Frommer's Best of Florida

by Lesley Abravanel, Beth Luberecki, Jason Cochran

Overview

Frommer’s books aren’t written by committee, by AI, or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We employ the best local experts to author our guides, in this case, Tampa-based journalist Beth Luberecki, Miami-based newspaper reporter Leslie Abravanel, and award-winning theme park expert Jason Cochran. In this fully updated, highly detailed guide, they show readers how to see the best of Florida in the smartest, most cost-effective and time-efficient way. Destinations covered in the guide are: Miami, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, the Florida Keys, the Dry Tortugas, the Florida Everglades, the Space Coast, St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Amelia Island, the Tampa Bay area, Jacksonville, Palm Beach and Boca Raton. 

The guide includes:

• Expertly curated itineraries that allow visitors to see different parts of the state in the most logical and enjoyable way possible
• Smart strategies for getting the most out of a visit to the theme parks of Orlando
• Detailed maps marked with attractions, hotels, and restaurants 
• Exact pricing for hotels, restaurants, attractions, and tours so that there’s never any guessing 
• Invaluable advice about what you’ll need to reserve in advance, and what time of day to visit the top sights in order to avoid crowds
• Fascinating and easy-to-read background on the culture, history and natural history of the state. 
• Picks in all price categories, so you can splurge or be frugal, using the Frommer’s star rating system
• Helpful planning advice for getting there, getting around, getting the best price on lodgings, and getting the most from your trip

About Frommer’s: There’s a reason that Frommer’s has been the most trusted name in travel for nearly 70 years. Arthur Frommer created the bestselling guide series in 1957 to help American service members fulfill their dreams of travel in Europe. Since then, we have sold over 75 million books, and welcomed millions more to Frommers.com, becoming a household name by helping millions upon millions of people realize their own dreams of seeing our planet. Travel is easy with Frommer’s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781628876277
Publisher:	FrommerMedia
Publication date:	08/05/2025
Pages:	522
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

New York raised and Florida bronzed, Lesley Abravanel has covered the amusingly vapid celeb scene in South Florida for the Miami Herald and several illustrious supermarket mags since the Kardashians were fetuses. She has also chronicled the evolution of Florida’s culinary scene, nightlife, celebrity culture, suburbia, and travel for such outlets as Miami.com, Maxim, The Forward, TripAdvisor, and the Daily Mail for, gasp, nearly 3 decades. In addition to penning several Frommer’s books on Florida, she is also the author of the not-so-cheekily titled Florida for Dummies. On the sly, she is a ghostwriter for various organizations, personalities, and businesses. When she’s not writing, she collects hot sauces, raises twin teens, and attempts to learn Swedish from her Stockholm-born husband. 




Jason Cochran is also the author of Frommer’s London, Frommer’s Disney World, Universal & Orlando, and Here Lies America. He was twice awarded Guide Book of the Year by the Lowell Thomas Awards (Society of American Travel Writers) and once by the North American Travel Journalists Association for his books on London and Orlando. His voice has reached millions of travelers, from the mid-’90s, when as a long-term backpacker he wrote one of the world’s first travel blogs, to his long-running WABC radio show co-hosted with Pauline Frommer, to appearances as a commentator on CBS and for AOL, and to his work at Frommers.com, which under his editorship won Silver for Travel Journalism Website in the 2021 Lowell Thomas Awards.




Beth Luberecki is a Florida-based freelance writer who writes about travel, business, and lifestyle topics for a variety of regional and national publications and websites. A resident of Florida’s Gulf Coast for 2 decades, she serves as a senior editor for FamilyVacationist.com, and her travel writing has appeared in publications and on websites including USA Today, Forbes Vetted, TourScoop.com, Times of the Islands, and SmarterTravel.com. Learn more about her at BethLuberecki.com or find her on Instagram at @bethlubereckiwrites.