Fort Lauderdale Airport or Hollywood International Airport is a busy airport in Florida. The airport handles over 23 million passengers a year and it is the 22nd busiest airport in the USA. With car hire form Fort Lauderdale Airport, the city is an easy 5 km drive away. The airport is often used by passengers meeting cruise ships there, at the nearby cruise-liner terminals.
Fort Lauderdale Airport has 4 terminals and 6 concourses with plenty of passenger facilities. There are business service centres and recharge devices for mobile phones and laptops. Internet desks are available too and there is free Wi-Fi, if you want to surf the net. For all your money needs, there are ATMs and currency exchange facilities located around each terminal. You can browse artworks at the terminal, relax in a massage chair or enjoy the viewing area and the sunny outside area. There are duty free stores as well as a wide range of shops including Hudsons News and Tech on the Go. You can buy gifts at Life is Good or luxury brand names at Affordable Luxuries. If you missed lunch, there are plenty of food outlets to choose from including Casa de Fresco and for fast food go to Nathan’s. Try fine food at Spinaci’s and gourmet salads and sandwiches at Chef Allen’s to Go.
Fort Lauderdale is a coastal city on the Atlantic Sea and known for its boats and beaches. It is nicknamed ‘Venice of America’ due to its canal system. Take a water taxi and see beautiful waterfront mansions and stately yachts and admire the majestic ocean liners at Port Everglade. Fort Lauderdale Beach and The Strip are the places to be by day and by night. During the day, there are cosmopolitan cafes and you can really sample the beach culture and relax, surf or swim. After dark, The Strip has numerous restaurants for all tastes and a thriving nightlife scene. Las Olas Boulevard has great restaurants too, art galleries and chic boutiques. You can shop until you drop at the huge shopping malls, just two are Galeria and Sawgrass Mills. Finally, enjoy a dinner cruise on the Jungle Queen for a relaxing evening. With car hire in Fort Lauderdale, you can get out of the city and visit the Everglades National Park or visit the theme parks in Orlando. Head for glamorous Miami Beach and take a drive to the amazing Florida Keys.
