Dec
13
2016
Guten abend! That's good evening in German and it's a phrase the Tourist Development Council hopes to hear more of in the future.
At Tuesday's TDC meeting, staff members presented the impact the impact international tourism has on Panama City...
Nov
21
2016
As Bobby Thompson was leaving the Best Western on the Beach in Gulf Shores one night last March, an employee stopped him in the parking lot and told him to look up.
"We had a drunken idiot climbing balcony to...
Nov
03
2016
One of the most grueling sports competitions in all the world makes its way to Bay County once again. It's known for the athletes, but the event is also a great economic boost.
This is the part of the year...
Aug
29
2016
We're just days away from one of Panama City Beach's biggest weekends for tourism, however concerns about a tropical system might put an unnecessary damper on those plans.
"Come to the beach. It'll be washed off nice and clean, everything...
Aug
19
2016
Tourism officials in Panama City Beach say this summer is definitely one for the books, but as the season wraps up officials with "Visit Panama City Beach" are looking ahead to the fall.
"This has been one of the best...
Aug
09
2016
The Bay County Tourist Development Council has given the green light to continue down the current marketing path through 2020, but a different firm will lead the effort.
The TDC on Tuesday approved of the latest update to its 2020...
Aug
02
2016
The Bay County Tourist Development Council announced Tuesday record tourism development tax collection for Panama City Beach in June 2016. The collection was a 3.34-percent increase over the same month in 2015, indicating record numbers of visitors.
“This summer is...
Jul
28
2016
Panama City Beach was named one of the most group friendly cities by hotelplanner.com.
"The ranking is determined by a compilation of sales data from beach cities with the most group travel bookings and includes types of groups and the...
Jul
11
2016
It was a good May in Panama City Beach. In fact, according to bed tax collections, it was the best May on record.
The Bay County Tourist Development Council announced Monday that tourism development tax numbers (commonly known as the...
Jul
10
2016
Despite the steep decline in Spring Break spending, revenues are up in Panama City Beach this year, giving Beach officials a little more wiggle room in the budgeting process.
The “total key revenue accounts” figures from October through May, which...