Tourism offers healthy future for 'cigar capital' Tampa's forgotten Ybor city enjoys a renaissance PETER WILSON CanWest News Service Saturday, February 07, 2004 Sitting beneath the shade of an oversize palm tree in a Tampa neighbourhood café, it wasn't difficult to figure out why Canadians top this gulf coast city's foreign visitor statistics. Last year we represented more than 30 per cent of passport-carrying tourists who included Tampa and its environs in their vacation itineraries. The top activities/attractions that seem to influence us to holiday in Tampa Bay are the nearby Busch Gardens and the area's famous beaches. Then of...
