Fort Lauderdale is the heart of a robust, diversified, high-growth region.
An advantageous economic climate has helped the City of Fort Lauderdale establish itself as a world-class international business center and one of the most desirable locations for new, expanding, or relocating businesses.
Once known strictly as a tourism-based economy, Fort Lauderdale now supports a diverse range of industries, including marine, manufacturing, finance, insurance, real estate, high technology, and avionics/aerospace, as well as film and television production.
Discover why Fort Lauderdale is unrivaled in its growth and vitality. Find out how a Fort Lauderdale location gives businesses a competitive advantage in the world marketplace.
Fort Lauderdale Ranks #1 in the Nation for the Lowest Tax Burden on Travelers
The NBTA Foundation, the education and research foundation of the National Business Travel Association (NBTA), and Concur, the world's leading provider of on-demand Employee Spend Management services, today released the updated findings of an annual study of car rental, hotel and meal taxes in the top 50 U.S. travel destination cities. The study reveals that the discriminatory travel taxes and fees enacted on travel-related services -- often to fund unrelated local projects -- impose an average increased cost on visitors of 56% over general sales tax.
The research also shows the U.S. cities where travelers incur the lowest total tax burden in central city locations, factoring in general sales taxes and discriminatory travel taxes: 1. Fort Lauderdale, FL; 2. Fort Myers, FL; 3. Portland, OR; 4. Detroit, MI; 5. Honolulu, HI
Fort Lauderdale is the heart of a robust, diversified, high-growth region.
