Fort Lauderdale Meeting Planners Guide 2009 - (Page 6) getting here Accessible and Affordable At center stage on the Greater Fort Lauderdale meetings scene stands the 600,000-square-foot Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, located in Port Everglades, surrounded by first-rate hotels and only three miles from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). FLL is served by 25 scheduled airlines with 296 nonstop flights per day to 61 domestic and 34 international cities. It boasts free Wi-Fi, a new car rental terminal and low fares with a mix of major and value carriers. In the center of South Florida’s Gold Coast, Greater Fort Lauderdale is midway between Palm Beach and Miami and stretches from Deerfield Beach and Pompano in the north to Hollywood and Hallandale Beach in the south. Sprawling across 1,200 square miles that include 505,600 acres of Everglades on the western edge, the region is home to 31 cities and 1.8 million residents. Getting around the area is easy with coach service, car rental, local bus and trolley service. Water Taxis and yacht charters provide a fresh approach to group transportation. Lots of yachts. 6 sunny.org/meetings http://www.sunny.org/meetings
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