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JANUARY
With Super Bowl Ahead, Outback Bowl Providing National Event Prep For Raymond James Stadium
January 1 – Bay News 9
Hospitality industry confab picks area for major late summer event - in person.
January 11 – Business Observer
DECEMBER
Bay Area tourism ends year with a bump
December 30 – Fox 13 News
Tampa, St. Pete hit highest hotel occupancy rate in U.S. travel market despite Covid-19 pandemic
December 29 – Tampa Bay Business Journal
2020’s Busiest Travel Destination Was Tampa And St. Petersburg, Florida, Hotel Data Shows
December 27 – Forbes
Tampa Bay Won’t Get a Traditional Super Bowl, but It’s Still Spending Like Crazy
December 21 – Ad Week
Tampa Plans For 'A Great Super Bowl' Despite COVID Uncertainty
December 21 – Yahoo News / Patch
Tampa Plans For 'A Great Super Bowl' Despite COVID Uncertainty
December 21 – MSN / Patch
JW Marriott opens in downtown Tampa after nearly three years of construction
December 21 – Fox 13 News
Bay Area Tourism Officials Optimistic Heading Into New Year
Dec 16 – Bay News 9
Pinellas County commissioners approve $1M tourism agreement for Super Bowl host committee
Dec 16 – Tampa Bay Business Journal
Toronto Raptors to allow limited number of fans at Amalie Arena games
Dec 15 – Fox 13 News
Hillsborough begins human trafficking awareness blitz
Dec 10 – Tampa Bay Times
What could have been? Super Bowl expectations tempered for Bucs, Tampa
Dec 9 – Bucs Wire
Tampa to host prominent travel trade event in 2021, bringing thousands to downtown
Dec 8 - Tampa Bay Business Journal
Coronavirus Concerns Temper Tampa’s Super Bowl Excitement
December 3 – Bay News 9
Florida May See Fewer Snowbirds This Winter. What Does That Mean For The Tampa Bay Businesses They Frequent?
December 2 – WUSF
Visit Tampa Bay says tourism is still suffering, but slowly improving
December 2 – WTSP
NOVEMBER
Gasparilla organizers postpone annual parade until April 17
November 23 – Tampa Bay Times
Gasparilla parades postponed to April due to COVID-19 pandemic
November 23 – WTSP
Stocks for cruise industry saw its biggest increase after vaccine announcement
November 10 – Fox 13 News
Contract approved for TCC Expansion
November 9 – USAE Newsletter
Hillsborough plans $4 million boost to tourism campaign
November 4 - Tampa Bay Times
Hillsborough plans $4 million boost to tourism campaign
Nov 4 – Tampa Bay Times
OCTOBER
Florida se prepara para reactivar el turismo y los cruceros
October 30 – Telemundo 49
NFL announces limited capacity at Super Bowl LV in Tampa
October 29 – Fox 13 News
Anuncian el encargado de renovar el Tampa Convention Center
October 29 – Telemundo 49
Super Bowl 55 likely to feature limited audience at Raymond James Stadium
October 28 - Tampa Bay Times
County Approves Funding for VTB Recovery Campaign
October 21 - Tampa Bay Business Journal
Hillsborough Tourism Receives Boost from Cares Act
Oct 20 - Tampa Bay Times
Oct 20 - Florida Trend
Tampa Bay Sports Win but Area Loses out on Financial Impact
Oct 18 - WTSP
Hillsborough County tourism hit hard during pandemic, slowly bouncing back
Oct 18 - Fox News 13
Impacto del COVID-19 en el turismo de la Bahía de Tampa
Oct 14 - Telemundo
Tourism Generated $6.9 Billion in 2019
October Issue - (Black Meetings & Tourism)
SEPTEMBER
A retomada do turismo em Tampa Bay
Sept 25 - Brazil Travel News
Airbnb launches new portal with resources for governments, tourism organizations
Sept 24 - PhocusWire
'Secret Tampa Bay': Explore hidden gems in our area
Sept 19 - WTSP
AUGUST
Rebound and recovery: Tampa Bay Area tourism shows resiliency in face of COVID-19
August 18 – 83 Degrees Media
August 17 – Tampa Magazine
Economic impact report 'bittersweet' for destination marketing agency leader
August 14 – Business Observer
Charley Belcher & Santiago
Charley Belcher & Santiago 2
Charley Belcher & Santiago 3
August 11 – Good Day Tampa Bay – Fox 13 Segments
August 6 – Tampa Bay Business Journal
Tourism experts still hopeful, despite crushing blow of pandemic
August 5 – Fox 13 Video Segment
JULY
July 21 – EDGE Business Magazine
Tampa Convention Center loses $5M
July 20 – Tampa Bay Business Journal
Santiago Corrada Tampa Attractions
July 16 – Video Segment with Despirta Tampa Bay (Spanish)
Fourth of July gives a boost, but future remains uncertain
July 2 – Tampa Bay Business Journal
JUNE
Laws of Attraction: Tourism Exec offers advice
June 19 – Business Observer
Florida Matters: Tourism up in the air
June 15 – WUSF
After Tourism Hit All Time Lows, Beginning to See A Bounce Back
June 3 – Tampa Bay Times
June 2 – 83 Degrees Media
MAY
May 26 – WFLA
Potential of RNC to move to FL
May 25 – Tampa Bay Times
Tampa Bay is out hundreds of millions of dollars due to cancelled events
May 20 – WTSP
May 19 – Tampa Bay Business Journal
Tampa Convention Center Loses Millions, but finds a new role
May 16 – Tampa Bay Times
May 13 – WFLA
May 13 – WFLA
Travel industry looks to local markets to jump start recovery
May 12 – FlaPol
Bay Area promoting tourism virtually during NTTW
May 5 – BayNews9
APRIL
Hillsborough County decides to not cut funding completely to VTB
April 29 – Tampa Bay Business Journal
Pandemic’s impact could be worse than the great depression
April 24 – Fox 13 News
Hillsborough County cuts funding to Visit Tampa Bay
April 24 – Tampa Bay Times
From Recovery Meeting – SC mention
April 24 – Inside the Magic
Despite Knockdown Punch, Tourism Agency finds ways to innovate
April 23 – Business Observer
Hillsborough Leaders set up Economic Recovery Task Force
April 17 – ABC Action News
These DMOs are helping their local communities
April 14 – Northstar Meetings
Tampa Bay area hotels were hotspots – now ghost towns
April 14 – WUSF
VTB Cuts Staff as tourism activity is suspended
April 13 – Tampa Bay Business Journal
These Businesses are Giving Back
April 6 – Tampa Bay Business Journal
Joint Statement from Travel Leaders
April 5 – Destinations International
MARCH
Coronavirus spreads concern among the Tampa Bay small business community
March 16 – WUSF
Tampa Convention Center cancels events due to Coronavirus
March 12 – Tampa Bay Business Journal
Coronavirus expected to have little impact on Spring Break tourism in Tampa Bay
March 8 – WFLA
Could Coronavirus hurt Spring Break Travel?
March 3 – Tampa Bay Times
A year away, TB prepares for back to back Gasparilla & Superbowl
March 2 – Tampa Bay Times
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