The ReliaQuest Bowl’s $1.2B Impact on Tampa Bay

How a New Year’s Eve bowl game became a $1.2B economic engine for Tampa Bay.

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Downtown Tampa skyline alongside the ReliaQuest Bowl logo highlighting the event’s economic impact on Tampa Bay
How Water Street hotels increased food and beverage revenue in 2025

A case study on how Tampa’s Water Street hotels used food and beverage to drive growth in a year when room revenue stalled.

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Aerial view of the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street and Tampa Marriott Water Street overlooking the waterfront and marina in downtown Tampa.
An iconic Davis Islands building is being rebuilt for its next 100 years

The Mirasol is returning as a restored boutique hotel and waterfront residence that brings new life and new investment to Davis Islands.

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Rendering of the restored Hotel Mirasol on Davis Islands at dusk, showing its Mediterranean Revival architecture with arched windows, palm trees, and guests at the entrance. An inset site plan highlights the redesigned waterfront layout, including new residences, hotel suites, pool area, gardens, and marina access.
A closer look at Sarasota’s new St. Regis Longboat Key

The St. Regis Longboat Key brings a new level of coastal luxury to Sarasota with refined design, quiet service and an 18-acre Gulf-front setting.

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Aerial view of the St. Regis Longboat Key pools and lagoon with the Gulf of Mexico in the background.
The current c-suite at McKibbon Hospitality, and its related entities, have their eyes set on growth

It started in 1926, when John “Jack” McKibbon Sr. and his brother, Marvin McKibbon, had the idea to open a grocery store in Gainesville, Georgia, and opened a Piggly Wiggly

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Where to go: Hotels are announcing reduced pricing ahead of Idalia

This is an ongoing story. Tampa Bay Business and Wealth will provide updates as new information becomes available. Rosen Hotels & Resorts activated its Florida Resident Distress Rates ahead of

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Great Places and Spaces: Cordova Inn breaks ground on expansion property (UPDATED RENDERINGS)

The Cordova Inn, at 253 2nd Ave. N., in downtown St. Petersburg, celebrated its groundbreaking.  The new construction will be five stories tall and sits next to the original hotel.

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One Liners Pinellas: Powerchord, Clearwater Marine Aquarium and more

► Clearwater Marine Aquarium broke ground for its Manatee Rehabilitation Center which will allow CMA to accept manatees in need of restorative care. (Pictured above) ► The Pickleball Club, a Sarasota-based

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Go inside Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay’s new panoramic view event spaces (PHOTOS)

Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay has released unseen photos of its two, new 14th-floor event spaces offering panoramic views of Tampa Bay. The main event space, Skylark, encompasses 3,400 square feet

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AC Hotel by Marriott opens in St. Petersburg (RENDERINGS)

A new AC Hotel by Marriott—St. Petersburg Downtown has opened, at 110 Second St. N. The eight-story hotel has 172 guest rooms, a 2,500-square-foot lobby, 1,800 square feet of meeting,

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One Liners Pinellas: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast, Raising Cane’s and more

► Cane & Barrel, a rooftop bar and cocktail lounge, opened at the 172-key AC Hotel by Marriott at 110 Second St. N. ► Hold-Thyssen, a full-service commercial real estate

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Tommy Del Zoppo assumes role of CEO at New Hotel Collection

Tommy Del Zoppo, one of the founders of New Hotel Collection, has assumed the role of chief executive officer of the company, which is currently working on a major expansion

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