Visit St. Pete Clearwater

Last week, our slice of paradise was impacted in a way we haven’t experienced in more than a century. While parts of our destination have resumed operation, the remnants linger for many of our residents, and our picturesque beachfront needs a little more time to fully recover. Through this process, the road to recovery has begun and the strength, compassion, and unity of St. Pete-Clearwater continues to shine bright. ? We are St. Pete-Clearwater, and we are Still Shining!

We jumped back out on the water recently with local adventurer Misty Wells for an awesome Boatcation Guide to St. Pete-Clearwater! Catch all the action this weekend when Let's Take it Outside debuts on Discovery Channel! From Dunedin all the way down to Fort DeSoto - we've got some beautiful places to pull up your boat and have a great time with friends or family. Misty and her team helped us explore all the hot spots!

Boardrooms and Beaches - an unbeatable combo! Big welcome to Clubhouse International to our destination this week for their international World Seminar at TradeWinds Resort!

No better way to celebrate #TalkLikeAPirateDay than a day on the water learning the ways of briny buccaneers and seafaring seadogs aboard Captain Memo's Pirate Cruise out of City of Clearwater Beach! Book your trip today: https://captainmemo.com/

We were on hand for a very special night at the Sandpearl Resort in Clearwater Beach to honor five outstanding members of our hospitality community as ROSE Award winners (Recognition of Service Excellence)! Congratulations and thank you to Sean St. Leger (The Black Pearl), Evelyn Aguirre (Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa), Patrick Barrett (TradeWinds Resort), Hasan Mashkoor (Clear Sky Club Haus) and Lauren Reese (St. Petersburg Distillery, not pictured) for creating amazing experiences for our residents and visitors! Shout out to Denis Phillips for some amazing emcee work and Pinellas County's fearless Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA) leader Dannette Lynch for organizing the event!

Congratulations to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium on the official opening of the new Manatee Rehabilitation Center, a state-of-the-art facility that will provide critical care to injured, orphaned, or sick manatees. Don't miss the opportunity to get a close-up experience of these iconic Floridian gentle giants while also learning more about the incredible work being done to ensure a prosperous population for generations to come.

Some incredible storytelling by Tara Massouleh McCay in the most recent Southern Living Magazine, capturing the entire essence of the charm and charisma of the City of Tarpon Springs, Florida. Located at the northern tip of the St. Pete-Clearwater destination, the rich, Greek heritage is woven throughout the entire community. Get lost in this wonderful overview, and then discover the small town mystique for yourself! https://lnkd.in/eeBAqMTQ

We're ready to help visitors soak up the sun and the savings in St. Pete-Clearwater with the launch of the FunShine Savings Passport! Visitors to America’s Best Beaches can now discover more fun – and more savings – with the Visit St. Pete-Clearwater FunShine Savings Passport. The FREE digital passport offers the best savings under the sun at more than 50 experiences in St. Pete-Clearwater, and can be easily accessed from any mobile device.? With great savings at museums, attractions, tours, local restaurants and shops, the fun starts at www.FunShineSavings.com. It takes less than 90 seconds for visitors to sign up and start saving! The passport will utilize Bandwango technology, the same platform used for the successful Visit St. Pete-Clearwater Gulp Coast Craft Brewery Passport, which had more than 10,000 users in 2023.??

Tomorrow is a #NationalBeerLoversDay! Can't think of a better way to celebrate than exploring the more than 40 local craft breweries in St. Pete-Clearwater (including Florida's oldest microbrewery in Dunedin!) with the Gulp Coast Passport. It takes less than 90 seconds to map your journey and earn a Gulp Coast t-shirt that commemorates your journey along this trail! https://lnkd.in/eJ5SJTXC

Thank you to Tripadvisor for hosting a free seminar with our partners to help educate them on the importance of their online presence! Carol Johnson did an excellent job providing tips and tools to more than 70 St. Pete-Clearwater businesses. This was an important benefit to provide for our partners as 3 out 4 travelers say online reviews are extremely or very important when making travel decisions and 68% of travelers are more likely to book after reading a long form review.