Getting there.
Florida has three international gateways, with British Airways serving Orlando, Miami and Tampa, while Virgin Atlantic flies to Orlando and Miami. Low-cost operator Norwegian also now fly once a week from Gatwick to Orlando and, uniquely, Fort Lauderdale. Indirect flights, notably with American Airlines and Delta/KLM can often be cheaper.
Getting around.
A hire car is almost essential as public transport is limited, even in the cities, and city-to-city travel via the Greyhound bus system is ponderous at best. Other alternatives include the new Red Coach around Florida, and MegaBus, with routes from Orlando and Miami to other parts of the state and USA. The big car hire companies are Alamo and Dollar but it’s worth also trying a broker such as US Rent-A-Car .