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OCEAN CENTER CONVENTION COMPLEX
The Daytona Beach Area:
Way More Than A Beach
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At its heart, Daytona Beach will always be the world’s most
famous gathering place. But today, meeting planners can
look to Daytona Beach for state-of-the-art meeting rooms
and conference centers plus everything your attendees
desire: championship golf courses, contemporary dining,
deluxe hotels, even rejuvenating full-service spas.
Isn’t it time you rediscovered Daytona Beach?
• Convention complex soon to be 190,000 sq. ft.
• Full-service hotels with flexible meeting space
• 13,000 guest rooms, many on the beach and
close to shopping and restaurants
est known for its 23 miles of sparkling
beaches the Daytona Beach area also
boasts a growing inventory of quality
accommodations and meeting facilities.
Leading Daytona Beach’s transformation into a preferred meeting destination is the $76-million expansion of the Ocean Center Convention
Complex. The expansion will add 100,000 square-feet of exhibit space and
30,000 square-feet of new meeting space, nearly tripling its size.
Construction is on schedule to be complete in late 2008, with conventions
continuing uninterrupted throughout the remodeling period.
The area offers an array of other unique meeting facilities including the
world-famous Daytona International Speedway; the News-Journal Center
in downtown Daytona Beach; the historic oceanfront Bandshell and
Oceanfront Park; the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center;
Peabody Auditorium; and the area’s most famous asset – the beach.
Home to approximately 13,000 hotel rooms, groups meeting in the
Daytona Beach area will find accommodations to fit any budget. Several
hotels have recently undergone multi-million dollar refurbishment projects,
including the Daytona Beach Resort & Conference which unveiled its $30million transformation in February 2008.
The Daytona Beach area is a great place for work and play. The area’s
legendary 23 miles of sparkling beaches are perfect for castle building,
cycling, jogging, fishing or just relaxing in the sun. A burgeoning golf destination, the area is home to several championship greens that make it an
ideal spot for year-round golfing fun.
Unique shopping and dining spots can be found along Beach Street in
historic downtown Daytona Beach. The area’s newest shopping, dining and
entertainment complex, Ocean Walk Shoppes at Ocean Walk Village, is the
perfect place for fun. Enjoy the 10-cinema theater complex, restaurants and
plenty of apparel and gift stores all just steps away from the Atlantic
Ocean.
New resort spas also await visitors – The Spa at the Hilton Daytona
Beach Oceanfront Resort, Indulge at The Shores Resort & Spa and the
Vacation Therapy Spa at Ocean Walk Resort. They join Ocean Waters Spa
at The Plaza Resort & Spa in offering visitors a complete respite that rejuvenates the mind, body and spirit.
Airport & Transportation
Conveniently located in Central East Florida, the Daytona Beach area is easy
to reach via Interstate 95 and Interstate 4. Direct flights from the Atlanta,
Charlotte and New York metro areas to Daytona Beach International Airport
depart daily via US Airways, Delta, Continental and Air Tran.
Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
126 East Orange Avenue • Daytona Beach, FL 32114
To plan your meeting or event, call 888.869.9050
superbook.daytonabeach.com
CVB Services
The Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau offers a variety of
convention support services to meeting planners including assistance with
site inspections, volunteers, vendor contacts and online RFPs.
101 N. Atlantic Avenue , Daytona Beach, FL 32118
(800) 858-6444; (386) 254-4500 • Fax: (386) 254-4512 • www.oceancenter.com
As Seen on Page 58 in Facilities & Destinations 2008 SuperBook