- 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