1. Walt Disney World Resort
2. Universal Studios Orlando
3. Kennedy Space Center
4. Everglades National Park
5. Clearwater Beach
6. Wynwood Walls
7. Busch Gardens Tampa
8. Villa Vizcaya
9. Siesta Key Beach
10. Discovery Cove
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History of the website
and Tourism Marketing
in Florida
Visit Florida.com
Domain registration date: 02-01-1997
Timeline
1985 first Internet Domains registered VB.com/1985
1994 Registation of the domain Hotels.com 30-03-1994
1995 / 1996 The first Visitor Bureau,
VBs or CVBs
start to use the prefix "Visit"
1996 Mx4.com
a company behind several
Visit projects comes alive
28-94-1996
1997 Registration of the domain
VisitFlorida.com
02-01-1997
by a Scott J Petretta
and experienced
Information Systemes Manager,
Financial Analyst
and
Business Consultant
from Wayne, New Jersey
Petretta is hebind MX4.com (MediaX4)
an early internet travel/domain monetization project.
He controlled several travel-related domains.
1997 Registration of the domain
VisitFlorida.com
27-05-1997
by the Florida Tourist Board
2000 VisitFlorida.com goes online
as a Florida Guide Portal page
2004 Official Tourism Marketing Organisation
of the State of Florida aquires the domain Visit Florida.com
01-08-2004
for
186.000 USD
The seller was a New Jersey entrepreneur
who as using the domain as a referral site
for other Florida related travel businesses.
The aquisition is followed
by a new website
enhancing the popularity
of "Visit" in the Sunshine State
and all around the United States.
more coming soon
Offers from Expedia
Visit Domains
and Tourist Boards
nearby
coming soon
