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The Key West Airport has already shattered its record, with more than a million passengers this year. The airport director says a planned new concourse will fix crowding problems. It's scheduled to open in late 2024.

The job market is strong in South Florida. Offices are reopening and COVID-19 vaccines are available. So what pandemic policies are companies putting in place?

Fantasy Fest usually brings tens of thousands of people to the island, culminating in a big Saturday night parade. Organizers announced Monday that the parade, along with street fairs, are canceled this year.

Florida attracted 31.7 million visitors in the second quarter of this year, as the state continued to expand tourism-marketing efforts and COVID-19 vaccinations became readily available. The total was a 16.3 percent improvement from the first three months of the year and was 223.4 percent above the second quarter of 2020.

Economic and vaccination links to the U.S. have helped the U.S. Virgin Islands critical tourism sector recover robustly — but it now faces COVID's delta threat.

Tourists are visiting national parks and surrounding public lands in record numbers this summer, which is causing some overwhelmed national park gateway towns to rethink their promotion strategies.

The annual two-day lobster mini season is controversial in the Florida Keys — and sometimes dangerous. This year there are some new efforts to make things safer for lobster hunters and the environment.

State economists expressed optimism Tuesday that already-rebounding tourism numbers will see a quicker-than-anticipated boost from international travelers as Canada eases COVID-19 border restrictions.

A recent study from WalletHub says the loss of visitors from the European Union could lead to a 3% decrease in Florida’s GDP.

Broward County's largest hotel reopened after more than a year of staying closed during the pandemic.

The airport will be packed, the Ubers hard to find, and the hotels buzzing with visitors for a holiday weekend expected to break pandemic visitor records.

Floridians are booking trips to Europe, after last week's announcement that tourists are being welcomed back by the European Union starting this summer. However, it could be a while before visitors from Europe and elsewhere return to the Sunshine State.