Visit Florida, the state’s tourism marketing arm, has seen record numbers of visitors in recent years. But, it’s also a public/private agency that’s recently received attention for secret contracts and footing the bill for vacations of foreign journalists.
Gov. Rick Scott got involved earlier this month when he ordered a thorough audit of the organization. He wrote he wants to use the audit as an opportunity to increase Visit Florida’s return on investment and “ensure we’re serving the taxpayers in a transparent and accountable manner.”
We’ll explore how Visit Florida works and how it spends taxpayer dollars.
Guests:
Gray Rohrer, Tallahassee Bureau reporter for The Orlando Sentinel. Read his story, Visit Florida’s spending wrapped in secrecy.
Rachel Fugate, a partner at Thomas & LoCicero.