Discover Florida holidays with Lavish Holidays from the thrilling theme parks of Orlando to the natural beauty of the Gulf coast. We offer Florida fly drive, Florida villas and cheap package holidays too. Florida has something for everyone - including around 360 days of sunshine per year!

Holidays to Florida are great for kids with attractions like Walt Disney World Resort, Discovery Cove™ Orlando, and Wet 'n Wild®. There's SeaWorld® Orlando, Busch Gardens® Tampa Bay, Adventure Island™ plus the many attractions of International Drive too - shopping in Florida is great for bargain hunters. we have some great prices on all its Florida departures so if a cheap holiday to Florida is what you're after then you've come to the right place! One of the great things about Florida is that it is surprisingly economical to eat out - even with kids - so cheap holidays to Florida are far from out of the question.

We offer all sorts of holidays in Florida including package holidays, Fly Drive holidays or simply flights to Florida. Fly Drive holidays to Florida are a great introduction to life on the wrong side of the road! It's easy to navigate around Florida from the bustling resorts on the East coast to the picturesque Florida Keys to the excellent beaches of the Gulf Coast. Fly Drive holidays can be your gateway to the perfect vacation. Whatever you are looking for, We Have a great selection of holiday bargains.

FLORIDA'S ATTRACTIONS

Shopping

Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Centre

Everglades

Daytona Beach

Golf

Shopping

Cuisine

Night-life

FLORIDA CULTURE

Social Conventions

The wide variety of national origins and the USA's relatively short history has resulted in a rich blend of cultural and traditional customs. All Americans are renowned for their openness and friendliness to visitors. As a rule, dress is casual; although smart restaurants, hotels and clubs insist on suits and ties or long dresses. Smoking is becoming increasingly unpopular and is often considered offensive; in fact, it's forbidden on city transport and often in public buildings. There will usually be a notice where no smoking is requested, and most restaurants have smoking and non-smoking sections.

Religion

Most people are Protestant with significant Roman Catholic, Jewish and ethnic minorities.

History

Archaeological finds suggest that Florida had been inhabited for thousands of years before any European settlements. Juan Ponce de León, a Spanish conquistador, named Florida in honour of his discovery of the land in 1513, during Pascua Florida - a Spanish term for the Easter season.

Over the following century, both the Spanish and French established settlements with varying degrees of success. The area of Spanish Florida diminished with the development of English colonies to the north and French to the west. Great Britain gained control of Florida diplomatically in 1763 through the Peace of Paris, but Spain regained it after Britain's defeat by the American colonies and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles (1783). Finally, in 1819, Spain ceded Florida to the United States in exchange for the American renunciation of any claims on Texas. On March 3, 1845, Florida became the 27th state of the United States of America.

Until the mid-twentieth century Florida was the least populated Southern state. However, the local climate - helped by the growing availability of air conditioning - made the state a desirable location, and migration sharply increased the population. Economic prosperity led to the Florida land boom of the 1920s, which brought a brief period of intense development before the Great Depression brought it all to an end. Florida's economy didn't fully recover until World War II. But today, it's the most populous state in the South besides Texas, and the fourth most populous in the United States.