Official VISIT FLORIDA Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 14) Left, The Mall at Millenia, Orlando. Opposite page, (top) Miami Beach shopping, (bottom) Bay Street at International Plaza in Tampa. Spend! Spend! Spend! Whatever your retail weakness, Florida will find it. Cut-price couture, chintzy antiques, the latest gadgets… it’s enough to make your credit card run for cover. Floridians love to shop and their passion has manifested itself in an astounding variety of malls, boutiques, outlet centres, flea markets and art shops. At the beating heart of the Florida shopping experience is Orlando, an undisputed mall champion. State-of-the-art, air-conditioned retail temples have sprung up like wildfire in a bid to satisfy the demands of both residents and bargain-seeking tourists. The newest and most impressive addition to the Orlando shopping skyline is The Mall at Millenia, which opened its doors in 2002. An upmarket shrine to consumerism, it has attracted some of America’s top names including Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s. Orlando’s other big shopping proposition is The Florida Mall, which boasts in excess of 260 shops and seven department stores. Chic shoppers in the know will eschew the bigger malls in favour of the refined retail opportunities on VISITFLORIDA.com/uk 14 http://VISITFLORIDA.com/uk
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