Tampa Bay tourism: Visit St. Pete-Clearwater lands several national TV promotions

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tourism leaders in the Tampa Bay region are reaching a national audience through several creative promotional efforts.

National television tourism promotion

What we know:

Tampa Bay tourism numbers

What they're saying:

"Visitation this year has been absolutely wonderful," Jason Latimer, the Director of Public Relations with VSPC said. "Even last month, you go back to the World Series here, where we had almost double the hotel occupancy and revenue for that time of year, and it leads into this November, and our seasons start to pick up where our visitation really becomes a little bit more prevalent as we get into these, these winter months and then run into spring."

Clearwater Beach television filming

What's next:

Pinellas County will be under the spotlight again next week, as "Live with Kelly and Mark" travels to Clearwater Beach. Crews will film episodes on location on Monday and Tuesday in Clearwater Beach that will air on FOX 13.

The Source: The information in this story was gathered from an interview with Jason Latimer, Director of Public Relations for Visit St. Pete-Clearwater, along with promotional details from Visit Florida and Visit Tampa Bay.