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County Comptroller Phil Diamond said tourist development tax collections for September were more than $24 million, a 48.6 percent increase over the same period in 2021.

As the Visit Florida tourism marketing agency celebrated record first-quarter tourism numbers while meeting last week in Orlando, staff and board members also expressed concern that increasing cost of hotel rooms is slowly affecting occupancy rates.

The partnership will allow students to train in hotel work at McKibbon properties like Marriott, Hyatt, and Hilton.

Business travel has yet to fully bounce back from the pandemic and Florida’s hotel industry continues to struggle partly because of that. Congressman Charlie Crist is trying to give the industry some relief.

Hotel business travel revenue is not expected to reach pre-pandemic levels until 2024.

A recent report indicates millions of Floridians will travel during Fourth of July weekend. It also shows they will pay more for hotels and gas during their road trips.

A night’s stay at a hotel comes with a certain set of expectations — including a clean room. Hotel guests can expect a new set of standards for some rooms to be held to, and one not quite so visible.

More guests are booking rooms in Hillsborough County hotels following months of low occupancy caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

In the greater Tampa Bay region, the COVID-19 pandemic held back the anticipated hotel boom around the big game.

Local hotels and businesses get prepared for a rise in tourists as the Super Bowl comes to town.

Hotels have been devastated by the pandemic. To survive, they are adapting with extra-deep cleaning and contactless interactions. And it may mean rooms with no notepads and pens — and no minibars.

Clearwater mayor Frank Hibbard says he’s expecting a busy Memorial Day weekend, as more people choose to vacation close to home. Hibbard says hotels on…