Dec
14
2017
For the past few years, a multi-million dollar sports park has been in the works to break ground in Panama City Beach. At Thursday morning's Tourist Development Council meeting council members took a big step forward with the sports...
Nov
27
2017
Although the holiday season is upon us, it's never too early to start thinking about your summer travel plans.
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) announced its 2018 summer flight schedule with non-stop and direct flights.
The schedule will begin June...
Nov
15
2017
A proposed new sports park could have a profound positive impact on the local economy on a year-round basis, new studies show.
The project also could be larger than previously thought, with the Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau...
Nov
14
2017
First there was Gulf Coast Jam, then there was Spring Jam — and next year, Beach officials will introduce SandJam, a spring music festival on the sandy beach.
Tourism officials on Tuesday approved the new festival, which will replace SpringJam,...
Nov
04
2017
Echoes from cowbells clanging and people screaming bounced off the front wall of Boardwalk Beach Resort on Saturday morning.
Relatives and friends were cheering on their soaking wet loved ones who had just finished the IRONMAN Florida triathlon’s swimming portion...
Nov
02
2017
Tourism in September not only topped the previous year but marked the 13th straight month of growth in Panama City Beach.
Tourism officials recently announced a 13.9 percent increase in tourist development tax collections for September. Similarly, August collections were...
Oct
11
2017
Beach tourism officials on Tuesday approved the Tourist Development Council’s 2018 Marketing Plan, which includes a strategy for disbursing information during a crisis or disaster, and sent it on to the Bay County Commission for final approval.
The plan was...
Aug
31
2017
Reservations at many hotels are up this Labor Day weekend over last year’s holiday, capping a solid summer season in which bed tax collections continued to rise each month.
Bay Tourist Development Council (TDC) Chairman Philip “Griff” Griffitts, whose family...
Aug
18
2017
Businesses are popping up all over Thomas Drive in Panama City Beach. One local business owner believes tourists are beginning to see what the east end of the beach has to offer.
"For the tourists to come to this area and enjoy...
Aug
09
2017
A tax charged on hotel stays in Panama City Beach increased by 10.4 percent in June compared to the same month last year, a sign of robust tourism growth, officials said.
The bed taxes, which are charged on hotel stays...