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orlando
Universal Orlando Resort’s mid-market
Cabana Bay Beach Resort (universalorlando. com) will also be fully open the summer. Recently opened properties include the boutique Alfond Inn (
thealfondinn.com), in the quaint Winter Park neighbourhood, and the family- friendly Avanti (
avantiresort.com) is a newcomer on Orlando’s International Drive. The Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort
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grandcypress.com) has completed a $14 million renovation to its 146-room property and a multi- million dollar refurbishment has also been carried out at the Wyndham Orlando Resort (
wyndham.com). Marketing: Visit Orlando’s 2014 campaign is targeting young adults and couples without children to showcase off-peak season deals and the range of attractions outside the
theme parks. �Operators: Jetsave (
jetsave.com) has added new three-star properties – the Avanti and Westgate Palace, also on International Drive, and Sunset Vistas Beachfront Suites and Tradewinds Island Grand, both on the Gulf Coast. The 2014-15 brochure also features new bookable attractions
including Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley. Airlines: British Airways (
batraveltrade.com) is adding three fl ights a week to Orlando from October 30 - November 26 2014 and March 1- 25
2015, an increase of more than 7,000 extra seats. Beach options: Provide clients with the best
“Make sure you capitalise on the commission-earning opportunities by selling attraction tickets and sightseeing excursions ahead of your clients travelling to Orlando”
RUBY BRIGGS, MANAGING DIRECTOR, NORTH AMERICAN TRAVEL SERVICE
of both worlds with a twin-centre holiday combining Orlando’s theme parks with a beach-
based stay. Visit Orlando:
visitorlando.com/trade ST PETERSBURG & CLEARWATER: These neighbouring Gulf Coast resorts near Tampa offer family-friendly beaches and attractions including the swashbuckling Captain Memo’s pirate cruise and Clearwater
Main: Falcon’s Fury, at 335 feet the tallest free-standing drop tower at Busch Gardens in Tampa, and shopping
Marine Aquarium, home to Winter who starred in the fi lm Dolphin Tale. St Petersburg is also something of an arts haven. KISSIMMEE: A 25-minute drive from Orlando, Kissimmee is well placed for trips to Atlantic Coast beaches and the exciting Kennedy Space Center with the new Atlantis space shuttle ex- hibition. FORT MYERS AND SANIBEL: Known as the Seashell Coast, the shallow waters of Fort Myers in southwest Florida on the Gulf Coast make another good choice for families. Sanibel Is- land, accessed via a causeway bridge, is a relaxing retreat with a network of cycle paths. NAPLES: Upmarket Naples boasts chic shops, art galleries and golf courses and is close to the Everglades National Park and unspoilt white beaches of exclusive Marco Island, the largest of Florida’s chain of 10,000 islands. FORT LAUDERDALE: This buzzing city is dubbed the Venice of America due to its 300 miles of navigable waterways. It is a yachting and fi shing paradise with a fashionably retro-atmosphere.
Tourism talk “Orlando welcomed 59 million visitors in 2013, setting an all-time record for US destinations. Travellers are responding to
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