share this article
1 min
Fort Lauderdale, often regarded as the Venice of America, is the seat of Broward County and the center of economic activity in the area. The Intracoastal Waterway is lined with waterfront restaurants, scenic walkways, and marinas. Dubbed the “Yacht Capital of the World,” the city hosts the annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the world’s largest in-water boat show, which generated $1.3 billion in 2019. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 show continued as planned with necessary precautions in place.
[1] Fort Lauderdale remains a popular tourist and yachting destination in South Florida, which positions the market for a strong recovery as it continues to benefit from its year-round warm climate, increases in domestic travelers, and staycations. This will be especially evident as travelers opt to vacation domestically, whether to drive-to or short-flight destinations, in lieu of cruise and international travel.
The sign atop the sand dune has a clear warning for all passing by: “Dune Protection Area. Do Not Enter.” Yet several TV cameramen and reporters did just that while covering the Fort Lauderdale Air Show over the weekend. A horrified onlooker snapped photos all day Saturday of the camera crews standing on the roped off sand dune amid fragile sea oats, then shared the photos with local officials .
Blue Angels to headline Ft. Lauderdale Air Show with new Super Hornets
By (0)
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels ground crew performs a check out of the F/A 18 after arriving at the Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood-International Airport for media day in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Thursday. Photo By Gary I Rothstein/UPI | License Photo
May 6 (UPI) The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are slated to headline the 2021 Fort Lauderdale Air Show in Florida Friday and Saturday.
The Navy s legacy Hornets, which were a staple of air shows for 34 years, were retired last fall in favor of new twin-engine F/A-18 Super Hornets that are faster, sleeker and pack 40% more power, Air Show president Bryan Lilley told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Supermarkets, schools, big-box stores, malls and stadiums all will require people to wear masks even though Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared that Florida no longer faces a COVID-19 emergency.