TOURISM, ARTS, CULTURE & SPORTS OVERVIEW
Franklin Sirmans Executive Director – Perez Art Museum
Art Week is an incredible week, and we are very fortunate to have partnerships with Art Miami, Art Basel, Design Miami, NADA, UNTITLED, and others. We try to do as much as we can to participate. It’s amazing to be in a place that gets to be in the international art spotlight with an intense focus for a sustained period of time. It is very unique and means a lot to us as an arts institution. The outlook for Miami’s art scene in 2019 is bright. I foresee a lot of collaboration between the local arts institutions, which will further elevate the recognition of the civic and cultural landscape.
hosts to obtain licenses and pay additional taxes. Airbnb is planning an IPO by late 2020 and has been valued at $31 billion. The world’s cruise capital A $43 billion annual contributor to the Miami-Dade economy, PortMiami is preparing for robust growth in cruising in 2019 and beyond. In 2018, the port attracted a record 5.6 million cruise passengers, 22 cruise lines and 55 cruise ships, making Miami the definitive cruise capital of the world. Miami-Dade also benefits from pre- and post-cruising expenditures. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said he expects to see 7 million cruise passengers a year by 2020. In late 2018, PortMiami debuted its new Terminal A, which was built especially for Royal Caribbean International. It opened just prior to the arrival in January of the cruise line’s latest ship, the Symphony of the Seas, the largest passenger cruise ship in the world by gross tonnage. Terminal A incorporates state-of-the-art facial recognition technology and other innovative features into the boarding process. The $250 million terminal was a partnership between Miami-Dade and Royal Caribbean. Meanwhile, European cruise ship company MSC has signed a nonbinding letter of intent with PortMiami for two new terminals, which are scheduled to be completed in 2022; Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages will require another terminal, to be completed in 2021; and Norwegian Cruise Line will get another terminal by February 2020. A $3.9 million Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council program grant is helping to fund the new terminals and other renovations, and it is estimated that all the
construction will generate 334,500 new jobs in MiamiDade by the time it’s complete. Arts, culture, entertainment and retail The factors drawing visitors to Miami are evolving. More and more, visitors are coming for South Florida’s entertainment options, according to hotel executives and managers. “Miami continues to be a popular destination, and the leisure opportunities offered in Miami are amazing. But in addition to that, there are the arts, entertainment and culture,” said Robert Hill, general manager of InterContinental Hotel Miami. “The city has seen the growth of its hotel-room inventory, and occupancies continue to be in the midto high-70s.” Among recent, top-drawing cultural events was the Fashion in Film Festival, a mix of cinema, fashion and art that resulted from a collaboration between the Miami Arts District and Miami Dade College’s Film Festival. Held in March, the event also boasted the participation of Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. Art Basel was held in the refurbished Miami Beach Convention Center last year, and it’s scheduled to take place there again between Dec. 5 and 8. Art Basel generated a 6% increase in global art revenue in 2018, making $67.4 billion, according to the 2019 Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market report. The event typically features more than 200 art galleries representing artists from many countries who showcase and sell their modern, contemporary work. The event is a sister fair to another Art Basel, held in Switzerland. During the same week as Art Basel, Miami Art Week involves many other art fairs, exhibits and events
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