Visit St. Pete/Clearwater has been recognized with four Adrian Awards for travel marketing excellence from Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) across a variety of Marketing, Digital Advertising, and Public Relations categories.

 Visit St. Pete/Clearwater 2023 HSMAI Adrian Awards:

• Gulf to Bay Destination Magazine - Silver Adrian (Advertising Print Collateral category)
• BarbieCore - Silver Adrian (PR Consumer Campaign category)
• Like a Local Influencer Campaign - Bronze Adrian (Advertising Influencer Marketing category)
• The Ultimate Cheat Meals of St. Pete - Bronze Adrian (Digital Video category)

Now in its 67th year, the HSMAI Adrian Awards are the largest and most prestigious competition in global travel marketing, recognizing hospitality brands and agencies for creativity and innovation in advertising, digital, public relations/communications, and integrated campaigns. The HSMAI Adrian Awards embraces every segment of the industry, including hotels, airlines, cruise lines, car rental companies, destinations, and more. Winners are selected from a field of nearly 1,200 entries.

Additionally, publishers of ConventionSouth, the national multimedia resource for planning events in the South, have presented Visit St. Pete/Clearwater Meetings Team with a 2023 Annual Readers' Choice Award. Since its creation in 2001, this is the third time the Visit St. Pete/Clearwater Meetings Team has received the award. Visit St. Pete/Clearwater is featured in the December 2023 Awards Issue of ConventionSouth magazine.

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater was also selected as a 2023 Smart Meetings Platinum Choice Award winner by Smart Meetings. Industry professionals and Smart Meetings readers cast votes to select the honorees for the top-rated hotels, venues, and CVBs in the hospitality industry that exhibit the highest standards of service and amenities.

“We are proud to see the work of so many members of our team recognized with these awards,” said Brian Lowack, Visit St. Pete/Clearwater President/CEO. “We appreciate the contributions of our destination partners to make this possible and we look forward to continuing to promote visitation to our beautiful slice of paradise. Beyond our beaches – which are annually ranked among the top in the country, the St. Pete/Clearwater destination continues to grow and provide an array of experiences for all ages and all varieties of travelers.”

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