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Tourism revenue breaks $10 million in first three months of 2017
May 12, 2017
March makes 3 straight months of $3 million-plus revenues TAMPA (May 12, 2017) – For the first time, local Tourist Development Tax revenues broke $3 million a month for three consecutive months...
Tampa Bay Celebrates Mother's Day
May 8, 2017
Spoil mom with special deals at museums, spas, animal encounters, water sports, culinary creations or yoga in the park. Better yet, combine several to make a memorable day the entire family. ...
Dragon boats, Riverfest take over Tampa Bay
April 24, 2017
Back-to-back free Tampa Riverwalk festivals to draw thousands to downtown's waterfront April 29: the drumbeat of competition will sound over downtown’s Garrison Channel during this...
Florida's Most is Florida's first
April 13, 2017
Tampa Bay breaks ground with Florida’s first Tourism Marketing District TAMPA (April 13, 2017) -- Visit Tampa Bay and 13 hotel partners, spearheaded by the Hillsborough County Hotel Motel...
Visit Tampa Bay earns top honors for 2016 marketing campaigns
March 2, 2017
“Henry” and Greybeard win for creativity; Corrada honored for leadership NEW YORK CITY (Feb. 28, 2017) – At a black-tie gala dinner dubbed the Oscars of tourism marketing last...
Visit Tampa Bay brings groundbreaking campaign to NYC, Philadelphia
January 17, 2017
Innovative program reaches commuters, residents “where they live” TAMPA (Jan. 17, 2017) – Visit Tampa Bay plants its flag in New York City and Philadelphia for the first time as part...
December bed tax report sets another new record
January 6, 2017
More than $2 million in receipts is up 5.8 percent year over year TAMPA (Jan. 5, 2016) – Visit Tampa Bay and Hillsborough County report that the county’s December bed tax report showed...
Unlock Tampa Bay in 2017
December 28, 2016
Discover Florida’s Most diverse destination: fantastic food, superb shopping & amazing adventures New Iceland Air service; new airport experiences New in 2017 , Iceland Air joins...
Tampa Bay, Airbnb reach a deal on taxes
December 22, 2016
Starting Feb. 1, 2017, online lodging broker Airbnb will begin collecting and remitting hotel bed taxes to Hillsborough County. Hillsborough County is home to Tampa. Together with neighboring Pinellas...
Bed taxes hit another record for November
December 6, 2016
Visit Tampa Bay announces that Hillsborough County hotels set another record for bed taxes in November 2016. Totals released by the county Tax Collector’s Office show nearly $2.5 million was...