Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- Fifty years ago Connie Francis, George Hamilton and a bevy of then young actors made a movie that would change Greater Fort Lauderdale for decades.  "Where the Boys Are" was an American coming of age film shot in Fort Lauderdale that made the area synonymous with Spring Break, a tradition decidedly out of vogue today.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- New York's hometown value airline JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today celebrates 10 years of service with special $10 Thank You fares(a) on all remaining seats between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and the airline's first 10 destinations. Travel must be booked online at www.jetblue.com by 11:59 p.m. CST on March 8, 2010 for travel on Tuesday or Wednesday, March 9 or 10. This one-day sale fare is the first of many monthly celebrations as JetBlue commemorates the start of its second decade.

Bradenton, Florida -- Many visitors to Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key, and on the mainland, in Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch, have discovered the destination’s commitment to green lodging. Known collectively as Florida’s Gulf Islands, the area has 29 hotels and resorts participating in the Southwest Florida Water Management District water conservation program, and 11 other properties that are certified Green Lodging by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Together these properties offer a variety of recycling and towel and linen reuse programs, and utilize eco-friendly cleaning agents, Energy Star appliances and energy-efficient light bulbs. A few select accommodators, however, have taken the next step in their commitment to conserve and protect Florida’s natural resources by adding sustainable practices that leave a lighter footprint on the environment, and provide cost savings.

From luxury beach resorts to Superior Small Lodgings, Greater Fort Lauderdale boasts 33,000 hotel rooms throughout this vibrant destination from Hollywood to Deerfield. In addition, several new hotels conveniently located just minutes from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Port Everglades cruise port and the Broward County Convention Center have opened in 2009 and a few are on the horizon for 2010. Hotels include the 157-room, Fairfield Inn & Suites Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port, opened November 2009; Choice Hotels’ 119-room Cambria Suites Fort Lauderdale/Dania Beach, opened in January 2010. Crowne Plaza Fort Lauderdale Airport/Cruise Port opened in February 2010 with 150-rooms. Hyatt has plans for two new properties, the 149-room Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale Airport-South, opened in January 2010 and Hyatt Summerfield Suites Fort Lauderdale Airport-South, opening March 2010 with 143 rooms.

Orlando, Florida -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced new seasonal service, beginning in May, between many of its destinations, including: San Antonio to/from Baltimore/Washington and Orlando; Allentown, Pa., to/from Atlanta and Orlando; Asheville, N.C., to/from Tampa and Orlando; Wichita to/from Orlando; and Harrisburg, Pa., to/from Atlanta.