Tourism: Destination Tampa

Art Levy | 8/1/2008

53.7%
percentage of visitors to Tampa last year from elsewhere in the U.S., led by residents from New York, Chicago and Boston
35.6%
percentage of visitors from in-state, led by residents from St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Orlando
10.7%
percentage of visitors from outside the U.S.,led by residents from Canada, England and Brazil
$3.18
billion visitor spending in Tampa last year, down 1.5% from 2006

Source: Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau and Bonn Marketing Research Group

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