Looking at a map of the hotels that are housing delegates for the Republican National Convention, two trends stand out: They are either in or near downtown Tampa where the convention will take place, or they are near one of Pinellas County’s white-sand beaches.
Except for two.
Walk out the door of the Holiday Inn St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport or the nearby St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater, and you are miles from the nearest beach and even farther from the convention’s epicenter, the Tampa Bay Times Forum.
Bob Sauerwine
Bob Sauerwine, Director of Sales for the Holiday Inn at the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport, which will be hosting the delegates from Colorado and New Mexico, agreed.
The Holiday Inn is just as close to the museums of downtown St. Petersburg as it is to the Florida Aquarium in downtown Tampa.
Just because his hotel is a bit further away from the convention, that doesn’t mean it won’t see plenty of action from visitors.
“The economic impact (of the convention) is on the whole area,” Sauerwine said.
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“It’s Not All About Beaches and Proximity”
By Elizabeth Behrman, Times Staff Writer
Holiday Inn St. Pete/Clearwater Int'l Airport 