held at The Tampa Convention Center. […]
PETER CRANIS: This week the Board of County Commissioners approved our FY 2024-25 Marketing Plan in the amount of $13.385 million. This year’s plan features a number of new activities with a continued focus on beaches and launches. […]
PETER CRANIS: The state saw a tourism economic impact of $121.5 billion, creating 2 million tourism jobs, and saving every resident $1,840 in taxes. By the way, we have $4.6 billion in tourism economic impact just in our county. […]
PETER CRANIS: We recently completed a Visitor and Economic Impact Study with 2,500 visitors being interviewed. This is the most comprehensive study we have done since COVID and it revealed some very interesting data. […]
PETER CRANIS: Recently we received an economic impact report from Visit Florida on the numbers regarding tourism in Brevard County for 2022 (there is about a one year lag in collecting this data at the state and local level). […]
It is the beginning of a new year – 2024 has arrived! I asked multiple individuals from around the county, “What does the start of a new year mean to you?” I felt good after reading every response. I wish that I could have asked every person on the Space Coast this question, but I have a feeling a lot of the responses would have been like what you see below. […]
PETER CRANIS: Well, we made it through 2023. This will be our last newsletter until January 12. There is a lot to be grateful for this year and a lot to look forward to in 2024. I would like to personally thank the team at the Space Coast Office of Tourism. […]
PETER CRANIS: In examining the fall, we are comparing data to see where we might end up from a Tourist Development Tax (TDT) perspective. For summer (June, July, August) we were up very slightly in 2023 over 2022 ($6.15 million vs. $6.14 million). […]
PETER CRANIS: Year to date, Brevard County Tourist Development Tax is at $24.1 million which is 10.9% ahead of last year’s previous high of $21.74 million. This equates to $482 million in total lodging revenue. […]
PETER CRANIS: The much anticipated July Tourist Development Tax (TDT) has come in at $2.214 million – down 2.7% from last year’s $2.28 million and up 4.5% compared to the July 2021 number of $2.12 million. Year to date, we are at an incredible $22.4 million which is 12.5% ahead of last year’s previous high of $19.9 million. This equates to $448 million in total lodging revenue. […]
PETER CRANIS: With the long Labor Day weekend here, I thought it would be a good time to talk about the various museums and historic homes there are in Brevard County. For people who say there isn’t a lot to do here on the Space Coast, we at the tourism office beg to differ. There are two dozen museums, historic homes, and other historic locations that people can explore. […]
