Tampa Boat Show Attendance Up Nine Percent

The 2018 Progressive Insurance Tampa Boat Show closed on Sunday, September 9 after a three-day run with a total attendance of 20,203 – a 9 percent increase in attendance over last year. In addition, many exhibitors reported surpassing sales goals.

This year’s show featured on-water and on land highlights including the new On-Water Training program presented by Boat U.S., the first-ever Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing! Workshop and Women Make Waves skills training, the annual VIP event, a virtual reality simulation, exclusive BMW test-drives, and various fishing and boating seminars for seasoned and new boaters and anglers.

The show received media coverage across broadcast stations, print publications, online outlets and through local influencers. New products, features and interactive experiences were featured on the Show’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter channels.