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

October 20, 2009

An estimated 20.1 million people visited Florida from April through June, a 9.4 percent decrease over the same period last year, the state's tourism marketing agency said. ...more

August 20, 2009

Demand for hotel rooms continued to decline locally, statewide and nationally in May compared with a year ago as the poor economy affected business and leisure travel, the latest Smith Travel Research report shows. ...more

July 16, 2009

The Tampa-St. Petersburg area had the second-worst decline in the state in demand for hotel and motel rooms in April, a new report shows. ...more

June 16, 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

People looking for bargains at premium hotels in May and June might check out New York or resurrect last year's "staycation" buzzword as the Tampa Bay area's high-end hotels are among those offering discounts of 25 percent or more. ...more

April 14, 2009

Morris isn't the only one checking into refinancing. Refinance applications increased 15.8 percent in the past week, according to the Mortgage Banker's Association. ...more

February 6, 2009

We all know Bay area home prices have tumbled, but this hurts: The Tampa-St. Petersburg area lost $35.6 billion in home value in 2008, according a report released this morning from Seattle-based Zillow.com. ...more

February 3, 2009

NBC's telecast of Super Bowl XLIII pulled in super ratings for the network and WFLA, Channel 8, but the national overnight tally was not as high as for last year's record-setting game. ...more

February 3, 2009

Preliminary overnight ratings indicate Super Bowl XLIII pulled in some super ratings for NBC and WFLA, Channel 8, topping at a 50 rating and 77 percent share of Tampa-St. Petersburg TV audience during the final quarter of the game. ...more

February 2, 2009