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Paradise Tours & Transportation Services

Paradise Tours & Transportation Services specializes in providing professional, customized charter bus services via our network of well-maintained and modern buses for Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville, and all of Florida.

Our experienced, professional drivers and transportation specialists are committed to providing you with excellent customer service as well as reliable and enjoyable transportation service.

With hundreds of tours around Tampa Bay and transportation for thousands of visitors and locals, Paradise Tours & Transportation Services is the number one choice for group transportation.

Some of clients include major hotels including Hyatt Place, Hilton, and The Vinoy. We also provide extensive shuttle and transport for Eckerd College and several elementary schools and churches.

Hoy Harlow – Owner, Paradise Tours & Transportation Services

Meet Joy

Joy Harlow is a transportation specialist and the owner of Paradise Tours and Transportation Services.

After relocating to the Sunshine State in 2016, Joy developed a real appreciation for the beauty of the area and all it has to offer. She put her MBA to work and started Paradise Tours and Transportation Services.

A touring and travel buff, Joy uses her company to pass her knowledge and experiences to others. Through her tour services in Tampa Bay, she is able to share her love for the community with locals and area visitors alike.

Joy, a community supporter and a former business professor at Oakland City University, invites you to experience beautiful Tampa Bay and the excellent services and professionalism she offers.

Membership

  • Pinellas Park Art Society - Board and Trustee

  • The Beaches Chamber of Commerce

  • St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce

  • Treasure Island and Madeira Beach Chamber of Commerce

  • St. Petersburg Women’s Chamber of Commerce

  • Tampa Bay Women in Tourism

  • Bay Area Concierge Association

  • Board of Directors, Vendome Village 

Dr. Brandy Stark

Meet Dr. Stark

Dr. Brandy Stark serves as one of the main tour guides for Paradise Tours and Transportation Services.

Dr. Stark moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1992, where she started her career in higher education. 

With degrees ranging from undergraduate to PhD in the fields of Religious Studies, Liberal Studies, Humanities, Classics, History, and Education, she often found inspiration from the her studies of the human condition. 

She is currently faculty at St. Petersburg College and a working artist who utilizes subjects of supernatural and mythical origin to draw the past to the present while also eliciting a sense of wonder, happiness, or mystery in each work.

Select Awards and Mentions

  • 2004 artist-in-residence for Bay Pines VA Hospital

  • Served on the boards of The Exhibiting Society of Artists and the Suntan Art Center

  • People’s Choice Awards for Best 3-D and Best Concept for her wire works

  • 2017 Best of Show - Stirling Art Gallery - Reflection of a Flamingo

  • 2021/22 First Night artist