Tampa Bay’s Summer Travel Surge Begins This Memorial Day

The Memorial Day weekend doesn’t just signify barbecues, backyard flags, or beachy escapes. In the Tampa Bay area, it’s something else entirely—it’s the thunderous sound of jet engines roaring to life, the start of a summer travel season poised to test the very seams of the sky.

And nowhere is that more apparent than at Tampa International Airport, where 300,000 passengers are expected to churn through its gates between Friday and Monday. But that’s just the overture to a symphony of suitcases, shuttles, and soaring numbers.