Palm Beach County
Greater Fort Lauderdale
Greater Miami
Florida Keys and Key West
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Total Number of Hotels: 200-plus
Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 16,000-plus
Average room rate: $147
Taxes: 6% sales; 5% lodging
Maximum Group Size: 5,000
Value Season: April 15-Dec. 15
Getting There: Located 2.5 miles from downtown West Palm Beach, 20 miles from Boca Raton and 15 miles from Jupiter, Palm Beach International Airport is served by Air Canada, AirTran, American, Bahamasair, ComAir, Continental, Delta, Delta Express, Gulfstream, JetBlue, Northwest, Southwest, Spirit, United, USAirways, USAirways Express, and WestJet.
Greater Fort Lauderdale
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Total Number of Hotels: 565
Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 33,400
Average Room Rate: $91
Taxes: 6% sales; 5% lodging;
Maximum Group Size: 20,000-plus
Value Season: June-September
Getting There: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport is five minutes from downtown Fort Lauderdale and the beaches, and handles more than 718 daily arrivals and departures on 40 scheduled airlines.
Greater Miami
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Total Number of Hotels: 424
Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 43,502
Average Room Rate: $141
Taxes: 7% sales; 6% lodging and other taxes
Maximum Group Size: 20,000-plus
Value Season: May-October
Getting There: Located seven miles from downtown Miami and 10 miles from the beach, Miami International Airport ranks within the world’s top 30 airports for total passenger traffic.
Florida Keys and Key West
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Total Number of Hotels: 300
Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 11,000
Average Room Rate: $150 low season; $250 high season
Taxes: 7.5% sales; 4% lodging
Maximum Group Size: 750
Value Season: May-December
Getting There: Key West International Airport is served by American, Continental, Cape Air, Delta, Florida Coastal, and USAirways Express. Florida Keys–Marathon Airport now has daily commercial jet service with Delta Airlines. Key Largo is a one-hour drive from Miami International Airport.