Category Archives: November 7, 2011

VSPC’s 2012 Marketing to Include TripAdvisor, Burger King, SiriusXM

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater (VSPC) unveiled its promotional plans for 2012 at its annual Marketing Debut last week at The Club at Treasure Island. VSPC Executive Director DT Minich outlined the multi-prong approach to the 200 industry partners, county officials and … Continue reading

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TradeWinds Earns Autism-Friendly Nod

TradeWinds Island Resorts —which operates the Island Grand Resort and the Sandpiper Suites, both on St. Pete Beach—has been named an “autism-friendly business” by the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD). TradeWinds is one of only five hotels in … Continue reading

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WestJet Video Puts Area on Display

Canadian airline WestJet is planning a major promotion of the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area. A crew from Calgary-based Corkscrew Media recently spent an entire day shooting video of the destination’s beaches and attractions. The video, which is scheduled to be shown … Continue reading

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VSPC, Florida Focus on South America

VSPC Deputy Director David Downing just returned from a joint South American sales and media mission with representatives from Tampa Bay and Company, Visit Florida, Enterprise Florida and Gov. Rick Scott. VSPC shares its representation in South America with Tampa … Continue reading

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