Optimists International

Greater Fort Lauderdale is serious about business and commerce. The destination is perfectly sized for meetings delivering easy access, attainability and affordability. Give your group a fully immersive experience in Greater Fort Lauderdale. From unique offerings to unforgettable venues, there’s a lot for your attendees to get excited about. A smart place to meet and it just happens to be located on beautiful beaches.

Greater Fort Lauderdale's hotel landscape is undergoing an exciting metamorphosis while maintaining its strong value for dollar. The destination will see some 2,000 rooms across hotels, luxury spa resorts and small properties through the next several years, bringing more than 35,000 rooms to the area.

Enjoy a variety of unexpected destination-wide discoveries -- dining, shopping, arts, multigenerational entertainment, gaming and up-market leisure pursuits. Experience South Florida’s fragile ecosystem from the Everglades to the beauty and wonder of sea turtles nesting ashore. A mecca for the avid sportsperson, the area features endless holes of golf, miles of wilderness trails for hiking and biking, unsurpassed snorkeling, diving and deep sea fishing, thoroughbred horseracing at Gulfstream Park, Florida Panthers hockey at the BB&T Center and MLB, NFL and NBA games within a 30-minute drive.

In addition to the Atlantic Ocean, more than 300 miles of navigable inland waterways have earned Greater Fort Lauderdale the nickname of “The Venice of America.” It is easy to incorporate water culture into your meeting with yacht charters, Water Taxis, sportfishing outings, sightseeing trips, cruises-to-nowhere and Everglades airboat rides.

Accessible, relaxed, inviting and easy with a lighthearted sense of energy. Located in the heart of the city, the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) offers convenience with more than 600 daily non-stop flights to and from 60+ destinations in the US, Canada, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Mexico, Latin America and Europe. With a massive expansion project underway, FLL has added a new runway for more flights, plus more gates and modern amenities.