South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)
Fort Lauderdale named a bucket list travel destination
Bloomberg has rounded up its top 21 global destinations for people looking to check off their travel bucket lists, and Fort Lauderdale was counted among the group.
The news service used data from Google and tips from travel experts to produce the list, which includes destinations in Brazil, Bodrum, Grenada and Kenya. The only other U.S. cities on the list were Houston and Savannah, Georgia.
“Among their draws: skyrocketing cultural cachet, major hotel openings, and new restaurants worth traveling for,” the report says of the various destinations.
Bloomberg noted “once sleepy” Fort Lauderdale “for the ease of a Miami getaway without the 24-hour party vibe.”
The report highlighted Dune restaurant at the new Auberge Beach Residences and Spa in Fort Lauderdale was highlighted in a new travel report by Bloomberg.
Broward county’s largest city for its new beachfront restaurant Dune “that spotlights charcoal-grilled dishes and Nappy Valley wines.” The restaurant is inside the Auberge Beach Residences and Spa at 2200 N. Ocean Blvd.
There was also a shout-out to The Dalmar Hotel, the 209-room hotel which will have a “retro vibe, with palm-printed wallpapers and midcentury brass chandeliers” and a rooftop bar at 299 N. Federal Highway. The hotel, which will have The Element hotel stacked on top of it in the same building, is set to debut this year.
Bloomberg also gave some love to Palm Beach’s new restaurant Florie’s, the 200-seat “Mediterranean-inspired spot in the renovated Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach.”
We didn’t need Bloomberg to tell South Floridians this, but the best time to visit the region is from October to April, when the temps are cool and breezy and not so sticky-humid. During that time, there are popular outdoor events such as the Las Olas Art Fair and the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.