TAMPA, FL — State tourism officials said rumored travel restrictions to Florida would have a devastating impact on economic recovery efforts.
On Friday, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, which represents 10,000 restaurants and hotels in Florida, responded to a McClatchy report that the Biden administration was considering imposing domestic travel restrictions on certain states, including Florida, to prevent the spread of new coronavirus variants identified in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil.
More than a third of all cases of the United Kingdom variant identified in the United States have been in Florida.
No decision has been made on imposing travel restrictions between states, White House press secretary Jen…