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Palm Beach County
    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
    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
    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
    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.