The Hillsborough County Tourist Development Council tabled two issues Thursday until its February meeting. ...more

November 17, 2009

A Florida tourism group has endorsed an idea that politicians and environmentalists have been trying to prevent for decades: the exploration and production of oil and natural gas in the waters off Florida's Gulf Coast. ...more

November 27, 2008

A Florida tourism group has endorsed an idea that politicians and environmentalists have been trying to prevent for decades: the exploration and production of oil and natural gas in the waters off Florida's Gulf Coast. State tourism officials long have opposed drilling off Florida's shores, but the Florida Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus now says drilling will help preserve the state's No. 1 industry. ...more

November 26, 2008

The high price of fuel is a huge threat to Florida tourism and the state's overall economic growth. ...more

June 29, 2008

Don't let high gas prices and rising airfare put a damper on summer travel plans. There's plenty new to see and do in the theme park capital of the world. ...more

May 23, 2008

Florida will kick off its first national television tourism advertising program this week with an $8.6 million project on cable and other outlets as a sagging economy threatens the vitality of the state's mainstay visitors industry. ...more

January 28, 2008