The Murder Mystery Dinner Train - Your journey includes an elegant 5 course dinner, comical show & nostalgic train ride

In November 1987, Seminole Gulf Railway (SGLR) acquired 118 miles of CSX trackage between North Naples and Arcadia, as well as, between Oneco (Bradenton) and Sarasota. SGLR now hauls much of the region’s building materials, newsprint, LP gas, plastics, stone, recycled materials, steel, and other commodities. The railroad owns and manages a fleet of railcars rolling throughout North America. SGLR also helps clients with industrial development services.

In addition to providing traditional rail freight transportation, Seminole Gulf’s related companies provide other vital supply chain solutions for Southwest Florida, including regional trucking and logistical services, as well as warehousing and distribution from its 1.6 million cubic foot, frozen, refrigerated food and dry goods distribution center located in North Fort Myers.

While Seminole Gulf Railway began operating freight trains in 1987, In January 1991, the Fay Family and Seminole Gulf Railway opened The Dinner Train, followed shortly by the commencement of daytime excursion trains. Soon thereafter, the Dinner Train began its first Murder Mystery Production, “Murder on the Seminole Express” which became an instant success. Other popular trips followed, such as the Christmas Rail/Boat Trip to Punta Gorda that has become an annual event for many guests. Over the past two decades, The Murder Mystery Dinner Train has hosted over 1/2 million patrons and has premiered over 65 new murder mystery productions. The train seats up to 200 passengers in four reconditioned vintage railcars from the 1930’s to the 1950’s, “Sanibel”, “Marco”, “Gasparilla” and “Captiva”. All food is prepared fresh daily on board the train in the “Marco” kitchen, and brought to your table by our dedicated staff. Continue reading “A great night out on the Murder Mystery Train in Fort Myers” »

Three Florida cities topped the list with Fort Lauderdale in first, Fort Myers in second, and West Palm Beach in third

New York (CNN) — A list of the top five
2011 U.S. cities with the lowest and highest tourism taxes is out, showing cost
differences in as much as 56% on average, according to an annual study by the
Global Business Travel Association Foundation.

Listed as the five lowest
tax burdened cities out of 50 destinations, three Florida cities topped the
list with Fort Lauderdale in first, Fort Myers in second, and West Palm Beach
in third.  Why not take advantage and contact Universal Vacations today for all your accomdation needs  www.univacus.com

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Thomas Cook will feature The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel a future travel destination in 2012

Local tourism partners joined with the VCB sales team last month to host three
Scandinavian product managers on a two-day FAM tour of Lee County. For the past
six months, the VCB sales team has been talking with the product managers from
Spies and Ving, part of Thomas Cook Northern Europe, about making The Beaches
of Fort Myers & Sanibel a feature travel destination in 2012. The two
companies – the strongest tour operators in Scandinavia – previously only
focused on north Florida, Orlando and the Miami area. During the FAM tour, the
product managers toured hotel properties, experienced the local environment and
wildlife via a boat ride and networked with local hotel and attraction leaders
during a reception. The VCB team received positive feedback from Spies about
the prospects of working together with the VCB in the coming year to drive more
Scandinavian visitors to the destination.