The local hotel industry continued its slump in August, with revenue down from a year ago. ...more

October 20, 2009

The recession continues to slice into Hillsborough County's hotel business, which in turn has lowered bed tax revenue and led to the reduction of eight jobs at the county visitors bureau. ...more

September 22, 2009

Hillsborough County's hotel room supply rose 8.1 percent in March to nearly 22,000 compared with a year ago, but demand was down 9.3 percent to 419,248 rooms sold, a report by Smith Travel Research of Hendersonville, Tenn., showed. ...more

May 11, 2009

The troubled economy continues to take a bite out the hotel industry in the Tampa area. ...more

October 17, 2008

In another sign of fallout from the declining economy, hotel demand for rooms in Hillsborough County declined in August for the 17th consecutive month, the most recent report by Tennessee-based Smith Travel Research showed. August demand declined 7 percent to 317,400 room nights sold compared with August 2007. ...more

October 16, 2008