Here's what the tourism recovery actually looks like
EXCLUSIVE: Live from Walt Disney World in Orlando, a preview of summer travel
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If you want to know what the tourism recovery looks like, you have to visit a theme park. Not just any theme park, but the bellwether of American tourism, Walt Disney World in Orlando.
So that's what I did.
Last week, I drove 2,000 miles …
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