Travel–Tourism

By Business Observer Staff
October 13, 2022

September anything but slow for Tampa Bay airport

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport smashed yet another passenger traffic record in September.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
October 5, 2022

Tampa hospitality firm shuffles hotel management leadership

Mainsail Lodging & Development hires Jason Perkins and transfers Adam Duffey.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Brian Hartz
August 26, 2022

Bot topic: Business accelerator event to focus on robots in restaurants

High turnover rates are nothing new for restaurants and hotels, but pandemic-driven labor shortages have prompted an increased interest in a robotic future for the hospitality industry.

Technology

By Brian Hartz
August 18, 2022

Economic downturn no cause for concern for pet industry executive

Royal Pets Market & Resort founder and CEO Denise Wolin is more worried about the effects of another wave of COVID infections.

Travel-Tourism

By Brian Hartz
August 18, 2022

Bakery forced to adjust pricing recipe as inflation woes mount

The rising cost of essential ingredients cut into The Cake Girl's profit margins.

Travel-Tourism

By Brian Hartz
August 18, 2022

Recession fears aren't slowing down RV industry's surge, area dealers say

The industry barrels past most talk about downturns and recessions.

Travel-Tourism

By Business Observer Staff
August 18, 2022

Hospitality firm promotes veteran staffer to newly created executive role

Jess Hayden will serve as Tampa-based McKibbon Hospitality’s vice president of operational excellence.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
August 16, 2022

Airport passenger traffic records continue to fall

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport served 6% more travelers in July compared to the same month last year.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Brian Hartz
August 4, 2022

Road less traveled: Tourism campaign charts an unconventional course

Faced with a steep challenge from their client, a destination marketing organization, FKQ Advertising + Marketing took a much different approach to selling vacationers on the appeal of Tampa Bay.

Travel-Tourism

By Business Observer Staff
August 3, 2022

Hillsborough County’s bed-tax revenue again shatters record

Hillsborough County, for the 13th consecutive month, has generated a record-breaking amount of revenue from tourist development taxes.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Brian Hartz
July 29, 2022

Ex-trader brings Wall Street cred to development role

Tommy Del Zoppo has assumed leadership of a hospitality firm during a critical time, with an ambitious expansion of the Cordova Inn set to begin in earnest this autumn.