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Jan 23, 2015 HSMAI Tri-County Panel: Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
- 3. Erick Garnica Director of International Sales egarnica@broward.org
- 4. The Venice of America with 300 miles of waterways
- 6. New Hotels in 2015 • Margaritaville in Hollywood, Summer 2015 • Beachwalk Resort, Hallandale Beach, Spring 2015 • Hyde Resort, Spring 2015 • Conrad Hilton, Fort Lauderdale, 2015
- 7. New Hotels in 2015 Melia Costa Hollywood June 2016 Hollywood Beach
- 8. • Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, acquired by Thayer Lodging Group, reopened Diplomat Resort & Spa Hollywood, Curio Collection by Hilton - $100 million enhancement on tap • The B Ocean Fort Lauderdale - now officially Sonesta Fort Lauderdale, the first in Fort Lauderdale Hotel Changes
- 9. Hotel Changes • Westin Beach Resort & Spa, Fort Lauderdale has been acquired by Diamond Rock - franchised as Westin and managed by HEI Hotels & Resorts • Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel will be reflagged B Ocean Fort Lauderdale and managed by B Resorts
- 10. •Pelican Grand Beach Resort - $5 million reno, new penthouse, 65 ft. oceanview terrace, spa, oceanview ballroom •Bonaventure Resort & Spa - guest rooms, aLaya Spa, event space •Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa completed $7 million meeting space reno Hotel Refresh
- 12. Convention Center Expansion and Hotel
- 13. preparing for takeoff $800 million expansion New runway New and expanded air service
- 14. New South Runway Opened September 18, 2014
- 15. Fort Lauderdale/ Hollywood International Airport New international flights: JetBlue: Lima, Peru; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Cartegena, Colombia Copa: Panama City, Panama Azul: Campinas/Sao Paulo, Brazil TAME: Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador Volaris: Mexico City and Guadalajara Norwegian: Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, and London Gatwick.
- 16. JetBlue o Pittsburgh, Cartagena, Las Vegas Jacksonville in Oct 2014 o Cleveland and Detroit in Apr 2015 Southwest - Dallas/ Love Field Nov 2014 Spirit o New Orleans in Aug 2014 o Houston (IAH) in Sep 2014 o Cleveland in Feb 2015 Frontier o Cincinnati in Oct 2014 o St. Louis in Jan 2015 Allegiant o Cincinnati in Oct 2014 o Syracuse in Feb 2015 o Columbus, Ohio in Mar 2015 New Service
- 17. Airport Expansion Terminal 1- Concourse A o 5 Additional gates o Presently in the planning stage o $150 million Terminal Modernizations – Terminals 1, 2 and 3 o Multiple projects over the next 5 years to upgrade, improve and beautify terminals and concourses o $350 Million Terminal 4 – Gate Replacement Project o Expanded international facilities and gates o Estimated completion 2017 o $450 Million South Runway Expansion Project o Estimated to be completed end of 2014 o $791 Million
- 18. Terminal 1- Proposed Concourse A - 5 Gates Concourse C – 9 Gates Concourse B – 9 Gates B C A
- 19. Terminal 1 and Concourse A
- 20. Terminal 1 and Concourse A
- 21. Terminal 2
- 23. Terminal 4 Gate Replacement Project
- 26. FLL serves more U.S. cities than any other airport in South Florida With the lowest fares on more than 300 daily departures to over 100 destinations in the U.S., Latin America, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean 62 Domestic Destinations 44 International Destinations
- 27. Top International Markets Canada 23% Colombia 14% Bahamas 13% Jamaica 10% Haiti 8% Dominican Republic 7% Costa Rica 6% Mexico 6% Other 3% Peru 2% Trinidad and Tobago 2% Scandanavia 2% Guatemala 2% Honduras 1% Nicaragua 1% FLL now ranks 2nd among U.S. airports for service to Colombia (MIA is 1st)
- 28. Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport Port Everglades A Winning Team!!
- 29. Sawgrass Mills – 2nd busiest tourist attraction in Florida 23 Miles of award winning beaches 78 Superior Small Lodgings Lauderdale Luxe Collection 14 luxury hotelsPort Everglades – soon to be busiest port in the world
- 30. port everglades Terminal 4 Renovation Regal Princess Ocean Princess Carnival Conquest Cruise & Play deals
- 31. Special Programs: Summer 2-for-1 attractions Vacation like a VIP luxe hotel summer deals Spa Chic in September Dine Out Lauderdale
- 32. THE SECOND ANNUAL ON THE SCENIC DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA JUNE 19-20, 2015
- 34. 55th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Nov 5-9, 2015
- 35. Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale Frida Kahlo Feb 26 - May 31
- 36. Fit Lauderdale • Medical Tourism • Well Being Tourism
- 37. Greater Fort Lauderdale Love is Love Broward 100 Travel Agent Academy
- 40. Questions?
- 41. Thank you!
Editor's Notes
- Margaritaville - 349 rooms Beachwalk Resort – 216 rooms Hyde Resort – 366 rooms Conrad Hilton – 300 rooms
- Costa Hollywood – 304 Rooms Runway Resort
- 750 guest rooms 100,000 sq. feet more meeting space, plus an added 100,000 sq feet exhibition space at the Fort Lauderdale/ Broward County Convention Center. Additional project elements will include an area greenscape, marina, and retail components on the waterway. Anticipated project completion will be in 2019-2020.
- In the last year….
- Live Music Scene heats up
- Thursday, February 5th on Fort Lauderdale Beach at sunrise 100 couples selected to exchange wedding vows and/or renew their vows Corporate partners- Jet Blue, Cruise Planners and the W Hotel Marriage Equality is expected to generate $182 million in wedding costs and guest spending in the first three years in Florida Produce $12 million in sales tax revenues in the first three years Bring nearly 400,000 out of state wedding guests to Florida in the first three years Produce 15,519 same sex couples who will marry in the first year