Tampa hoteliers extol Bucs, but pine for, say, Packers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be the first team in Super Bowl history to play in its home stadium, and that’s not great news for local hoteliers, who counted on visitors from afar to boost their struggling industry. “I’m happy for (the Bucs) and happy to be a city of champions, says Ron McAnaugh, general manager of the newly opened JW Marriott downtown, “but it’s kind of a double-edged sword.”