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
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Beginning Monday Florida lowers vaccine eligibility to 40 and older
Today Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that people 40 and older will be able to receive the coronavirus vaccine starting Monday, March 29th. Beginning on Monday, April 5th, all individuals age 18 and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine. Related – Florida won’t require COVID-19 vaccine passports according
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
Florida Tourism drops to the lowest numbers since 2010
The Florida tourism has dropped to the lowest numbers since 2010. The COVID-19 pandemic has ended a decade of record-setting tourism numbers in Florida. Related – Walt Disney World Resort 2022 Vacation Packages Now Available! The state tourism-marketing agency Visit Florida posted that 86.714 million visitors went to Florida during
White House is not considering any new domestic air travel restrictions
Lately there has been concerns that the White House might be implementing new air travel or domestic travel restrictions. Yesterday, the White House said it is not currently considering any new domestic air travel restrictions. Related – White House considering domestic travel restrictions for Florida as mutated COVID-19 cases surging
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 welcomes Disney to move more of its operations from California
There are rumors circulating that Disney might be moving some of their California operations to Florida due to state restrictions. Chief Financial Officer of Florida Jimmy Patronis says that Florida would welcome this move. “Disney already has a proven track record here,” Chief Financial Officer of Florida Jimmy Patronis said.
White House considering domestic travel restrictions for Florida as mutated COVID-19 cases surging
President Biden is considering imposing domestic travel restrictions including in the state of Florida as the number of cases from the new UK variant of COVID-19 is surging all over the US and exploding in Florida. Many news outlets are starting to post the news: Outbreaks of the new variants —
Disney in talks to move some of its Disneyland business operations to Orlando
The Disneyland Resort has been closed since last March with no reopening in sight. With California’s strict reopening guidelines and another stay-at-home order in place, the Walt Disney Company is looking at making some changes. Could Disneyland Require proof of COVID vaccination when they reopen? There are talks of the
State Filing shows that Disney World laid off 11,350 cast members
Walt Disney World filed paper work with the state on Thursday confirming that 11,350 of its union employees will be laid off at the end of the year. The unfortunate news is ultimately the result of the global COVID pandemic. Most of those employees – 10,903 of them – are
Gov Newsom sent undercover teams to Disney World to inspect reopening protocols
Yesterday California Governor Gavin Newsom gave an update on theme park reopening guidelines. He shared that a team from his administration traveled to Florida to inspect the reopening protocols of Walt Disney World. Inspecting how other theme parks are operating will help his administration issue guidelines for Disneyland and other
25% of Disney’s layoffs are coming from Disney World
Last week Disney announced they would be laying off 28,000 employees. At least a quarter of the layoffs planned will come from Florida according to a letter the company filed with state and local officials last week. At least 6,390 nonunion Disney employees in Florida will be laid off starting
Florida Governor says theme parks could return to normal
Big news for Florida’s theme park industry! Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that Florida is moving into full Phase 3 of its reopening. The latest update means theme parks such as Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort are allowed to increase capacity. With Florida beginning its “Phase
Gov. DeSantis lifts all COVID restrictions on restaurants in Florida
Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that Florida is moving into full Phase 3 of its reopening. The Governor signed an order allowing restaurants and many other businesses to operate at full capacity. This continues as part of Phase 3 of his administration’s reopening plan. “We’re not closing anything going
