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Savannah Georgia - "The Hostess City of the South"
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Scottsdale Arizona - "A Desert Version of Miami's South Beach"
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Spokane Washington - "Lilac City"
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Tallahassee Florida - "Old Fields"
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Traverse City Michigan - the "Cherry Capital of the World"
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Tucson Arizona - "The Old Pueblo"
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Wilmington North Carolina - "Hollywood of the East"
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Rochester Minnesota - "Med City"
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Daytona Beach is the principal city in the Fun Coast region. The city has an amazing twenty miles of light brown sand and fun in the sun. The city was once considered a favorite Spring Break destination. The city now considered a year-round family-friendly resort area with plenty of fun attractions. According to the census bureau, the city has estimated population of 496,575.
The city of Daytona Beach has a humid subtropical climate where summers are hot and humid and winters are short and mild. Summers have high temperatures in the 90’s. There are frequent thunderstorms in the summer. Winters are dry and have low temperatures in the 30’s. Spring has pleasant warm afternoons and cool evenings.
The Daytona 500 is part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race which is held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach. It is regarded by many as the most important and prominent race on the NASCAR calendar. The Daytona 500 is extremely expected by many since it is the NASCAR's first race of the year. The event is also known as "The Great American Race" and the "Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing." It is held the second or third Sunday in February every year.
Daytona is now considered one of the best places for family fun. There are plenty of activities for all ages. Some the activities include water parks, go-kart racing, parasailing, miniature golf, a planetarium, and much more. There are also free activities such as fun walks along the beach coast. There are also several themed attractions, unique historical sites, and culinary delights.
Daytona Beach has 65 hotels listed in the iStayGreen directory of which 4 are listed as environmentally friendly lodging. Currently 1 hotel has completed the online Environmental Audit and earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating while the other 3 properties are purported to be "Green" but have not yet shared their eco-initiatives with iStayGreen.org.
In Daytona Beach there are 61 properties where the environmentally friendliness is unknown and they have not yet verified their sustainability efforts with iStayGreen.org. In the state of Florida there is a total of 2827 lodging properties listed in the iStayGreen.org directory of which 323 are represented as eco-friendly. Currently there are 162 lodging properties that have earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating. Included in the properties working toward a more sustainable travel future are Daytona Beach hotels, Daytona Beach resorts, Daytona Beach bed & breakfasts, and Daytona Beach extended stay accommodations.
When planning your Daytona Beach vacation, or travel to Daytona Beach we encourage you, before you book, to check rates and availability of "Green" rated hotels and lodging. In most cases we have found eco-friendly Daytona Beach FL accommodations to be price competitive with the unrated Daytona Beach hotel room rates.You may even save money and at the same time be doing something good for our environment!