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Sarasota-Manatee campus tours are designed to help students gain an appreciation for the culture of the campus and local community, and help prospective students see why Sarasota-Manatee students choose to receive a preeminent education in a small school atmosphere. Guests take a guided tour of our campus: walking our halls, stepping into the classrooms, and laying beneath the pines in one of our hammocks. The tours are conducted by our Campus Experience guides who share the history and statistics of the campus, while helping flesh out the experience through their unique student lens.

Prior to the tour, students will receive an information session from an admissions counselor. This presentation will help to set the context for the tour, explain the programs and opportunities available on campus, and explain the application and scholarship process.

Tours typically last between 30 to 45 minutes, and are offered Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.  Tour schedules may change during summer semesters and holiday hours.

To schedule a Sarasota-Manatee campus tour, please register at https://www.sarasotamanatee.usf.edu/admissions/visit-usf-sarasota-manatee.aspx .  If you have questions about the tour or other visit opportunities, such as Open Houses, please contact the Campus Experience team at 941-359-4331.

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The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success, with campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee. Over the past 10 years, no public university in the country has risen faster in the U.S. News & World Report national university rankings. Explore USF at your own pace with this self-guided campus tour, available now for our Tampa campus, and discover our world-class facilities, beautiful green spaces, and vibrant student life.

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Get to know USF's Sarasota-Manatee campus, which feels just like visiting your beloved hometown. Take a tour that will introduce you to the personalized programs you'll find at this scenic setting along Sarasota Bay.

Student-Led Campus Tours

Our student-led tours give you an up-close view of our academic facilities and programs, recreational amenities and other points of pride. In addition, you will hear from current students about what life is really like on our dynamic Sarasota-Manatee campus!   Your tour includes an information session presented by an Office of Admissions professional, where you’ll get an overview of the university, admission requirements, scholarships and campus life.   Before scheduling a visit, please keep the following in mind:

• Dates:  Tour space is limited to provide our guests with a positive experience. Please have a few dates in mind before making your reservation in case your first choice is not available.
• Academic calendar: To get the best feel for the Sarasota-Manatee campus, check our academic calendar and visit when there are students on campus attending classes. Campus visits are not offered during university holidays.
• International students:  Please send us an email to add a meeting with an International Admissions Advisor to your tour.
• Weather: The Sarasota-Manatee campus is located in a subtropical climate, and our tours are held outdoors. Wear comfortable shoes, sunscreen, hats, sunglasses and temperature-appropriate clothing. And don't forget to bring a water bottle to stay hydrated! It can get hot in Sarasota, especially on a walking tour of campus.

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Group Tours (10+ Students)

Customize a tour of the Sarasota-Manatee campus for your group today! Whether you want to take a quick tour of campus, take advantage of our campus dining, participate in interactive college-preparation games or just get to know our campus community, we are here to provide a great visit. These visits are comprised of groups of 10-100 students.   To ensure all group visits are coordinated effectively, we ask that requests be submitted at least three weeks prior to the week you intend to visit.

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Virtual Tours

Explore USF’s Sarasota-Manatee campus online – from anywhere! Led by student guides, our virtual tour offers you 360-degree panoramic views of our beautiful campus located on Sarasota Bay.   Picture yourself in our state-of-the-art student center. Discover the exciting, hands-on learning at Mote Marine Laboratory and Bloomberg Lab. Imagine yourself stretched out in a hammock under the Florida sun – in February! It all starts with one click.

Disability Accommodations

Please contact the tour staff at 941-359-4200 or send us an email at least five working days in advance for mobility assistance, visual impairment assistance, or American Sign Language interpreting.    USF is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Institution and therefore complies fully with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and all other federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability or handicap.

Directions to Campus

Address USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus 8350 North Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243 Campus Map   From I-75

• Take 1-75 to University Parkway, Exit 213W.
• Go west on University Parkway for approximately 6.5 miles to US-41 (Tamiami Trail).
• Turn right onto US-41 (Tamiami Trail) and head north for approximately 0.5 mile.
• The Sarasota-Manatee campus will be on your left.
• The Sarasota-Manatee campus of USF is located one mile north of University Parkway in North Sarasota, across the street from the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

Parking on Campus

You may use reserved visitor spaces, or if your length of stay will exceed the time limitations of the visitor space, you may secure a temporary visitor permit from the Parking Services Department or the receptionist.   Temporary Visitor Permits may be obtained at no charge from USF Department Office Managers, at the USF Parking Services Office or at the Reception Desk. Temporary Visitor Permits may not be used in visitor spaces.

Disabled guests may park in any disabled space on campus with an appropriate state disabled placard/license plate and a valid temporary visitor permit. Both the disabled placard/license plate and USF temporary visitor permit must be visibly displayed.

Hotels and Accommodations

If you're visiting from out of town, there are a number of convenient hotels located near our Sarasota-Manatee campus. This is not a comprehensive list, so visitors are encouraged to search for other hotels near the campus they are visiting.   Many of the hotels listed offer a special USF rate. If you choose one of these hotels, state that you are visiting the University of South Florida to access the special rate. Some also offer free shuttle service to the campus.

Home2 Suites by Hilton Sarasota Bradenton Airport 8260 North Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243 941-500-1899   Hilton Garden Inn Sarasota-Bradenton Airport 8270 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, Florida, 34243 941-552-1100   Holiday Inn Sarasota - Airport 8009 15th St E Sarasota, FL 34243 877-859-5095

Explore Sarasota (and Beyond)

One of the best parts of attending USF’S Sarasota-Manatee campus is our location. Our friendly campus on scenic Sarasota Bay is just south of the Tampa Bay region and is renowned for its world-class beaches, abundant nightlife and vibrant arts scene. USF offers something for everyone, from beach lovers to art aficionados.    Download our Gulf Coast Visitor Guide to make the most of your trip and explore everything our Gulf Coast region has to offer, from sports to nature. 

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Contact the Sarasota Manatee Campus

Have questions about life at USF or want to learn about visiting the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus? Contact our team! Email: [email protected] Phone: 941-359-4200

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Complete the usf application, as a college counselor, it can get challenging as you help so many students enroll in college. here, we’ll outline the entire process to apply to usf so you can guide your students every step of the way..

Freshman students can apply through all application methods. Transfer and graduate students must apply through the USF application.

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When students submit all components of their application package (application fee, test scores and transcripts) by Jan. 15, we’ll automatically consider them for merit-based admissions scholarships ranging from $8,000 to $16,000 for in-state students and $20,000 to $44,000 for out-of-state students. See the eligibility requirements now!

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Your students will use USF's Admissions Portal to complete most remaining application tasks. From here, they can see any missing items, upload documents, complete requested forms, check their application status and more. They can access the portal any time by logging in with their NetID and password. Click the link below to find more information for your students.

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Even though a student submitted the application, that doesn’t mean it’s complete. There may still be items that require attention. Have your students log into the Admissions Portal to see if there are any additional steps:

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Applicants must pay the nonrefundable, $30 application fee (if they have not done so already). The fee may be paid online via OASIS by logging in, navigating to he Student tab, selecting Admissions, and then selecting the option Pay My Application Fee(s).

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Fill out the Student Self-Reported Academic Record via the link found in the Thanks for Applying email.

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Students must request official SAT scores directly from The College Board. USF's code is 5828. Students must request official ACT scores directly from ACT, Inc. USF's code is 0761.

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Once a student has submitted a complete application package, the USF Admissions team will take some time to review the file and render a decision. While they’re waiting, encourage your students to check out our featured articles below for information on when decisions are made, what our application statuses mean and more.

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USF St. Petersburg campus is an exciting, welcoming and supporting environment where students needing accommodations are recognized and valued. Visit our SAS website for more information.

Campus Bookstore A large selection of textbooks, course materials and supplies will ensure every USF St. Petersburg campus student is prepared for success. The bookstore also has authentic USF St. Petersburg collegiate apparel including USF St. Petersburg campus t-shirts, sweatshirts, gifts, hats and more. We've got USF St. Petersburg campus gift ideas ranging from drinkware to gift cards. Visit the USF St. Petersburg campus bookstore website for location and hours.

By Land To approach the USF St. Petersburg campus from Interstate 275, take exit 22 and merge onto Interstate 175. Continue straight onto 5th Ave S then turn right onto 3rd St S. Turn left onto 6th Ave S. The University Student Center/ Welcome Center is located on the right.

By Public Transportation Visit the  Pinellas Suncoast Transportation Authority (PSTA) for a bus map and general information. The SunRunner , a hybrid electric rapid bus that can take individuals from downtown to the beach in 35 minutes, has a stop by the parking garage at 6th Ave S & 3rd St S, with service arriving every 15 minutes. USF St. Petersburg ID holders ride free.

By Sea Tampa Bay and the St. Petersburg area are depicted on United States Coast Guard chart # 11416 . Details for Bayboro Harbor are best illustrated on the St. Petersburg inset. Coordinates are North 27-45.91 and West 082-37.62. The harbor entrance is identified by marker “S”, a center channel marker. Proceed west in the channel for about one nautical mile. You will pass the U. S. Coast Guard station on both sides of the channel and then come to the College of Marine Science on the right. Directly ahead will be Harborage Marina. Bear to the right (northwest) and round the various research vessels moored along the break water frontage. The USF St. Petersburg campus docks are ahead on the right.

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Chicago Archaeopteryx : If you’ve ever struggled to explain to your child how that pigeon on your windowsill is related to ancient dinosaurs, now you can show them: The Field Museum is now home to a rare Archaeopteryx fossil , the earliest known avian dinosaur. Featuring feathers, hollow bones, a long tail and 50 teeth, the fossil is the museum’s most significant acquisition since Sue the T. rex. Its display features a hologram-like, 3D rendering of what the Archaeopteryx might have looked like when it was alive. It will be on view until the museum’s Dinopalooza on June 8. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through June 8 at the Field Museum, 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive; tickets $14-$30 at fieldmuseum.org

National Mural Day: Tuesday marked the official day, but there’s no expiration on appreciating free public art. Consider a self-guided tour, made all the easier by a map highlighting 20 murals in Wicker Park and Bucktown . Created by the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber and the Special Service Area #33, the map features the “Vivan Maier Mural” by Eduardo Kobra; “I Am a Man” by Darius Dennis, Robin Alcantara, Jared Diaz and Ephraim Gebre; “Indigo Bunting Bird” by Becky Gourley; Lisa Wronski’s latest mural, and more. And if Wicker Park isn’t convenient for you, make your own map and go see some of the many other projects registered with the City of Chicago Mural Registry . 

Chicago Dogs Opening Weekend: The Chicago Dogs will face the Gary SouthShore Rail Cats during its opening weekend, kicking off a new season for the 6-year-old independent minor league team. Living up to its slogan of “baseball with everything,” Chicago Dogs will host “Barbie & Princess” Saturday, featuring fireworks. On Sunday, the team will don pink uniforms, and offer a slew of Mother’s Day promotions, including free pink hats, free hot dogs and (not free) mimosas. Pre-game catch and other family-oriented activities and discounts will be available. Home games May 10 to Aug. 29 at Impact Field, 9899 Balmoral Ave., Rosemont; tickets $9-$450 at thechicagodogs.com

“Nicole Eisenman: What Happened”: Block off a solid chunk of your weekend to linger over “What Happened,” the first major survey of Nicole Eisenman’s work, now on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The exhibition of some 100 works — paintings, drawing, murals and installations — from her entire career date from 1992 to today, work that makes sense of some of the least comprehensible periods of American political culture. Through Sept. 22 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; tickets $10-$22 at mcachicago.org

“Mamma Mia!”: Yes, the ABBA musical just marked 25 years since its debut, but biggest the reason to go now is Christine Sherrill’s sublime performance as Donna: “When she sings ‘the gods may throw a dice, their minds as cold as ice,’ there’s a darn thunderclap inside the theater,” writes the Tribune’s Chris Jones. Through May 19, Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St.; t ickets $52.50-$137.50 at www.broadwayinchicago.com

Chicago Cabaret Week: More than 70 performers will step up to the mic at 16 intimate venues across Chicago during Chicago Cabaret week. Featuring a range of music — R&B and jazz, Broadway and burlesque, American Songbook, French chanson and world music — the festival offers 16 shows worth of entertainment. Consider performances featuring the work of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Liza  Minnelli  and Frank Sinatra or Dolly Parton; musical tributes to Studs Terkel or Audrey Hepburn; drag options and more. May 10-19, various locations and ticket prices; more information at chicagocabaret.org

The Jacksons: The Jacksons, of Jackson Five fame with current members including Jackie and Tito, will return to their Gary roots to perform at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana. Fans take note: The casino, which modeled its 37-foot guitar marquee on Joe Jackson’s guitar, houses 30 pieces of Jackson memorabilia. 7 p.m. May 11 at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, 5400 W. 29th Ave., Gary; tickets $74.50-$124.50 (ages 21+) at thejacksons.live

Craig David: British singer-songwriter and rapper Craig David stops at the Chicago Theatre on his seven-city North American Commitment Tour. Known for blending pop, R&B and U.K. garage, David has been nominated twice for Grammy Awards for male vocal performance. 8 p.m. May 13 at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; tickets $25-$50 at craigdavid.com

“Judgment Day”: You’ve seen Jason Alexander’s face plastered on buses all over town for weeks, and now word is in: “Judgment Day” is worth the trip to Navy Pier. In his Tribune review , critic Chris Jones called the show, which stars Alexander as a morally corrupt lawyer, a “gutsy and wickedly funny new satire. … Anyone with functioning arteries will laugh their socks off at some of the old-school gags.” Through May 26 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave.; tickets $57-$135 at www.chicagoshakes.com

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Jared Leto on 'emotional time travel' of singing Thirty Seconds to Mars hits on new tour

Leto said the band is bringing "a new energy and passion" to nostalgic songs.

For Jared Leto , touring the world with his brother Shannon in their band Thirty Seconds to Mars is "one of the great gifts of a lifetime."

The Academy Award-winning actor and frontman spoke to "Good Morning America" from Poland -- which he said he's dubbed "Pierogi Central" -- ahead of the band's first stop on the European leg of its Seasons World Tour and discussed life on the road, his take on nostalgia and the art of the music video.

Though the tour is in support of the band's latest album, "It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day," released in September, Leto said he's looking forward to performing some of their older hits.

"A funny thing happens sometimes when you kind of walk down a different path and you come back to your roots," he said. "We're playing a lot of old songs on the tour and it's almost like they're brand new songs."

Leto said songs like "Attack," "The Kill," "From Yesterday" and the titular track off the band's 2005 album "A Beautiful Lie" are making a comeback alongside new songs like "Stuck" and "Seasons."

"There's an energy around it. You kind of interpret the song differently," he explained of revisiting the classics. "We kind of exhausted them a bit so we needed to set them aside. But now we've come back with a new energy and passion and a new respect for the songs as well."

Leto told "GMA" that leaning into the nostalgic aspect of Thirty Seconds to Mars, which the brothers formed in 1998, is something he views as a "beautiful thing."

"I love nostalgia. Music is a chance to almost time travel in a way. It's like emotional time travel," he said. "I think music's really powerful in that way. It transports us."

The art of the music video

A recent post on the band's social media marked the 18th anniversary of the music video for "The Kill," their biggest hit to date. Leto described the music video as an "homage to 'The Shining'" and a something that changed his and his brother's lives forever.

The forthcoming "Tron: Ares" star said music videos are "kind of a dying art" but represent "one of the few places that you can really do whatever the hell you want to do."

"It's also a chance to kind of either interpret the song or reinterpret the song or change the way that people might think about a certain song," he explained. "For me, the identities of the songs are so tied to the videos of the song."

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Leto said each music video brings back a specific memory. For "A Beautiful Lie" it's the Arctic, while "From Yesterday" is all about China. Of "Stuck," the lead single off their latest album, Leto spoke of shooting the music video in France as "kind of my love letter to Paris and these photographers that influenced me so much."

Time to reintroduce themselves

Leto announced Thirty Seconds to Mars' Seasons World Tour in November in an unexpected way: climbing New York City's famous Empire State Building .

Reflecting on the headline-making feat, the rocker said it was his way of "put[ting] a little showmanship into something that would normally be a press release."

"It's like, why can't we dream a little bit bigger?" he added.

Following their dates in Europe, Thirty Seconds to Mars will head back home to the United States later this summer -- the first time they've toured in the U.S. in six years.

The band's Seasons World Tour is part of Live Nation's Concert Week program, which runs through May 14 and gives fans access to $25 tickets to over 5,000 shows from hundreds of artists, happening all year long. Tickets for select shows are available while supplies last.

"It's been a long time and we're excited to kind of get back out there and, you know, reintroduce ourselves," Leto said. "We're still here."

"It's incredible to be able to do this -- and especially share it with my brother Shannon for this long and to tour the world," he added. "We feel super, super, super lucky. So grateful to be able to do this."

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Conservative Pundit Lou Dobbs Lists His Sprawling South Florida Mansion for $3.1M

Longtime news commentator and TV host Lou Dobbs recently put his West Palm Beach, FL , dwelling on the market for $3.1 million.

The four-bedroom, 4.5-bath estate sits on about two-thirds of an acre and comprises more than 5,100 square feet. It was last traded in 2005 for $2 million.

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Baronial in size and scale, the home has large rooms with big windows, plus arched cutouts and columns in the entryway, living space, billiards room, and home bar.

The kitchen is traditionally designed with wood-tone cabinets, an island, and a breakfast bar with several seats.

A sizable media room has space for an enormous couch, and it overlooks the screened patio and lush yard.

The primary bedroom comes with an area for two lounge chairs, plus an alcove for an exercise bike. Meanwhile, the adjacent bath has a vanity area and a large, sunken tub with jets.

Outside, a kitchen for grilling awaits, along with a pool and lots of seating on the screened deck.

Dobbs was one of the early hires made by Ted Turner at the founding of CNN. The business reporter, who won a Peabody Award for his coverage of the 1987 stock market crash, later moved to Fox. He hosted the right-wing program “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on the Fox Business Network. The show was canceled in 2021.

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LONDON (AP) — Thousands of ride-or-die Taylor Swift fans who missed out on her US concert tour last year or didn’t want to buy exorbitantly priced tickets to see her again found an out-of-the-way solution: Fly to Europe.

The pop star is scheduled to kick off the 18-city Europe leg of her record-setting Eras Tour  in Paris on Thursday, and planeloads of Swifties plan to follow Miss Americana across the pond in the coming weeks. The arena where Swift is appearing said Americans bought 20% of the tickets for her four sold-out shows. Stockholm, the tour’s next stop, expects about 10,000 concertgoers from the US.

A concert might sound like an odd raison d’etre for visiting a foreign country, especially when fans can watch the Eras Tour from home via the documentary now streaming on Disney+ . Yet online travel company Expedia says continent-hopping by Swift’s devotees is part of a larger trend it dubbed “tour tourism” while observing a pattern that emerged during Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” world tour .

Some North American fans who plan to fly overseas for the Eras Tour said they justified the expense after noticing that tighter restrictions on ticket fees and resales in Europe made seeing Swift perform abroad no more costly — and potentially cheaper — than catching her closer to home.

“They said, ’Wait a minute, I can either spend $1,500 to go see my favorite artist in Miami, or I can take that $1,500 and buy a concert ticket, a round-trip plane ticket, and three nights in a hotel room,” Melanie Fish, an Expedia spokesperson and travel expert, said.

That was the experience of Jennifer Warren, 43, who lives in St. Catharines, a city in the Niagara region of Ontario. She and her 11-year-old son love Swift but had no luck scoring what she considered as decently priced tickets in the US. Undeterred, Warren and her husband decided to plan a European vacation around wherever she managed to get seats. It turned out to be Hamburg, Germany.

“You get out, you get to see the world, and you get to see your favorite artist or performer at the same time, so there are a lot of wins to it,” said Warren, who works as the director of research and innovation for a mutual insurance company.

The three VIP tickets she secured close to the stage — “I would call it brute-force dumb luck” — cost 600 euros ($646) each. Swift subsequently announced six November tour dates in Toronto, within driving distance of Warren’s home. “Absolute nose-bleed seats” already are going for 3,000 Canadian dollars ($2,194) on secondary resale sites like Viagogo, Warren said.

Tour tourism: Is it really a thing?

Hard-core fans trailing their favorite singer or band on tour is not a new phenomenon. “Groupie” emerged in the late 1960s as a somewhat derogatory word for the ardent followers of rock bands. Deadheads took to the road in the 1970s to pursue the Grateful Dead from city to city.

More recently, music festivals like California’s Coachella and England’s Glastonbury, and concert residencies in Las Vegas by the likes of Elton John, Lady Gaga and Adele, have attracted travelers to places they wouldn’t otherwise visit, Fish noted.

Travel and entertainment analysts have also spoken of a pent-up consumer demand for “experiences” over material objects since the coronavirus pandemic. Some think the willingness of music lovers to broaden their fandom horizons is part of the same mass cultural correction.

“It does seem like it’s more than a structural shift, maybe a personality transformation we all went through,” said Natalia Lechmanova, the chief Europe economist for the Mastercard Economics Institute.

As Swift hopscotches across Europe, Lechmanova expects restaurants and hotels to see the same boost that Mastercard observed within a 2.5-mile (4-kilometer) radius of concert venues in the US cities she visited in 2023. The US dollar’s strong value against the euro may also increase retail spending on apparel, memorabilia, beauty products and supplies for the friendship bracelets fans exchange as part of the Eras Tour experience, the economist said.

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Former college roommates Lizzy Hale, 34, who lives in Los Angeles, and Mitch Goulding, 33, who lives in Austin, Texas, already had tickets to see the Eras Tour in LA last summer when they decided to try to get ones for Paris, London or Edinburgh, Scotland, too. They saw a Europe concert trip as a makeup for travel plans they had in May 2020 to celebrate Goulding’s birthday but had to cancel due to the pandemic.

Goulding managed to secure VIP tickets for one of Swift’s three Stockholm shows. He, Hale and two other friends scheduled a 10-day trip that also includes time in Amsterdam and Copenhagen.

“As people who enjoy traveling and enjoy music, if you can find an opportunity to combine the two, it’s really special,” said Hale, who is pregnant with her first child.

For Stockholm, 120,000 Swifties can’t be wrong

The local economic impact of what the zeitgeist has termed “Swiftonomics” and the “Swift lift” can be considerable. It’s no wonder the exclusive arrangement Singapore’s government made with Swift to make the city-state her only tour stop in Southeast Asia earlier this year aroused regional jealousy.

No European governments have complained of their countries not being among the dozen selected for the Europe leg of the Eras Tour, although some fans have expressed surprise that Gelsenkirchen, a city with a population of about 264,000 is one of the three cities in Germany that made the cut.

Airbnb reported Tuesday that searches on its platform for the U.K. cities where Swift is performing in June and August — Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and London — increased an average of 337% when tickets went on sale last summer.

Not to be outdone when it comes to trend-spotting, the property rentals company cited the demand as an example of “passion tourism,” or travel “driven by concerts, sports and other cultural events.”

In Stockholm, 120,000 out-of-towners from 130 countries — among them 10,000 from the US — are expected to swarm Sweden’s capital this month, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Chief Economist Carl Bergqvist said. Stockholm is the only Scandinavian city on Swift’s tour, and airlines added extra flights from nearby Denmark, Finland and Norway to bring people to the May 17-19 shows, he said.

The city’s 40,000 hotel rooms are sold out even though prices skyrocketed for the tour dates, Bergqvist said. Concert visitors are expected to pump around 500 million Swedish kroner, or over $46 million, into the local economy over the course of their stays, an estimate that does not include what they paid for Swift tickets or to get to Sweden, he said.

“So this is going to be huge for the tourism sector in Sweden and Stockholm in particular,” Bergqvist said.

Nightclubs, restaurants and bars are seizing the opportunity to cater to fans with Taylor Swift-themed events, such as karaoke, quizzes and after-concert dance parties.

Houston resident Caroline Matlock, 29, saw Swift more than a year ago when the Eras Tour came to the Texas city. Now she’s making more friendship bracelets and trying to learn a few words of Swedish as she prepares to see the 3 1/2-hour show in Stockholm. The idea of seeing Swift in Europe was her friend’s, and Matlock needed some persuading at first.

“I was like, ‘I only want to go if it’s a country I haven’t been to. I’ve seen Taylor Swift,’” she said.

Visiting the Scandinavian cities of Oslo and Gothenburg is on their itinerary. The concert is the last night of the trip and Matlock looks forward to interacting with Swifties from other countries: “Americans tend to have a very obsessive culture, especially Taylor Swift-related, so I’m curious if the crowd will be more toned-down.”

Will tour tourism endure after Eras?

It remains to be seen if the music tourism trend has legs as long and strong as Swift’s and Beyoncé’s, and if it will carry over to Billie Eilish, Usher and other artists with world tours scheduled next year. Expedia’s Fish thinks other big-name artists in Europe this summer will prove that booking a foreign trip around a concert is catching on.

Kat Morga, a travel consultant based in Nashville, isn’t so sure. Morga saw Swift perform in Nashville last year and helped two clients with school-aged children book European family vacations this summer that include seeing Swift in concert. But she thinks the difficulty of navigating ticket purchases through language barriers, currency conversions, international banking regulations and the risk of cancellations will limit the appeal of regular gig getaways.

“I think this is an anomaly,” Morga said. “People aren’t typically going to build their $20,000 huge family vacation only because Taylor Swift is there. She’s the one-off. She’s special.”

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel, whose company operates Booking.com, priceline.com, agoda.com, Kayak and OpenTable, is even less enthusiastic about concert tours as a tourism instigator. The Swift Effect causes a “little blip” when the superstar goes to smaller destinations, but for the worldwide travel industry, “one star touring around does not make a difference,” he said.

“It may just shift it a little bit. A person was going to go to the Caribbean for a week vacation. Instead that person (says), ‘Let’s travel to the Taylor Swift thing,’” Fogel said. “It doesn’t increase it. It just moves it from here to there.”

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