Orlando Tourism Archives - Page 5 of 14

Kennedy Space Center adding Delta II rocket to Visitor Complex

09/17/2018

After Saturday's successful final launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta II in California, the venerable rocket is being retired, and the final vehicle will be displayed at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Co... Read More

NASA blasts Parker Solar Probe toward the sun

Scott Powers

08/12/2018

Orlando Tourism

Under clear skies that must have made it visible throughout much of Florida, a Delta IV Heavy rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral early Sunday morning sending the Parker Solar Probe to the sun to explore the... Read More

Parker Solar Probe launch scrubbed; next chance is Sunday morning

Scott Powers

08/11/2018

Orlando Tourism

Saturday morning's planned launch of a rocket from Cape Canaveral to send the Parker Solar Probe to the sun was scrubbed with less than two minutes left in the countdown due to a technical issue. NASA report... Read More

NASA solar probe heads for the sun early Saturday morning

Scott Powers

08/10/2018

Orlando Tourism

Carrying a science project that has NASA officials and scientists more excited than they have been in a long time, a huge rocket is set to blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the early-morning ho... Read More

Orange County tourism tax collections hit $21.5M in May

Drew Wilson

07/03/2018

Orlando Tourism

County Comptroller Phil Diamond announced Monday that Orange County tourist development tax collections crossed $21.5 million in May. “Summer has just begun and it’s good to see our numbers increasing again. H... Read More

Spirit Airlines adding directs from Orlando to Virgin Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica

Scott Powers

06/14/2018

Orlando Tourism

Spirit Airlines is adding 14 new destinations to its flight service out of Orlando International Airport including daily flights to Puerto Rico and Colombia and less frequent flights to the U.S. Virgin Islands,... Read More

Where Orlando’s biggest theme parks stand in latest attendance report

John Gregory

05/20/2018

Orlando Tourism

Disney and Universal showed in 2017 that if you build something new in Orlando, guests will respond, as the rivals’ biggest additions last year drove the largest gains in attendance. Walt Disney World’s parks ... Read More

Airbnb, Puerto Rico, announce partnership initiatives to foster tourism

Scott Powers

05/09/2018

Orlando Tourism

Airbnb and Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló jointly announced new partnership initiatives Wednesday for the vacation rental home marketing giant to promote tourism returning to the island. The initiatives wil... Read More

March for Science Orlando releases speaker list

Drew Wilson

04/20/2018

Orlando Tourism

The March for Science is coming back to Central Florida Saturday, and nearly a dozen scientific and medical leaders are slated to speak before marchers get moving. The science advocacy event will run from 10:0... Read More