Florida General

National Geographic's People and Places feature provides a short overview of the destination and include a Features section with related articles, photos, and videos, depending on the destination.

 

Travel + Leisure Magazine's guide to the greatest hotels worldwide as selected by its team of reporters and editors.

 

Weatherbase provides historical weather information such as "average number of day above 90," "average number of days with thunderstorms," and other similar types of data.

 

From website: The airport is located on Florida's Gulf coast and its air trade area, which includes Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties.

 

Florida Official Information

Department of Transportation websites often provide information on road construction and other traffic related information.

 

Official state websites often have a Visiting section that provides travel information such as festivals, state parks, popular destinations, and travel conditions.

 

Tourism websites often list lodging, attractions, restaurants, and events information. The sites may also contain scenic byways and maps.

 

Florida Reviews and Forums

Frommer's Forums for US are divided into states, and all the messages relating to a state are presented in a list that makes it easy to browse through the topics.

 

Review site with hotel reviews and candid photos posted by users.

 

Florida Travel Guides

Frommer's has put a substantial amount of content online, making Frommers.com a good resource for travel planning. The site is easy to navigate since all the destinations are organized by similar topics such as "Getting There," "Restaurants," and "Suggested Itineraries."

 

Gayot's Restaurant Guides provide detailed restaurant reviews and rate restaurants on a scale of 1 to 20. For many cities, Gayot also provides Best of lists, such as Best Seafood, Best Romantic Restaurants, Best Heart-Healthy, ... etc.

 

 

 

 

Florida Articles

From Travel + Leisure Family
Published October 2003
Welcome to the Florida vacation of your family's Key lime dreams: snorkeling, kayaking, hammock napping, and, yes, good pie. Our expert 14-year-old guide, Lily, leads the way to three idyllic resorts...click for full article

 

Daytona Beach

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From website: Daytona Beach International Airport (DBIA) is the "Gateway to Central Florida", linking the world-famous Atlantic Ocean beaches and the Daytona International Speedway with Orlando attractions, Kennedy Space Center, and historic St Augustine.

 

 

Ft Lauderdale

From website:
• Non-stop service to more than 55 U.S. cities.
• International service to, Canada, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Mexico, Latin America and South America.

 

Jacksonville

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Miami

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In addition to standard listings on attractions, restaurants, and lodging, Fodors.com has a section called "Features" that are specific to the destination. For example, the Features section for Paris has articles titled "Cheese Primer," "Bistro to Brasserie," "Pampering Spas," . . . etc.

 

Podcasts of Traveler Magazine's selection of the world's greatest walking tours. The podcasts last about 20-30 minutes.

 

 

 

 

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published March 2003
The Everglades is in danger of being loved to death. Floridians and awestruck visitors, engineers and farmers-all scrabbled for their causes. A federal restoration plan has survived tough battles, and Bob Payne finds reason to hope the park will, too ... click for full article

 

From National Geographic Traveler
Published November/December 2005
Like a bounty of exotic fruit, Miami has something for every taste. From fancy poolside soirees to authentic Cuban cuisine, locals tell us what they like best about their city....click for full article

 

Orlando

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Virtual Tourist has user reviews on topics such as Hotels, Things To Do, Restaurants, Local Customs, Nightlife, Off the Beaten Path, Tourist Traps, Transportation, ... etc.

 

IGoUGo is a travel review site. The reviews are organized into "journals," which are a collection of reviews by an author about a trip, such as reviews on hotels, restaurants, nightlife, experiences, photos, ... etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Tampa

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