Visit St. Pete Clearwater

The VisitSPC team brought home some hardware from the Florida Governor's Conference in Tampa, winning a pair of coveted Flagler Awards. Named for Henry Flagler, the Flagler Awards were established in 2000 to recognize outstanding tourism marketing in Florida. Our social media crew picked up a bronze plaque for outstanding Social Media Marketing for our Live Like a Local Campaign, where we invite content creators from around the country to experience the paradise we get to live in every day. And the Marketing squad received a silver plaque in the Resource/Promotional Material-Consumer category for our beautiful Gulf to Bay destination Magazine. Congrats to all the winners from across the state!

Congratulations to the City of Dunedin Pipe Band for competing in the World Pipe Band Championships over the past weekend in Glasgow, Scotland - representing our community as the only U.S. entrant at the top level in the worldwide competition! Scottish heritage runs deep (and proud!) in this quaint town in Pinellas County. Beyond the colorful Edgewater Tartan, you can find one of Dr. Beach’s top spots (Caladesi Island) or grab a pint from Florida’s first microbrewery (Dunedin Brewery) or take part in the annual ceremony each August celebrating Dunedin as America’s first Purple Heart City in honor of our veterans!

The Greater Tampa Bay community continues to grow by leaps and bounds. For the rest of this summer and into the fall, we want to remind our neighbors that America's Best Beaches are right in their backyard! This creative "just beyond local" campaign highlights the amazing experiences along the Gulf coast of Tampa Bay. Paradise awaits, whether with friends, family, loved ones – or maybe an ideal remote workstation overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, it's impossible to experience all the destination has to offer in just one day. Whether they're new to the Greater Tampa Bay area or have lived here their whole life, our neighbors can immerse themselves in St. Pete-Clearwater and explore what so many have already discovered.

Great smiles from great staff members - thank you for all you do to elevate the tourism industry in Pinellas County and spread the word about America's Best Beaches! Shout out to Ken Chambers, Dede Haggerty, MBA, EDFP, PDM, CHIA and BaiLeigh Carlson for completing their first year with Visit St. Pete Clearwater! 5 shout outs for Jimmy Fashner for 5 years of great social media coverage of our beautiful destination! And a standing ovation for Renee Prine (center), who has now clocked 10 years of Convention Services with VisitSPC!

Turn it up on Tuesday for this 🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 !!!! We're on the hunt for a Lead Creative Designer to elevate our efforts to promote our beautiful destination. Apply here ⬇

Congratulations to the newest member of the City of St. Petersburg Edge District - The Moxy Hotel, which officially opened their doors last night! With 163 rooms and suites, guests can live the fun, trendy life that the Moxy brand is known for with this new fresh lifestyle hotel that envelopes the surrounding St. Pete culture. - An indoor-outdoor lobby for hotel guests or neighbors to swing by for a cocktail or bite to eat - Functional, chic spaces throughout for a few quick hours of work before exploring Central Ave. - The area's first rooftop pool - Or, if you need a podcast studio, they have that too! Available to reserve for free to guests The Points Guy has all the details: https://lnkd.in/eKv27Eft

Congratulations to our very own Get Up And Go Kayaking Tampa Bay for being ranked among Tripadvisor's Top 10 Best of the Best Things to Do in the entire United States in 2024! The clear-bottom kayak adventure through Shell Key offers greater visibility of the underwater world and the chance to experience St. Pete-Clearwater from a new perspective. Along the way look out for coastal birds, marine life, and the beautiful mangroves. No need to worry about missing out on photo opportunities—the trip includes photo stops and a break at Shell Key to enjoy its beach and picturesque sandbars. If you haven't had the chance to take a kayak for a spin, don't miss out! This is a special honor awarded to those businesses who receive a high volume of above-and-beyond reviews and opinions from the Tripadvisor community.

Bringing the Gulf to Bay destination exploration to more doorsteps on Sunday for thousands of subscribers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Detroit Free Press, The Indianapolis Star, and Minneapolis Star Tribune! Not only can readers in these key markets explore the best of St. Pete-Clearwater, they can register to win a free trip of their own to America's Best Beaches!

🚨 FALL INTERN APPLICATION ALERT!!! 🚨 Get those resumes ready and submitted by the August 9 deadline! Great experience awaits helping market America's Best Beaches! St. Petersburg College Eckerd College University of South Florida USF St. Petersburg University of Tampa Hillsborough Community College

Woke up this morning excited to see that it’s official…Tampa Bay Rays is Here To Stay! ⚾️☀️🌴 A world-class stadium surrounded by entertainment, arts, restaurants, nightlife and more - the facility anchors the largest development project the city has EVER SEEN! This is a significant investment Pinellas County is able to make from Visitors with Love - thanks to the significant Tourist Development Taxes provided solely from visitors' overnight stays in our destination.