SARASOTA, FLORIDA (March 10, 2010) Charter One Hotels & Resorts, Inc., recognized as one of the top hotel management companies, has appointed Scott Busby as President and COO.
Scott will be responsible for the leadership and continued development of Charter One and will work with the CEO on developing new strategic initiatives. “We see 2010 [...]

TAMPA, FL – March 8, 2010 – Chairman of Tampa Bay & Company’s Board of Directors and Owner/Proprietor of Mise en Place restaurant Maryann Ferenc has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. The Travel and Tourism Advisory Board assists the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on matters relating [...]

TAMPA, FL – March 1, 2010 – Tampa Bay & Company is pleased to welcome the meetings and conventions that are being held in Tampa Bay from Saturday, March 6 through Friday, March 12. In all, more than 6,600 delegates will attend these meetings and events, which will produce nearly 17,500 hotel room nights [...]

TAMPA, FL – February 22, 2010 – Tampa Bay & Company is pleased to welcome the meetings and conventions that are being held in Tampa Bay from Saturday, Feb. 27 through Friday, March 5. In all, more than 4,350 delegates will attend these meetings and events, which will produce nearly 6,200 hotel room nights [...]

WHO: The TradeWinds Island Resorts – the Island Grand Resort and the Sandpiper Suites – located along acres of sugary white beaches overlooking the Gulf of Mexico on the island of St. Pete Beach, Florida.
WHAT: The TradeWinds Island Resorts recently named Terry Popelka as the new vice president of sales. In this position, Popelka [...]

TAMPA, FL – February 16, 2010 – Tampa Bay & Company is pleased to welcome the meetings and conventions that are being held in Tampa Bay from Saturday, Feb. 20 through Friday, Feb. 26. In all, nearly 3,000 delegates will attend these meetings and events, which will produce more than 5,270 hotel room nights [...]

INDIAN SHORES, Fla. (February 16, 2010) — Southwind Hospitality, a full-service hotel management company that specializes in properties in receivership and foreclosure, has been announced as a recipient of a 2010 Platinum Hospitality Award from world lodging leader Choice Hotels International (franchisor of the Quality brand).
The five-month-old company was recognized for its management of Clearwater-based [...]

WESTON, Fla. – February 10, 2010 – In response to Haiti’s devastating earthquake last month, Hyatt hotels and resorts throughout Florida have come together to support survivors and Haitian members of the Hyatt family affected by the tragedy. Through charitable efforts in numerous markets, Hyatt associates have collectively raised more than $5,500 in addition to [...]

INDIAN SHORES, Fla. (February 4, 2010) — Southwind Hospitality, a full-service hotel management company that specializes in properties in receivership and foreclosure, is pleased to announce that the Economy Inn on U.S. Highway 19 in Clearwater has hired Southwind to take over full management services.
Currently under receivership (Southwind president Gilles Arditi has been appointed [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Feb. 1, 2010) – VISIT FLORIDA, the official tourism marketing corporation for the state of Florida, is proud to announce its President and CEO Christopher L. Thompson has been selected by Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) as one of the “Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing” for [...]

TAMPA, FL – February 1, 2010 – Tampa Bay & Company is pleased to welcome the meetings and conventions that are being held in Tampa Bay from Saturday, Feb. 6 through Friday, Feb. 12. In all, over 3,500 delegates will attend these meetings and events, which will produce more than 10,900 hotel room nights [...]

TAMPA, FL – January 29, 2010 – Tampa Bay & Company recently received the prestigious 2010 Readers’ Choice Award from ConventionSouth magazine. ConventionSouth asked meeting professionals to name the convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs), convention centers, conference centers, hotels, resorts and other meeting sites that they believe display exemplary creativity and professionalism to groups. [...]