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Tampa
    Total Number of Hotels: 100

    Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 20,000

    Average Room Rate: $88.56

    Taxes: 7% sales; 5% lodging

    Maximum Group Size: 21,000

    Value Season: June-September; December

    Getting There: Tampa International Airport is located seven miles from downtown Tampa. St. Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport is also a convenient distance away. Both are served by major domestic and international airlines.

St. Petersburg/Clearwater
    Total Number of Hotels:335
    Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 33,000

    Average Room Rate: $80.74

    Taxes: 7% sales 5% lodging

    Ideal Group Size: 700 or less

    Value Season: Fall

    Getting There: St. Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport is about 10 minutes from downtown St. Petersburg. Tampa International is 20 minutes away.

Sarasota
    Total Number of Hotels: 150

    Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 15,000

    Average Room Rate: $120

    Taxes: 7% sales; 4% lodging

    Maximum Group Size: 300 (at one hotel); larger groups can be accommodated at multiple hotels near each other

    Value Season: January; May to mid-December

    Getting There: Sarasota Bradenton International Airport is six miles from downtown Sarasota and is served by Delta, AirTran, USAirways, Continental, Northwest, JetBlue, and Air Canada.