Florida Keys Tourism News
What’s New in the Florida Keys for Winter 2024/25
From the latest marine conservation initiatives to resort renovations and a fresh take on historic attractions, here’s what’s new in the Florida Keys for 2025. Winter in the Florida Keys is sunny and breezy, typically offering the warmest winter weather in the continental United States. The 125-mile-long island chain is particularly popular with visitors for its wide variety of resort accommodations and experiential outdoor and on-the-water activities, framed by picturesque swaying palms and warm turquoise waters.
Florida Keys Fully Open to Visitors; Tourism Infrastructure Intact
The Florida Keys & Key West are open to visitors, with tourism infrastructure fully intact throughout the 125-mile-long island chain after Hurricane Milton’s outer bands brushed the Keys last week. The Florida Keys Overseas Highway, including all 42 bridges, is open as usual. Key West and Florida Keys Marathon international airports are open and operational as is the Port of Key West, which is receiving cruise ships.
What’s New in the Florida Keys & Key West Autumn 2024
Autumn in the Florida Keys & Key West is an ideal time to visit and participate in a wide variety of Keys outdoor experiential activities as temperatures begin to cool. In Islamorada, the expansive new 15-acre contemporary Three Waters Resort & Marina - featuring an adults-only resort-within-a-resort and Marriott Bonvoy’s first Tribute Portfolio Resort in the Keys - is to be unveiled in early October. Several additional refurbished and expanded Keys properties are nearing completion.
New Lead for Florida Keys & Key West Tourism Organisation
Kara Franker has been named as the new president and chief executive officer for Visit Florida Keys, the destination management body for the Monroe County Tourist Development Council (TDC) in Florida, USA. Chosen after a US nationwide search that yielded four finalists, Franker has been chief executive officer of Colorado’s Visit Estes Park since 2021. She is scheduled to begin her new position in the Keys on 9th September.