Company Profile
Visit St. Pete Clearwater
Company Overview
The St. Pete/Clearwater area is the leading destination on the Gulf Coast in the U.S., drawing more than 16.6 million visitors and 6.8 million room nights in FY18. World-class beaches and 24 dynamic communities packed with culture and adventure await in St. Pete/Clearwater, the jewel of Florida’s west coast, only 90 minutes from Orlando.
The Pinellas County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), dba Visit St. Pete/Clearwater (VSPC), functions as the official tourism marketing and management organization for the entire Pinellas County including its 24 municipalities. VSPC develops and implements year-round, domestic and selected international consumer and trade-based sales and marketing programs aimed at general consumer, meeting/event planners, sports organizers, film producers, travel industry representatives and other target audiences to improve the overall economic footprint of tourism to the County by increasing overnight visitation, visitor spending, average length of stay, first time visitation, and repeat visitation.
Company History
Visit St. Pete/Clearwater has been a part of Pinellas County Government for 21 years and was first accredited by Destinations International in 2011.
VSPC operations is fully funded by Tourist Development Tax collections which have enjoyed 8 continuous years of growth.
Benefits
Pinellas County offers a great benefits package that includes prescription benefits and additional perks such as, tuition reimbursement, life insurance, health and wellness program, and more.