OLD AGE PENSIONERS
Florida would appeal to Old Age Pensioners, as they could walk along the golden coastline, relax by the poolside of the hotel, with a margarita, and visit the Universal Studios. A lot of Old Age Pensioners have chosen to live in Florida from all over the states.
Transport Routes and Gateways
in Florida.
BY AIR
Flights are available from most airports Newcastle Airport has a flight charter to Florida s second airport, Sanford weekly and so does Teeside and other airports.
Services en route include: meals and refreshments, snacks and sundries. Reclining chairs, toilet and washbasin facilities, personal wireless for trip, and videos. Also updates are regular on screen for temperature, altitude, and atmospheric pressure changes. When you arrive at your chosen destination, you have the opportunity to buy a photograph of yourself leaving the aeroplane. These are priced at 5 for a glossy colour print.
USA Florida: Orlando Airport, Sanford, Tampa, Miami, and Daytona
Price per adult (10yrs+) 452.90 including taxes.
Price per child (2-9 yrs inc.) 335.90 including taxes.
Price per infant (under 2 yrs) 48.90 including taxes.
Journey time is 9 hours and 20 minutes.
BY ROAD AND SEA
You can travel to Florida by coach, this will take you to Portsmouth, where you board a ferry and it takes you to the USA. The total journey time on the ferry is 14 hours, longer if there is bad turbulence on the waters. Travelling by road and sea are not good choices, as they pro-long the journey, they are not good if people are delicate to sea or travel sickness, and it is very costly.
BY RAIL
There are no rail services to USA from Britain.
The best way to travel to America would be by air as it is cost effective, and convenient. You can travel to America by road and sea, but these options are inconvenient and awkward to come round.
Importance of Florida, to UK visitors and the Change in popularity of Florida as a resort.
USA is well known for it s tropical climate, and weather, and people visit for many different reasons, they may be visiting family/friends, or just for a short break, as the travel is quite a long journey. There are quite a lot of shootings in USA, and I think that the popularity as a resort has become a lot smaller because of the 1996 shooting in a high school in California. People may not wish to endanger themselves or others to such violence. The importance of this change in that of when crisis, like these happen, people are less motivated to holiday in a certain country.
Photographs
Downtown South Beach, Florida.
Universal Studios entrance, Florida.
Open air ice-skating in Florida.
Bibliography.
WEBSITES
http://www.ask.com
http://www.ask.co.uk
http://www.britishairways.co.uk
http://www.british-rail.co.uk
http://www.disney.com
http://www.google.com
http://www.lonelyplanet.com
http://www.mamma.com
http://www.maporama.com
http://www.skydeals.co.uk
http://www.theodora.com
http://www.worldtravelguide.net
http://www.wtgonline.com
CD-ROM s
AND Route 99 EUROPE
World Travel Guide
Other Resources include:
The British Tourist Market Statistics (Spain)
The Egyptian State Tourist Office Statistics (Egypt)
California Tourism Research Statistics (Florida)