ORLANDO, Fla. — More than 74 million guests got here to the Orlando, Florida, space final 12 months, a benchmark simply in need of pre-pandemic ranges, tourism officers stated Thursday.

The variety of vacationers was 25% higher than it was in 2021, when central Florida was nonetheless recovering from the blows to tourism brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, which restricted worldwide journey and brought about conference cancellations. The space’s theme parks closed for a number of months in 2020 in an effort to cease the virus’ unfold.

“This past year proved to be a key recovery timeframe for Orlando’s tourism industry, with a lot of pent-up demand from our top US and international markets,” stated Casandra Matej, president and CEO for Visit Orlando, the realm’s tourism promotion group.

The Orlando space had greater than 69 million home guests, with most of them visiting for holidays, a section that has absolutely recovered, tourism officers stated. Business guests nonetheless lagged behind pre-pandemic ranges.

There had been 4.9 million worldwide vacationers, making up solely about three-quarters of pre-pandemic ranges, in keeping with Visit Orlando. The two largest sources of worldwide guests had been Canada and the United Kingdom.

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