Tampa Bay area's major weekend events attracts tourists for New Year's holiday
The New Year's holiday marks a big weekend with several major events in the Tampa Bay area, attracting tourists from near and far.
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The New Year's holiday marks a big weekend with several major events in the Tampa Bay area, attracting tourists from near and far.
Tourism is the biggest economic driver in the Tampa Bay Area, and tourists recently broke records in Pinellas County.
From Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023, Pinellas County earned more than $98 million in hotel bed tax collection, Visit St.Pete/Clearwater announced.
Two month ago, Hurricane Idalia passed Pinellas County more than 100 miles offshore — and, despite the distance, it battered the county’s coastline. The wreckage underscored how vulnerable the Pinellas coast is to a major storm, and how important the dunes are to protecting what stands beyond them. Though Idalia damaged some property and scattered sand across Gulf Boulevard, county officials ...
WWE’s not shy about their strategy of getting areas to bid on hosting their premium live events. A new report has details of what it took for the Tampa area to get 2024’s Royal Rumble — and a higher offer theirs was selected over.