Contact:
Keith Charlton
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407-925-5066
9/10/2019
For Immediate Release:
Florida HIA (Hospitality Industry Association) celebrates World Tourism Day 2019
with a scavenger hunt for Florida hospitality industry workers.
Orlando, Fl. (September 10, 2019) – Florida HIA, an association for people employed in the Florida hospitality industry, will host a scavenger hunt in Orlando, Florida on Friday, September 27th from 12:00 pm to 6:00 to celebrate World Tourism Day 2019. The scavenger hunt is open to all working in the Florida tourism industry. #WTD2019
The event will begin at 12:00 pm at Visit Orlando’s Official Visitor Center located at 8102 International Drive Orlando, Florida 32819 then continue to the ICON Park Orlando where attendees will “hunt” for clues.
The scavenger hunt is sponsored in part by DMO’s (Destination Management Organizations) around the state. Visit Orlando, Visit Tampa, the St Augustine TDC and Lee County VCB / The Beaches of Ft Myers and Sanibel will be there to provide questions of their destination during the scavenger hunt. DMO’s will also be providing a $500 vacation package to winners. Winners will be drawn randomly from cards that are correctly completed during the scavenger hunt.
During the day attendees will also be able to experience all the attractions at the ICON Park Orlando for FREE including the Wheel at ICON Park, Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, SEALIFE Aquarium, Skeletons Museum of Osteology and the Orlando Star Flyer as well as a special discount at the ICON Wheelhouse Market restaurants.
Our goal is to promote the many things we have in Florida to our hospitality industry workers, and we are excited to be partnering with many of our DMO’s to offer this special event for the hardworking “Ambassadors” of our state. “states Keith Charlton,Director, Florida HIA”.
Florida HIA is also partnering with the UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management by offering students the opportunity to volunteer for the day. With their WTD 2019 job shadowing initiative, students will be there to shadow DMO’s as well as encourage attendees to engage and share the event on their social media outlets for a chance to win additional prizes.
Travel and tourism media are invited for the day. Please contact Keith Charlton at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more details. For more information and to register for the event go to www.floridahia.com/WTD2019
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About Florida HIA (Hospitality Industry Association): Florida HIA is a membership organization providing exclusive benefits to people employed in the Florida hospitality and tourism industry. It was created to encourage our industry employees to experience what our great state has to offer and to have a better knowledge for our visiting guests. For more information about Florida HIA go to www.FloridaHIA.com
