VISIT FLORIDA Honors Tom Staed’s Contributions to the Industry He Loved
February 27th, 2013 — 11:26am
Today the Florida tourism industry mourns the passing of one of our Founding Fathers. Tom Staed served as VISIT FLORIDA’s chairman of the board of directors in 1997-1998 and was inducted into the Florida Tourism Hall of Fame Founders Club in 2001 and the Florida Council of Tourism Leaders in 2012. Tom, a longtime Daytona Beach hotel operator, was a vital figure in the establishment of Florida’s Tourist Development Tax, as well as the assignment of the state’s tourism marketing responsibility to the Florida Commission on Tourism and the creation of VISIT FLORIDA as its operating company. Continue reading »
Will Seccombe
President & CEO
