ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Economic forecasters and tourism leaders say Orange County’s economy is on a slow rise to recovery during several presentations given to the Tourist Development Council Friday Morning.The council meets quarterly and this was the first time they met since the beginning of the pandemic.“We call this pattern the Nike swoosh,” said George Aguel, president and CEO of Visit Orlando. “This is what our recovery track might look like.
It’s a slow one. It’s a steady one.”Visit Orlando was one of four presentations to the council on Friday, showing several graphs on how in April the pandemic devastated Orange County’s tourism economy.