Demand for Hillsborough County hotel rooms rose for the second consecutive month, with a 6.3 percent gain in September, compared with a year ago, to 298,436 rooms rented, says Smith Travel Research of Hendersonville, Tenn. ...more

November 12, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio said Thursday she would endorse studying the viability of a meetings or conference center in the West Shore district, tying the proposal to the city's light rail plans. ...more

November 6, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio said this afternoon she would endorse studying the viability of a meetings or conference center in Tampa's West Shore district, tying the proposal to the city's light rail plans. Iorio, the leading advocate for a regional light rail and enhanced bus transit network, also praised the Hillsborough County Commission's vote Wednesday to move toward putting a 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road improvements on the ballot in November 2010. ...more

November 5, 2009

More than one out of two Pinellas County hotel rooms was vacant during September as the poor economy and hurricane threats took a toll on the local visitors' industry, two reports released Wednesday show. ...more

November 6, 2008

More than one out of two Pinellas County hotel rooms was vacant during September as the poor economy and hurricane threats took a toll on the local visitors' industry, two reports released Wednesday show. ...more

November 5, 2008

Tuesday morning's hoteliers forum was abuzz with rumors about what the new owners of the Tampa Bay Lightning might do with the valuable real estate surrounding the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

July 23, 2008

A hoteliers' forum was abuzz with rumors this morning about what the new owners of the Tampa Bay Lightning might do with the valuable downtown real estate surrounding the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

July 22, 2008

TAMPA - Demand for Hillsborough County hotel rooms declined 9.8 percent in November to 357,585 from the year-ago figure, said Smith Travel Research, a Tennessee travel industry consultant. ...more

January 14, 2008

The Hillsborough County Hotel and Motel Association is studying prospects to expand or enhance the Tampa Convention Center, which faces keen competition from similar municipal facilities and new resort hotels with more meeting space than what Tampa can offer. ...more

December 14, 2007