Visit Tampa Bay has announced a record-breaking year for tourism revenue results. To read more of Kelsey Sunderland's record shattering article, Click Here!

Mayor Bob Buckhorn on Tuesday marked the latest in a series of private redevelopment projects using once-vacant city-owned property, but even with three months left in his term, it might not be his last one.   To read more of Richard Danielson's informative article, Click Here!

A recent report from the Council for Community and Economic Research found that Tampa Bay now has the lowest cost of living out of all of Florida’s urban areas.    To see more on this report in Tampa Bay Time's, Click Here!

Not since Thelma and Louise drove their Thunderbird across the desert and over the edge of the Grand Canyon has the idea of “Girlfriend Getaways” been as enthusiastically embraced as now. Hollywood’s 1991 version of girls gone wild has given way to tamer female bonding experiences. The core of Girlfriend Getaways remains the temporary reprieve [...]

Hillsborough County has finally struck a deal with some of Airbnb’s leading competitors, making it harder for rival app users to avoid paying are required tourism tax.   To find what tactics Tax Collector Doug Belden used in his negotiations, Click Here!  

Hotels have already turned their lobbies into spaces where guests can socialize or work. Now, some properties are going one step further to cater to business travelers and professionals in general: They’ve set up WeWork-style co-working areas. To read more about this new trend, Click Here!  

If you're on the hunt for a new job or career change in the new year, you may not have much difficulty in 2019 in the Tampa Bay area. To find out where Tampa ranked in the WalletHub article, Click Here!

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit will soon be narrowing down its list of candidates for its choice of a member for the new All for Transportation oversight committee. To find out who the HART candidates are, Click Here!  

According to an article in the Tampa Bay Times, Friday afternoon, Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis named former state Sen. Dana Young, R-Tampa, as his pick to lead Visit Florida, the state's public-private tourism program which uses taxpayer funds to promote the state to visitors worldwide. To read more of Erin Mahoney's insightful article, Click Here!  

Readers couldn't wait to dip their toes into a crystal clear lagoon nor could they resist catching a flight to a new nonstop destination. Find out what were the top tourism stories of 2018 by Clicking Here!