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Nearly 25% of all unemployment claims in Florida have been filed by tourism workers

Nearly 25% of all unemployment claims in Florida have been filed by tourism workers

Across Florida, nearly 25% of all unemployment applications filed between March 15 and April 21 were done by workers who said they were employed in the hotel and restaurant industry. Add to that workers in the retail and recreation fields, and tourism-related jobs account for about 38% of job losses so far.

Wyndham’s timeshare spinoff and others face industry challenges

Wyndham’s timeshare spinoff and others face industry challenges

Wyndham Destinations, the world’s largest publicly-traded timeshare company, now has its top corporate office in Orlando, along with timeshare firms Hilton, Marriott, Vistana (formerly Starwood) and Westgate.

It’s nothing new for Orlando to have so many timeshare company offices, but all of those…