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Margaritaville at Sea prepares to set sail from Port Tampa Bay (PHOTOS)

It’s the cruise line that is being called the “Best New Cruise Itinerary for 2024,” by USA Today. Margaritaville at Sea will begin sailing its new Islander ship, from Port

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A day in paradise: Metro Lagoons are popping up in Tampa Bay (PHOTOS)

It’s a little slice of paradise, in Pasco County. The Metro Lagoon, at Mirada, opened in 2023, but it’s still expanding and word is getting out. Located in San Antonio, the Mirada

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Charter Flight Services: Why an Emphasis on Safety Matters

Business owners and executives understand more than anyone how valuable time is. Often, there are not enough hours in the day. Air traveling is a common hassle for professionals and it

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How to live the ‘luxe’ RV life, this summer

During peak pandemic times, RV travel surged as a way to escape and maintain social distancing protocols. But for many, RV’ing was already a tried-and-true pastime. It’s a lifestyle and

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Tampa hotel lands on Esquire’s Best New Hotels 2024 list

Esquire has unveiled the Best New Hotels of 2024, the newest destinations across North America, Central America, Mexico and Europe, naming one Tampa hotel on the list, Tampa Edition. “Much

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St. Pete-Clearwater International breaks passenger record in 2023

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) broke individual monthly records in January, June, July, September, October and November, in 2023. July 2023 was PIE’s biggest month in its history, with 279,622

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Treat yourself to a little R&R at one of Tampa Bay’s finest staycations (PHOTOS)

By the time you will be reading this, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day will over. With 2024 having started, it will be time to, hopefully, reenergize yourself for the

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Epicurean Hotel completes $21 million expansion (PHOTOS)

The Epicurean Hotel, in Tampa, has completed a $21 million expansion. Located directly across Howard Avenue from Epicurean’s 137-room main hotel, the expansion, a four-story structure, adds 51 new guest

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A tourism snapshot in the Tampa Bay area

The devastation and destruction caused by COVID-19 placed life, as we knew it, on hold. Human beings are social creatures, by nature, so being confined to quarantine-type living situations had

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The art of tropical distancing at Little Palm Island Resort & Spa (PHOTOS)

My husband and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary, in August. And, over the years, we promised each other we’d go back to St. Lucia for our monumental celebration of

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Economic Development 2023: The business of tourism

In 2022, Hillsborough County tourist development tax numbers (also known as the “bed tax,” which is a fee collected by the county for each night someone rents a hotel room)

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Luxe Life: 0 Duval — My second favorite address (PHOTOS)

Many have fond memories of a particular address. It speaks to them somehow. Maybe it’s their childhood home address or the address of a best friend. Maybe it’s the address

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