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
Tourist Development Council Members
| Commissioner Bill Proctor Leon County 301 S Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32301 |
Commissioner Curtis Richardson City of Tallahassee 300 S. Adams St. Tallahassee FL 32301 |
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Michelle Personette, Fmr. Director |
Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox |
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Emily Johnson-Truitt, G.M. |
Matt Thompson, Owner |
| Joshua Brock Holiday Inn Tallahassee E. Capitol – Universities 2003 Apalachee Pkwy. Tallahassee, FL 32301 |
Carolanne Savage |
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Russell Daws |
Kathleen Spehar Executive Director of COCA 914 Railroad Ave. Tallahassee, FL 32310 |
| Amanda Heidecker Director Of Parks and Recreation 1907 S Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32301 |
Leon County Tourist Development Council
Phone: (850) 606-2305
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
Visit Tallahassee Strategic Plan
Administrative
Kerri L. Post
Executive Director
Kerri.Post@VisitTallahassee.com
Jonathan LaBarre
Senior Operations Director
Jonathan.LaBarre@VisitTallahassee.com
Aundra Bryant
Administrative Assistant
Aundra.Bryant@VisitTallahassee.com
Marketing & PR
Katie Kole
Senior Director of Marketing
Katie.Kole@VisitTallahassee.com
Scott Lindeman
Marketing Communications Director
Scott.Lindeman@VisitTallahassee.com
Bryan Smith
Digital Content Manager
Bryan.Smith@VisitTallahassee.com
Renee Jones
PR & Marketing Specialist
Renee.Jones@VisitTallahassee.com
Sports & Sales
Taylor Walker
Director of Sports
Taylor.Walker@VisitTallahassee.com
Taylor Wheaton
Senior Sports Director
Taylor.Wheaton@VisitTallahassee.com
Janet Roach
Meetings & Conventions Sales Director
Janet.Roach@VisitTallahassee.com
Visitor Services
Wendy Halleck
Visitor Services & Grants Director
Wendy.Halleck@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 Katie Kole at (850) 606-2324.
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.
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CONSUMER, INDUSTRY 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.
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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
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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.
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Strategic Plan 2022-26
Research Reports
- 2015 Annual Report
- 2016 Annual Report
- 2017 Annual Report
- 2018 Annual Report
- 2019 Annual Report
- 2020 Annual Report
- 2021 Annual Report
- 2022 Annual Report
- 2023 Annual Report
Visit Florida Partner Report
Did you know that VISIT FLORIDA offers tourism partners FREE listings on their website? If you’re not listed– or need to update your current listing, please click the link below. Make your business viewable by thousands of potential travelers.
The listing includes an image, description, contact information, amenities, and interactive map.
