Miami

Country:	United States of America
Time Difference:	-5 hour(s)
Flight time from UK:	9 hrs
Visa required:	Yes
Currency:	US Dollar

Value for Money:	Costs in Miami are comparable to other major American cities, but are lower than Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. The prices for food, drink and entertainment are about 5% less than London.

Miami is a major coastal city in south-eastern Florida, an is well known as a global city because of it's importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts and international trade.  The city is home to many company headquarters, banks, and television studios. It is an international centre for popular entertainment in television, music, fashion, film, and the performing arts. The city's Port of Miami is visited by the largest volume of cruise ships in the world and is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States.  Since 2001, Miami has been undergoing a large building boom with more than 50 skyscrapers rising over 400 feet (122 m) built or currently under construction in the city.  In 2008, Miami was ranked as "America's Cleanest City" according to Forbes Magazine for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets and city-wide recycling programs.  In a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States (and the world's fifth-richest city, in terms of purchasing power.  Miami Beach is a separate city located on a barrier island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; the Bay separates Miami Beach from the city of Miami, Florida.   This area has art-deco architecture and is the area for shopping, nightclubs, restaurants and entertainment.