Space tourism in the nearly two decades since Dennis Tito journeyed to the International Space Station, eight private citizens have paid the $20 million fee to travel to space. Space Adventures suggests that this number could increase fifteen-fold by 2020. These figures do not include other private space agencies such as Virgin Galactic, which as of 2014 has sold approximately 700 tickets priced at $200,000 or $250,000 dollars each and has accepted more than $80 million in deposits. Space tourism Space tourism is space travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital
Space Coast Office of Tourism 1998, that figure had changed to $4 million over two years. Along with their role in attracting tourists through advertising, the office develops tourism programs, events and information campaigns. These have included a 12-day educational tour for students from India, a course on boating ecotourism through a partnership with the University of Florida Brevard County Extension Office, parades, and a "beach bus" promoting the region's coastline. Space Coast Office of Tourism The Space Coast Office of Tourism is the body responsible for the marketing of tourism operations in Brevard County, Florida. The office is funded through the tourism tax, which