CITY OF ORLANDO
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM

Items Types:
Awards/Presentations/Recognitions 		For Meeting of:
June 15, 2015
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Exhibits: Yes On File (City Clerk) : Yes Draft Only: No
Grant Received by City?: No
Subject:
June 15, 2015 as "Eduardo Vasconcellos and Kontik Franstur Day"
Summary:
Mr. Eduardo Vasconcellos and his wife Maria Jose Vasconcellos have been trailblazers in the travel industry since opening their business, Kontik Franstur, in 1955. Mr. Eduardo Vasconcellos has been crowned the market leader in group travel bringing more than 5,000 teenagers annually to Orlando, and the visitors spend more $6 million annually on hotels, restaurants, transportation and at theme parks. Mr. Eduardo Vasconcellos has created extraordinary travel packages exciting visitors to shop in Orlando and spend an additional $8 million annually, thus creating jobs and businesses in Orlando, and also leading the increase in the number of Brazilian tourists vacationing in Orlando to almost 1 million in 2014.
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Recommended Action:
Approval.
Agenda Item attachment(s) on file in the City Clerks Office.
Note: All agenda items must be in the City Clerk's office by Noon Friday, six(6) business days prior to the regular Monday City Council meeting.
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Department Date and Time
ATTACHMENTS:
Name: Description: Type:
Proclamation_for_Eduardo_Vasconcellos_2015.doc.docx Eduardo Vasconcellos Proclamation Backup Material
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