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A Hard Rock Hotel is coming to Daytona Beach in 2018, with 250 rooms, two “rock star” suites, a Body Rock workout facility, a Rock Spa and pool area and more than 28,000 square feet of ballroom and banquet space.

Westin Hotels & Resorts is bringing its first property to Daytona Beach, the Westin Daytona Beach, slated to open by fall 2016 and featuring 200 rooms, an Olympic-size outdoor pool, a spa, two restaurants and bars and 25,000 square feet of meeting and function space.

Daytona Beach’s historic Streamline Hotel, the place where NASCAR founders met to create that racing organization in 1947, is undergoing a transformation and will open in 2016 with a restored Art Deco exterior and reimagined guest rooms, restaurants and gathering spaces.

The Hilton Garden Inn Daytona Beach Oceanfront opened in September with an oceanfront infinity pool, complimentary Wi-Fi and meeting space for up to 75.

The all-suite Residence Inn by Marriott Daytona Beach recently opened with amenities such as 24-hour business and fitness centers, an oceanfront bar and grill and 4,000 square feet of meeting space, including the 200-person Ocean Ballroom and a terrace for up to 200 overlooking the ocean.

JetBlue Airways will launch daily nonstop service from New York’s JFK Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport on Jan. 7, 2016. The fun begins at touchdown—Daytona’s airport is directly adjacent to Daytona International Speedway.

The Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral recently unveiled renovated two-room suites. The 284-room property is recognized as having the largest meeting and banquet space on the Space Coast, with 15 meeting rooms, a grand ballroom and a 7,700-square-foot pavilion.

Embarking on a $10 million property-wide renovation in December 2015, the Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place will start with the lobby and executive floor.

Slated for a June 2016 opening, the Homewood Suites by Hilton Cape Canaveral-Cocoa Beach will feature studios and one-bedroom suites, free Wi-Fi, a 24-hour business center and a board room and meeting room.