Orlando charters are to operate from Cardiff airport next summer through Cosmos and sister seat-only firm Avro.
Monarch Airbus A330 flights will serve Orlando Sanford airport with Monday departures between May and August. The airport is offering free car parking on bookings to Orlando made before the end of the year.
Prices for 14-night Cosmos packages start at £699 per person based on 6 sharing a two bed apartment on self-catering basis at the Bahama Bay Resort and Spa in Kissimmee. Fourteen night flight-only rates start at £539 per person in economy or £759 in premium.
Airport managing director Patrick Duffy said: “Orlando has been missing from our destination map for a while, and it’s fantastic news that the tour operators have decided to operate from Wales as Florida has always been a popular destination from Cardiff.”
Monarch Travel Group tour operations managing director Hugh Morgan said: “2011 has been a hugely successful year for us in terms of sales to Florida. We have had terrific support from theme parks, hoteliers and other suppliers keen to help us promote the destination and it has really paid off.
“The time is right to extend our programme to include more regional departures and we are delighted to be able to include Cardiff in this expansion.”