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Orlando tourism is on track for visitor growth this year, thanks to an influx of international tourists and a push to showcase its non-theme park offerings, as the destination holds [...]

As the post-pandemic landscape begins to unfold, eyes are focused forward on the horizon. And with optimism. Didn't Pause. Didn't Stop. 'The construction is still going on.' That assertion came [...]

Overview Metro Orlando -- encompassing the 2.3 million residents of Orange County and neighboring Lake, Seminole and Osceola counties--is under construction. Anchored by a booming downtown, the four-county area is [...]

* Amenities ** In addition to the Orlando Magic, the area is sports-rich in other ways. It has more than 100 golf courses and a number of high-profile golf tournaments, [...]

ORLANDO / ORANGE COUNTY Theme park companies are laying off executives, hotels are offering deep discounts, and weakened world markets are keeping foreign travelers home. But things aren't as bad [...]

Owners.com released data ranking neighborhoods in Orlando for growing families. According to a media release, with many families looking to get into a home before the start of the next [...]

The tourism industry in Orlando is optimistic for 2008, with preliminary numbers suggesting that the year will be one of the strongest years for conventions and meetings. The local housing sector meanwhile is concerned about the surplus of homes for sale. Forecasts for other industries such as the financial sector and healthcare are also given.

Orlando has every experience imaginable and award-winning customer service Exceptional experiences You can promise your attendees a great meeting when you come to Orlando. That's why planners choose Orlando time [...]

With more than $836 million in construction under way, including $661 million in commercial and residential, downtown Orlando is taking its first steps toward becoming what one area developer calls [...]

As volunteer positions go, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Chairman Jeffry Fuqua figures his is the best. 'I can tell you it is fun to spend $1-billion,' he says. 'That's how [...]

ORLANDO Slowdown in tourism hurts area's real estate market ORLANDO'S commercial real estate market has gone from frenzied expansion and development a few years ago to a virtual standstill today. [...]

Suburban office sector continues recovery act The curtain rose this spring on the suburban office market's recovery act, but it is still getting mixed reviews. One Southeastern observer when asked [...]

Key information on meeting hotels, taxes, and airport transportation, in Orlando, Florida are presented. Meeting hotels in the Orlando area includes the Sheraton-Orlando Downtown, and the Marriott Orlando Downtown. Other information on key destinations in Orlando are also supplied.

MOST PEOPLE ASSOCIATE Orlando with Disney World. But it's hardly all fun and games. The Orlando market, which also includes Daytona Beach and Melbourne, is filled with TV stations scrambling [...]

ALTHOUGH IT TOOK A WALLOP FOLLOWING THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS, THE TOURISM-based economy of Orlando, Fla., is enjoying a steady recovery. The market, which includes Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla., [...]

Byline: Amilda Dymi The Sunshine State whose housing market has topped the nation's worst performing market charts in recent years is showing signs of recovery in its largest, most popular [...]

The first city in the US to receive over 50 million visits in one year is Orlando. In 2010, international visitors totalled 3.675 million, and the domestic market registered at [...]

Retail will continue to see store closings with bankruptcies accelerating for the remainder of 2017 and hopefully stabilizing by the end of 2018. Nationwide, as many as 10,000 locations will [...]

Area's economy batters banks Florida bank profits were hammered and bruised in 1990 by the region's weakening economy. Bankers became accutely aware that they are not immune to some of [...]

ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA Tourism-linked development continues to dominate area, industrial remain strong The Orlando market continues to be one of contrasts -- booming, but in some respects struggling. That's not quite [...]

NEW YORK - Warm temperatures, world-renowned entertainment, lower housing costs. Those are just a few of the advantages of visiting or relocating to some of America's hottest cities. Phoenix, Las [...]

Theme park destination trebles campaign budget and launches online training for agents. Gary Noakes reports Orlando has trebled its UK marketing budget for 2007, using part of the funds to [...]

Staff Orlando, Florida Metropolitan Area Orlando, Fla., home to Mickey Mouse and friends, is far more than the country's playground. In the next five years, the area is projected to [...]

Baby boomers are gravitating toward the equator. Five of the fastest-growing markets so far in this young century are all in the nation's warmer climes, from Southern California across to [...]

The city of Orlando, Florida has shut down the free Wi-Fi service it launched in its downtown area, the Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday. The project failed because not enough people […]

Until the onslaught of the Walt Disney Co. in the 1970s, Orlando was the sleepy center of the citrus industry. Since then, to the outside world it has become synonymous [...]

Timeshares are gaining popularity around the country, but the two giants in terms of location are Orlando and Las Vegas. 'These are enormous markets by themselves,' said John Burlingame, executive [...]

Orlando predicts 1.1 million arrivals a year by 2006, with tourism authorities forecasting an eight per cent growth in the number of UK visitors this year alone to 990,000. Bosses [...]

Bank of New York Co. said Wednesday that it would open an operations center in East Orlando in July. It is to start with about 25 employees for securities servicing [...]

TALLAHASSEE -- It's no secret Florida has outgrown its intrastate highway system by leaps and bounds. But a recent study by the state Senate transportation committee attaches a specific price [...]

The stock market may have the shakes, but Orlando's new housing market is sturdy. According to a report compiled by the American Metro/ Study Corp., second-quarter new home construction in [...]

ORLANDO -- Orange County Chairman Rich Crotty's 3-year-old Buick Park Avenue may have hogged the headlines, but car costs of this region's two biggest municipalities are nothing to squeal about. [...]

* ECONOMIC RATINGS: State shows possibilities CHARLOTTE, N.C.--When it comes to the economy, the sun continues to shine brightly on Florida. Worries about an economic slowdown linger, throughout much of [...]

Information is a valuable commodity, if you can interpret it and gain useful knowledge from it. We live in an age with easy access to a bounty of information about [...]

Behind a few superficial similarities are some concerns about torrid growth. With a population of around 1.5 million, greater Orlando is still a long way from joining the ranks of [...]

Shaking off the winter chill, Florida experienced sizzling home sales this November, rising by 8 percent compared to November of last year. The Florida Association of Realtors reports that statewide, [...]

Construction equipment is part of the scenery around Orlando, Fla., as building crews keep pace with a longtime boom in commercial and residential development that shows no signs of slowing [...]

While metro Orlando's multi-housing market remains strong, it softened slightly during the first half of the year as occupancy rates fell from 95.3% to 93.7%. Rents, however, continued to rise [...]

ORLANDO -- Mike Wheless, 53, couldn't get enough hours working as a security guard. Disabled with arthritis, he couldn't find another job and lost his town house. Wheless is one [...]

Already a major player in the meeting and incentive market, the Orlando World Center Marriot has earmarked $88 million for a renovation and expansion that will make it one of [...]

ORLANDO -- If Delta Air Lines pilots win their battle for a pay hike, some Central Florida airports could reap unexpected benefits. Like other pilots with major airlines the early [...]