With more than 60 millions tourists a year, Miami boasts ideal weather conditions almost 365 days a year and is the primary destination for over 3.5 millions cruisers embarking from Miami Seaport, which represents more than 40% of the US cruise market. Duty free shops near the sea port and airport inspire shoppers to shop till they drop.
The real estate boom in 1920, and the recent surge in 2005, has changed the skyline of the city. There are more than 100 buildings in construction and new neighbourhoods like Midtown Miami, Downtown Miami and Brickell have added several malls and movies complexes drawing attention to those areas.
Tourism, technology, pharmaceuticals, fishing, forestry, sugar cane and agriculture represent some of the wide range of industries headquartered in Miami today, not to mention two thirds of the US citrus market