Northwest:
Convention Centers
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center; exhibit space, 52,000 square feet; number of meeting rooms, six; (850) 487-1691; tlccc.org
Baytowne Conference Center (Sandestin); exhibit space, 21,900 square feet; number of meeting rooms, eight; (800) 277-0803; sandestin.com
Emerald Coast Conference Center (Fort Walton Beach); exhibit space, 21,000 square feet; number of meeting rooms, 12; (800) 322-3319; destin-fwb.com/conference
Pensacola Civic Center; exhibit space, approximately 20,600 square feet; number of meeting rooms, 12; (850) 432-0800; pensacolaciviccenter.com
Airport Transit
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, 10-15 miles from Panama City Beach. Transfer cost by taxi, about $50
Northwest Florida Regional Airport, about seven miles north of Okaloosa Island. Transfer cost by taxi, $24
Panama City-Bay County International Airport, 10 miles northeast of Panama City Beach. Transfer cost by taxi, $20
Pensacola Regional Airport, seven miles northeast of downtown Pensacola. Transfer cost by taxi, $15
Tallahassee Regional Airport, eight miles southwest of downtown Tallahassee. Transfer cost by taxi, $20
Taxes
The Beaches of South Walton: room tax, 4.5%; sales tax, 7%; total tax on hotel rooms, 11.5%
Fort Walton Beach: room tax, 5%; sales tax, 6%; total tax on hotel rooms, 11%
Panama City Beach: room tax, 3%; sales tax, 6.5%; city licensing tax, 1%; total tax on hotel rooms, 10.5%
Pensacola: room tax, 4%; sales tax, 6%; total tax on hotel rooms, 10%
Tallahassee: room tax, 5%; sales tax, 7.5%; total tax on hotel rooms, 12.5%
Northeast:
Convention Centers
Ocean Center Convention & Entertainment Complex (Daytona Beach); exhibit space, 167,980 square feet; number of meeting rooms, 31; (800) 858-6444; oceancenter.com
Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center (Jacksonville); exhibit space, 78,500 square feet; number of meeting rooms, 22; (904) 630-4000; jaxevents.com/primeosborn.php
St. Johns County Convention Center (St. Augustine); exhibit space, approximately 33,000 square feet; number of meeting rooms, five; (904) 940-8632; worldgolfrenaissance.com
Emerald Coast Convention Center; exhibit space, 21,000; number of meeting rooms 12; (850) 609-3800; emeraldcoastfl.com/convention
Airport Transit
Amelia Island: room tax, 4%; sales tax, 7%; total tax on hotel rooms, 11%
Daytona Beach International Airport, four miles west of downtown. Transfer cost by taxi, $12
Jacksonville International Airport, approximately 12 miles north of downtown. Transfer cost by taxi, $28-$35; by shuttle, $20
Taxes
Daytona Beach: room tax, 6%; sales tax, 6.5%; total tax on hotel rooms, 12.5%
Jacksonville: room tax, 6%; sales tax 7%; total tax on hotel rooms, 13%
St. Augustine: room tax, 4%; sales tax, 6%; total tax on hotel rooms, 10%