The Cross Bay Ferry is planning to connect South County residents to the MacDill Air Force Base, but the proposed terminal site's space is limited, making it critical that transportation is needed. Tampa attorney Ed Turanchik, who represents Cross Bay Ferry operator HMS Ferries, asked the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority members on Friday to consider expanding the [...]
A 26-year-old Starbucks barista in the suburbs of Tampa known as Vayne Myers has suffered from anxiety ever since he was a child. A co-worker suggested he try an emotional support animal. So Mr. Myers bought a duck and named it Primadonna. The snow-white bird has worked wonders for his state of mind. To read [...]
Visitors in April brought in $3.3 million in tourist taxes, according to the Hillsborough County Tax Collector's Office, up nearly 6 percent from the same month last year. That made April the fourth month of record-breaking tax collections from hotel stays this year, according to Visit Tampa Bay. To read more on Malena Carollo's [...]
Hillsborough County commissioners voted Wednesday to raise the county's tax on overnight stays to 6 percent. The vote is a year in the making, following Hillsborough County's designation as a "high-impact" tourism destination in 2018. To read more on Malena Carollo's article, Click Here!
OAG’s analysis highlights the airports that have grown the most in key performance metrics, including: seat capacity growth (Fastest Growing Airports), scheduled routes (The Trailblazers), number of scheduled international routes (Global Gateways), aircraft turnaround time (Turnaround Kings) and percentage of seats operated by low-cost carriers (Low-Cost Collaborators). Airports were categorized and evaluated by size: Major, [...]
Tampa-based Mainsail Lodging & Development received five "Certificates of Excellence" from TripAdvisor, the company announced Monday. To read more about these TripAdvisor Hall of Fame Hotels, check out Malena Carollo's Article Here!
At hotel Current, the only kind of entrance guests can make is grand. Inside, the lobby is head-to-toe marble. The ornate black ceiling is crafted to look like a rippling wave, guiding eyes to the Rocky Point hotel's leading asset: a view of the surrounding water. To read more of Sarah DiNatale's article, Click Here! [...]
More and more people are going to theme parks across the nation, and Tampa's Adventure Island and Busch Gardens are no exception, according to a new report. To read more on Josh Fiallo's article, Click Here.
Samantha Flores was having a tough time getting through the airport. The signs were hard to see, the announcements were hard to hear and the people rushing by made her feel unsteady on her stiffened knees. Finally, with relief, she made her way to a bench to sit down, catch her breath and take off [...]
The 7-story hotel Midtown Tampa developers will start to build this summer will be a dual-branded Aloft and Element property with 226 rooms and a rooftop terrace, pool and lounge designed to appeal to locals as much as to out-of-towners. "One of the elements of the hotel that we think is really going to add [...]