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Tampa Bay sports and tourism officials report record hotel revenue and visitor nights; county votes to receive reports

3671509 · June 5, 2025
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Rob Higgins of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and Santiago Corrada of Visit Tampa Bay reported strong event-driven visitation and record hotel-taxable revenue; the board received both reports unanimously.

Officials from the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and Visit Tampa Bay told Hillsborough County commissioners on June 4 that strong event activity and marketing have generated record hotel-taxable revenue, high occupancy rates and tens of thousands of visitor room nights in the fiscal year to date.

Rob Higgins, executive director of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, cited major…

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