Visit Tampa Bay
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About Us
The heart of Florida?s west coast beats in Tampa Bay. Visit Tampa Bay encourages adventurous travelers to unlock sun, fun and culture in Florida?s most diverse travel destination. As a not-for-profit corporation certified by Destinations International?s Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP), we work with hundreds of partners to tell the world the story of Tampa Bay.
Treasure awaits.
The tourism industry is a significant driver of Hillsborough County's economic development. The $3.6 billion in visitor spending supports a total of $5.6 billion in sales across the county, these sales create more than 48,000 jobs with associated incomes of over $2.1 billion. Aside from jobs and income, Hillsborough residents benefit from tourism due to the $347 million it generates in state and local taxes revenues.
We are funded in part by Tourism Development Collections (aka the bed tax) gathered in Hillsborough County from overnight visitors. These funds provide resources to support the base marketing, advertising and promotions programs; office operations; partnership marketing; customer services; and administrative support functions that support all other departments.
OUR MISSION:
To create vibrant economic development for our community by collaboratively increasing visitation to Tampa Bay.