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March 2, 2010
Michelle Coats, APR, CPRC
Community Information Specialist
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Ocean Center to host Boat, Sport and Travel Show April 9 - 11
Hundreds of boats, personal watercraft, campers and more to fill exhibit hall

With colder-than-normal weather behind them, locals will be ready to greet springtime and the outdoors again soon, and will have the opportunity to get reacquainted with the Florida lifestyle at the Great American Boat, Sport and Travel Show, Friday through Sunday, April 9 - 11, at the Ocean Center. The show will feature new and quality pre-owned recreational outdoor equipment – including RVs, campers, and power sports vehicles – and more than 200 luxury fishing and family boats and personal watercraft. The show will be open from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday in the Ocean Center’s 95,000-square-foot exhibit hall.

Admission for the April 9 - 11 show is $3 for ages 13 and up at the door. Children 12 and younger are admitted free. Parking is available in the Ocean Center’s parking lots and parking garage for $5 a day. A coupon for one free adult ticket with the purchase of one adult ticket is available on the show’s web site, www.thegreatamericanboatsportandtravelshow.com.

More than 5,000 visitors are expected at the Great American Boat, Sport and Travel Show, which has been at the Volusia County facility since 1994. The show is owned by Marine Industry Association of Central Florida Inc.