Thursday's Daily Pulse

› Orlando is No. 1 in 'staycation' rankings: report [Orlando Sentinel]
Orlando residents who want a nice vacation don’t have to travel far – at all. The city has been ranked No. 1 for “staycations” in a survey released by WalletHub, a personal-finance website.

› 7 babies born with Zika-related birth defects in Florida [AP]
State Surgeon General Dr. Celeste Philip told Orlando-area officials this week that seven babies with Zika-related neurological conditions have been born in Florida since June 2016.

› Florida tax holiday for hurricane supplies runs Friday through Sunday [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
This year's hurricane season, which runs Thursday through Nov. 30, is predicted to be a busy one with five to nine named storms. Got a generator? If not, buy one and save up to $45 in sales tax when Florida's 2017 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday kicks off Friday through Sunday.

› Miami-Dade’s hotel industry rebounds across the board [Miami Today]
Miami-Dade’s hotel industry rebounded across the board in April from April 2016, showing gains in every category in what has been a mostly down year, the STR Trend Report shows.

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