Partners
A partnership with Visit Tallahassee offers you opportunities for promoting your business or event in one of Southern Living's Top 10 Cities in the South. Building strong relationships within our community helps us to achieve our mission – to enhance the region’s economic growth and quality of life by collaboratively inspiring the vitality of Tallahassee’s visitor economy.
About Partnerships
The Leon County Division of Tourism (Visit Tallahassee) is the official tourism marketing organization for Tallahassee and Leon County Florida, and operates as a department of Leon County Government. It promotes tourism to the area through direct sales, advertising, public relations, sports, film, product development and visitor services.
The Leon County Tourist Development Council (TDC) is one of Leon County’s Citizen Committees that serves in an advisory role to the County Commission. The TDC develops plans for tourist development, makes recommendations for operation of special projects or for uses of tax revenue and reviews expenditures of revenue from the development trust fund.
Tourist Development Council Meeting Materials
2020 ARCHIVED MATERIALS
Tourist Development Council Members
| Commissioner Brian Welch Leon County 301 S Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32301 |
Commissioner Curtis Richardson City of Tallahassee 300 S. Adams St. Tallahassee FL 32301 |
|
Michelle Personette, Director |
Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox |
|
Satish Patel, G.M. |
Matt Thompson, Owner |
| Sharon Priester G.M. Hilton Garden Inn/Hampton Inn 333 Thomasville Rd. Tallahassee, FL 32301 |
Bo Schmitz, G.M. |
|
Dr. Amanda Stringer, Executive Dir. |
Kathleen Spehar Director of COCA 816 South Martin Luther King Junior Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32301 |
| Michael J. Collins, Assistant Director FSU Campus Recreation 1001 West St. Augustine St. Tallahassee, FL 32306-2319 |
Leon County Tourist Development Council
Phone: (850) 606-2300
Fax: (850) 606-2304
Kerri L. Post, Executive Director-Leon County Division of Tourism
Visit Tallahassee Mission Statement
To enhance the region’s economic growth and quality of life by collaboratively inspiring the vitality of Tallahassee’s Visitor Economy.
Visit Tallahassee Vision Statement
The Tallahassee Region will be recognized and appreciated as one of the most diverse and vibrant destinations in the Southeast.
Staff Listing: Main Phone: (850) 606-2305; (800) 628-2866 | FAX: (850) 606-2301
Administrative
Kerri L. Post
Executive Director
Kerri.Post@VisitTallahassee.com
Dionte Gavin
Senior Operations Manager
Dionte.Gavin@VisitTallahassee.commailto:
Aundra Bryant
Administrative Assistant
Aundra.Bryant@VisitTallahassee.com
Marketing & Sales
Katie Kole
Director of Marketing
Katie.Kole@VisitTallahassee.com
Scott Lindeman
Marketing Communications Director
Scott.Lindeman@VisitTallahassee.com
Janet Roach
Meetings & Conventions Sales Director
Janet.Roach@VisitTallahassee.com
Katie Gardocki
Director of Leisure Travel
Katie.Gardocki@VisitTallahassee.com
Renee Jones
PR & Marketing Specialist
Renee.Jones@VisitTallahassee.com
Sports
Amanda Heidecker
Director of Sports
Amanda.Heidecker@VisitTallahassee.com
Joe Piotrowski
Assistant Director of Sports
Joe.Piotrowski@VisitTallahassee.com
Visitor Services
Terri Messler
Visitor Services Director
Terri.Messler@VisitTallahassee.com
Your partnership with the Leon County Division of Tourism/Visit Tallahassee helps maximize exposure to potential travelers and continues to grow our tourism economy. Take advantage of our co-op advertising plans, digital presence, social media audiences and brand recognition to drive more traffic to your business! Opportunities are offered on a first-come first-served basis so secure your spot in one (or all!) of these opportunities today by reaching out to Scott Lindeman at (850) 606-2322 or Scott.Lindeman@VisitTallahassee.com.
2021 Cooperative Advertising Opportunities
Take advantage of Visit Tallahassee’s annual advertising buy and bring more customers to your hotel, restaurant or attraction this year through our cooperative advertising program. These cost-effective options allow you to reach consumers in key markets.
>>> Click Here for General Co-op
The Arts Co-op is designed exclusively for arts, cultural and heritage organizations to leverage Visit Tallahassee’s annual advertising buy and bring more visitors to your attraction or event. These multi-channel opportunities provide very affordable, cost-effective means of reaching consumers in geographically targeted markets.
CUSTOM DEALS & OFFERS
We want to share your promotions to attract more visitors to Tallahassee. If you are running a special room rate, dinner specials or attraction promotions, please share them with us to promote on our website and social media pages. Need ideas? Reach out to our team for inspiration.
Deadline for participation – Ongoing
PROMOTE YOUR EVENT ON OUR WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP
Be sure to submit your event on VisitTallahassee.com and mobile app by clicking here. If you have Facebook event, invite Visit Tallahassee to act as a “Co-host” to increase your exposure to potential visitors.
Please allow 1-2 business days for your event to appear online.
CONSUMER, INDUSTRY AND TRAILAHASSEE EMAIL BLASTS
Every month, Visit Tallahassee sends emails to thousands of people promoting the destination. Space is limited so if you would like to have your business featured, please reach out to us for upcoming opportunities.
Deadline for participation is the 15th of the preceding month.
CUSTOMIZED BLOG & CONTENT ON OUR WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP
If you have a story that you want to share with visitors, our team would love to work with you to create customized content for the VisitTallahassee.com website and mobile app.
Deadline for participation – Ongoing
UTILIZE OUR IMAGES ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA
Our partners are welcome to utilize our growing photo database that is ideal for websites and social media #iHeartTally. To make a request for images, please click here.
Leon County Division of Tourism 2021 Grant Cycle is Now Open Through August 25, 2020
NEW COVID-19 UPDATES FOR FY2021 GRANT CYCLE
In its ongoing efforts to promote safe visitation to the area, the Leon County Division of Tourism grant program will financially assist events that support the local economy and implement CDC guidelines in accordance with Leon County’s Response and Reopening Plan.
Per the annual nature of this grant cycle, applications are in anticipation of better future conditions that would allow these events to occur. New to the grants program this year, the event must comply with allowable crowd size and public gathering regulations as outlined by state and local government and implement social distancing and hygiene practices consistent with CDC guidance. The applicant must also provide information on how the event will address safety and public health for all event staff, vendors and attendees.
All applicants are required to attend or watch one of three online workshops scheduled for July 30 at 3 p.m., Aug. 11 at 3 p.m. and Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. A recording of the workshop will be made available on the Visit Tallahassee website for those who are unable to attend during the scheduled live sessions.
2019/20 Tallahassee Area Tourism Infographic
FY18-19 VISIT FLORIDA Partner Financial Report
Sales Plans
- 2020-21 Leisure Plan
- 2020-21 Marketing Communications Plan
- 2020-21 Meetings & Conventions Sales Plan
- 2020-21 Visitor Services Sales Plan
- 2020-21 Sports Plan
Research Reports
- 2015 Annual Report
- 2016 Annual Report
- 2017 Annual Report
- 2018 Annual Report
- 2019 Annual Report
- 2020 Annual Report
