Other notables from the Sunshine State include more than 100 new hotels under construction, and expanding infrastructure like Brightline. The train now goes from Orlando to Miami with several stops along the way.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Florida\u2019s iconic theme parks \u201care doing a great job of keeping up with the trend to immersive experiences,\u201d said Griffin.<\/p>\n
No matter what, Florida \u201cis still the reliably fun destination that Canadians know and love,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
More takeaways from Griffin \u2026<\/p>\n
Favourite weekend getaway:\u00a0\u201cGet on an airboat and see the Everglades. Swim with the manatees in Crystal River. Head to St. Augustine, where it feels like you\u2019re going back in time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hidden gem:\u00a0\u201cThe middle of Florida. The Panhandle. Walk along the main streets, with all their shops and restaurants, they\u2019re fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Must-try local Florida dish?\u00a0\u201cA Cuban sandwich \u2013 and there\u2019s a fun rivalry over the Cuban sandwich between Tampa and Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n
Recommended three day itinerary for Canadians:\u00a0\u201cA different city a day. You could do Miami, Tampa and Orlando. Or spend three days driving the Panhandle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Message for Canadian travel advisors:\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re here to help you know what to do, to develop new packages, and we definitely encourage people to move around the state.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lead image caption: Bryan Griffin, CEO, VISIT FLORIDA at IPW 2026 in Fort Lauderdale (photo courtesy Annie Cicvaric)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Other notables from the Sunshine State include more than 100 new hotels under construction, and expanding infrastructure like…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":284805,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250,56953,7412],"class_list":["post-284804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-lead-story","tag-visit-florida"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}