text: Military veterans convention may bring $2M boost to Daytona Beach - Orlando Business Journal
  Jul 25, 2012, 6:57am EDT
  A national military veterans convention is coming to Daytona Beach in August that could bring a $2 million boost to the local economy during one of the area's slowest tourism months, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.
  The convention, which will take place Aug. 5-11 at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, could bring as many as 2,000 visitors to the area. The convention also will honor Orlando veteran Cleve Geer, who is expected to be named the national commander for the 180,000-member organization, the News-Journal reports.
  The convention comes at an opportune time for Daytona Beach, picking up August's tourism numbers just as vacations come to an end and visitors return to school and work.
  The AMVETS convention is held in a different city each year, with Florida hosting the last AMVETS convention in Orlando in 2008.