About Florida
Florida is nine different vacations wearing one state line. Orlando means theme parks and endless dining minutes from the gates. The Gulf Coast towns, Clearwater, Saint Petersburg, Indian Rocks and Destin, trade rides for warm, calm water and sugar-white sand. Miami runs on Art Deco and Cuban coffee. Daytona and Ormond Beach still let you drive onto the sand.
What you are booking here is the room, and often the flight, at a resort or condo in whichever of these nine towns fits the trip: a week near the parks, a Gulf-front balcony in Destin, or a stay walking distance from Saint Augustine's four-hundred-year-old streets. Airfare is bundled on our fly-away packages; meals are on you unless the property states otherwise.
Most travelers split a Florida trip by coast rather than trying to cover the whole state in one visit. Pair Orlando with a few nights in Clearwater or Indian Rocks for parks-plus-beach, or treat Miami and the Panhandle as separate trips entirely; the drive between them runs past six hours.
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What to do
Highlights of Florida
Walt Disney World and Orlando's theme parks
Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Universal Studios and SeaWorld all sit within Orlando's theme park corridor, close enough to combine two or three parks into one trip without changing hotels.
Clearwater Beach
A wide stretch of soft white sand curls around Clearwater's pier, with the nightly Sunsets at Pier 60 festival drawing crowds for street performers and the sunset itself.
Saint Augustine's historic district
Cobblestone streets lined with Spanish colonial buildings surround the Castillo de San Marcos, a 17th-century coquina fort overlooking Matanzas Bay in the nation's oldest continuously occupied city.
Destin's Gulf beaches
Crab Island and the beaches along Destin Harbor are known for sugar-white sand and clear, calm emerald water, drawing families for swimming, paddleboarding and boat rentals.
Miami's South Beach and Art Deco district
Ocean Drive's pastel Art Deco hotels back up to a wide Atlantic beach, with Cuban coffee windows and Little Havana's Calle Ocho a short drive inland.
Your base
Where you'll stay
Orlando
The theme park base. Families staying here are minutes from Disney, Universal and SeaWorld, with the whole central Florida attraction corridor built up around it.
Clearwater
A Gulf Coast base known for its wide white-sand beach, pier and nightly Pier 60 sunset event, suited to couples and beach-focused families.
Daytona
An Atlantic side base with a hard-packed beach still open to cars in sections and Daytona International Speedway nearby, suited to motorsports fans and beach walkers.
Saint Augustine
The nation's oldest continuously occupied European-founded city, with cobblestone Spanish colonial streets, suited to history-minded travelers and day-trippers.
Miami
A South Florida base for South Beach, the Art Deco district, Cuban food and nightlife, suited to travelers wanting an urban, international vacation.
Saint Petersburg
A Gulf Coast city with a walkable downtown, waterfront parks and the Dali Museum, suited to travelers wanting culture alongside the beach.
Indian Rocks
A quieter barrier-island beach town neighboring Clearwater, suited to travelers wanting a laid-back Gulf beach without big-city crowds.
Destin
A Panhandle Gulf town known for sugar-white sand and emerald water, suited to families wanting the calmest, clearest beaches in the state.
Ormond Beach
A quiet Atlantic beach town just north of Daytona, suited to travelers wanting a slower pace within easy reach of Daytona's attractions.
Good to know
Questions
Florida FAQs
Which Florida base is closest to the theme parks?
Orlando. Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld all sit within about 20 to 30 minutes of most Orlando resort areas, which is what makes it the base for a parks-focused trip.
What does the Luxury Escape Offers package actually cover?
It covers your accommodations at the resort or condo, and airfare if you book the fly-away product, plus applicable taxes and resort fees. Meals and park tickets are on you unless the listing says otherwise; a specialist will confirm the specifics for your dates.
Do I need a passport to visit Florida?
No. Florida is a domestic US destination, so a valid government-issued ID is all that is required to fly, the same as for any other state.
Is Destin in a different time zone than the rest of Florida?
Yes. Most of Florida runs on Eastern Time, but Destin and the rest of the Panhandle west of the Apalachicola River are on Central Time, one hour behind Orlando or Miami.
When should I avoid visiting Florida?
Hurricane season runs June through November, with the highest risk from mid-August to mid-October. Summer also brings heavy humidity and near-daily afternoon thunderstorms statewide; spring and fall are more comfortable.
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