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Travel Guide
Whether you're attending a meeting at the
world-class Greater Fort Lauderdale-Broward County Convention Center or
enjoying a little taste of paradise while you're on vacation, this area has
much to offer. While you're in town, discover:
- More than 20 miles of award-winning
palm-fringed, golden-sand beaches
- More than 300 miles of inland waterways
- A multitude of magnificent hotels, resorts
and Bed & Breakfast inns
- Exclusive and eclectic dining at thousands
of restaurants catering to all tastes
- A shopping mecca with numerous shops, malls,
flea markets, and Florida's largest outlet mall
- Golf courses galore
- Diving, snorkeling, fishing, boating and all
water sports
- Thoroughbred horseracing, harness racing and
Jai-Alai
- Professional football, baseball, basketball,
hockey and soccer
- Museums, art galleries, theaters and
entertainment centers
- Special events and a variety of art, music
and cultural festivals
- For more Tourist Information visit
http://www.sunny.org/
Greater Fort Lauderdale is located in the
center of South Florida's Gold Coast, 40 miles from Palm Beach and 25 miles
from Miami. Greater Fort Lauderdale stretches from Deerfield Beach and Pompano
Beach in the north to Hollywood and Hallandale Beach in the south. Sprawling
across 1,200 square miles that include 505,600 acres of Everglades on the
western edge, the region is home to 30 cities and 1.7 million people. Fort
Lauderdale, the largest city and the county seat, has 150,000 residents. With
300 miles of navigable inland waterways and 44,000 resident yachts, the region
is called the Yachting Capital of the World and the Venice of America.
Greater Fort Lauderdale Catches the Blue Wave
The Clean Beaches Council, a national
coastal group in Washington DC, has presented its first-ever "Most Innovative
Beach" awards to Broward County. Greater Fort Lauderdale's beaches including
Hollywood, Dania Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Deerfield are the
first in Florida to be designated Blue Wave Beaches, a distinction that places
them among the nations cleanest, safest and most user-friendly beaches.
Waterfront Convention Center
Located just a few short miles away from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
International Airport with stunning views of the Intracoastal Waterway, the
recently expanded, award-winning Greater Fort Lauderdale-Broward County
Convention Center is home to some of South Florida's biggest meetings, trade
shows, conventions and special events. With access from SE 17th Street in Fort
Lauderdale, this 17-acre, 600,000-square foot convention facility offers the
leading edge of professional meeting technology including such features as:
- video conferencing
- satellite downlinks
- a Cyber Café
- five-star food and beverage department
- sweeping views of ships and boat traffic
along the Intracoastal Waterway
For further details,
call 954.765.5900 or visit
http://www.ftlauderdalecc.com/.
Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
100 E. Broward Blvd. Suite 200
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone 954.765.4466
e-mail gflcvb@broward.org
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