Survey: Storms worry travelers: Fearing hurricanes, more vacationers will steer clear of Florida next year, according to a new survey. Tourism still should grow by 3.2 percent.

Publication: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

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Byline: Douglas Hanks III, The Miami Herald

Dec. 16--Hurricane worries will cut into the growth of Florida's travel market next year as storm-spooked tourists steer clear of the Sunshine State during the summer and early fall, according to a new state forecast.

An expected 2 percent fewer vacationers will visit Florida in the June-through-November hurricane season, according to the Visit Florida tourism bureau. Yet even with storm-related declines, Florida still should attract 3.2 percent more visitors in 2006 than it did this year, higher than the 2 percent nationwide growth rate....

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