Top Ten Reasons

10. Home is Where the Heart Is - More than 70 hotels providing over 18,000 rooms to choose from for your next meeting. Whether your concerns are budget or indulgence, your attendees are sure to find all the comforts of home at the highest levels of hospitality.

9. Constant Redevelopment - A revitalized downtown that includes our newly developed Riverwalk that will connect Tampa's hotels and convention center to its major attractions. Other Tampa projects include new 4 and 5 star hotel developments. These constant changes afford Tampa to be the proud host of major events including the Super Bowl, ACC Men's Basketball Tournament and the NCAA Women's Final Four.

8. Meetings with Style - From the new Tampa Bay History Center and Busch Gardens to the Museum of Science and Industry and David A Straz  Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa's various unique meeting venues are the perfect inspiration for your next event.

7. Always On The Move - By taxi, shuttle, street car or trolley, attendees will move effortlessly from place to place long Tampa's efficient system of streets and interstates.

6. The Sky is the Limit - Home to Tampa International Airport, known fondly as "America's Favorite Airport," traveling attendees can arrive comfortably on any of TIA's 560+ daily flights on 26+ major carriers.

5. Anything But Boredom - Tampa is an intimate city with all of the big city attractions. From museums and theatres to guided tours and theme parks, whether it is daylight or midnight, attendees will find anything but boredom in Tampa Bay.

4. Find Your Way to Our Fairway - With over 75 golf courses in the Tampa area, attendees can reduce their handicap as they network their way to success. Golf not your cup of tea? Take a boat trip and let the bay breeze blow through your hair or spend the day shopping in any number of our malls, plazas, and villages.

3. Channelside/Cruise Port - Channelside Bay Plaza is an urban entertainment center on Tampa's downtown waterfront adjacent to The Florida Aquarium and the cruise terminals. The $35 million center includes movie theaters, restaurants, shops and nightclubs in an open-air waterfront atmosphere.

2. Spice it up with Latin Flair - Tampa Bay is home to the renowned Ybor City/Latin Quarter: a part of the downtown area full of history, dining, unique venues, spectacular nightlife, and cigar rolling.

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