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  1. Civil rights groups warn tourists about traveling to Florida

    Andy Newman/AP. ORLANDO, Fla. — The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws and policies ...

  2. Multiple Travel Warnings Have Been Issued Against Florida

    The Florida State Conference of the NAACP also voted to issue a travel advisory against Florida. "Any location in America where our history has been erased does not offer us, or our children a ...

  3. 'Beware, your life is not valued': NAACP travel advisory warns Florida

    Another advocacy group is warning people of color about traveling to Florida.. The alerts from groups representing Black and Latino Americans come as the state's Republican governor, Ron ...

  4. NAACP issues travel advisory alleging, Florida 'hostile to African

    Lisa Lake/Getty Images. The national NAACP Board of Directors has issued a formal advisory against traveling to Florida, alleging the state has become "hostile toward African Americans" under the ...

  5. NAACP Issues Travel Advisory for Florida in Response to DeSantis DEI

    In addition to issuing a travel advisory, Mr. Garcia said that L.U.L.A.C. was considering filing a lawsuit in federal court against the state of Florida when the legislation goes into effect in ...

  6. NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida, says state "has become

    In Florida, where tourism is a massive industry, an advisory could have a big impact for visitors. Around 137.6 million people visited the state in 2022, according to tourism agency Visit Florida.

  7. Civil rights groups issue travel advisories for Florida, warning ...

    The NAACP joined the League of United Latin American Citizens and Equality Florida in issuing travel advisories for the Sunshine State, where tourism is one of the state's largest job sectors.

  8. The nation's largest LGBTQ advocacy group joins others in warning

    Minorities, immigrants and now members of the LGBTQ community are being warned of the risks of visiting Florida after the nation's largest LGBTQ advocacy group issued a travel advisory following ...

  9. NAACP Travel Advisory for the State of Florida

    This advisory will remain in effect until further notice. The NAACP Board of Directors issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida. The travel advisory comes in direct response to Governor Ron DeSantis' aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools.

  10. Florida Tourism Rolls On Despite Travel Advisories and Political

    Florida is a tourism juggernaut. In 2022, it had 137.6 million visitors, the most in its history, according to Visit Florida, the state tourism organization, and in May the governor's office ...

  11. NAACP president explains why the group issued Florida travel advisory

    05/22/2023 11:51 AM EDT. NAACP President Derrick Johnson on Monday said African Americans' lives "are not valued" in Florida, which is why the organization has issued a travel advisory in ...

  12. NAACP Issues Travel Advisory in Florida

    The travel advisory was initially proposed to the Board of Directors by NAACP's Florida State Conference. NAACP's collective consideration of this advisory is a result from unrelenting attacks on fundamental freedoms from the Governor and his legislative body. "Once again, hate-inspired state leaders have chosen to put politics over people.

  13. Civil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of 'hostile

    The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are "openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals." The NAACP has long been an advocate for Black Americans. It joins the League of United Latin American ...

  14. NAACP says Florida is 'actively hostile' to minorities and issues

    Other groups have also warned against travel to Florida. Equality Florida, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, issued a travel advisory in April because of laws targeting LGBTQ+ rights, the Washington Post ...

  15. NAACP warns people of color against traveling to Florida

    NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida over DeSantis' 'aggressive attempts to erase Black history'. The civil rights organization has warned that the state is "openly hostile toward African ...

  16. NAACP warns Black Americans against traveling to Florida because of

    The NAACP is the latest to issue a travel advisory for Florida because of Ron DeSantis's policies. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference at the American Police Hall of Fame and ...

  17. NAACP says Florida travel warning is just the start of organizing

    The NAACP advisory follows a similar statement issued last month by the advocacy group Equality Florida, which warned of "the risks posed to the health, safety, and freedom of those considering ...

  18. NAACP travel advisory comes as Florida communities set tourism records

    The advocacy group released an advisory that could seriously damage Florida's cash cow: tourism. WEST PALM BEACH — On May 20, the NAACP issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida ...

  19. After the LGBTQ and NAACP travel advisories against Florida, is anyone

    And days after that, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state, saying that " Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals." Way back in 2021 ...

  20. The NAACP's Florida travel advisory and the state's Black voters

    The NAACP's Florida travel advisory is less about traveling and more about Black voters. It has very little to do with keeping Black people out of the state — and a lot to do with motivating ...

  21. Florida travel advisory issued by largest LGBTQ advocacy group in US

    0:00. 2:07. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The nation's largest LGBTQ rights group has joined multiple other civil rights groups in issuing a Florida travel advisory Tuesday, warning that new state laws ...

  22. Florida's new immigration law prompts travel advisory from Latino

    CNN —. One of the most prominent Latino advocacy groups in the United States is urging people to avoid traveling to Florida ahead of a new immigration law that's set to go into effect in July ...

  23. Travel Advisories

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  24. Florida wants 'legal' visitors from Mexico to boost tourism

    Tallahassee Democrat. The state of Florida, hoping to boost tourism from Mexico, is ready to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to increase "legal" travel from south of the border. Visit ...

  25. US issues level 3 travel advisory to China amid safety concerns ...

    MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 29: American Airlines flight 718, a Boeing 737 Max, takes off from Miami International Airport to New York on December 29, 2020 in Miami, Florida.