Great progress was made over the past few months regarding two new hotels in downtown Biloxi. The Hilton Garden Inn and the Watermark Hotel are making the next steps to be ready to open in the near future. The Hilton…
Members of the Mississippi House are pushing for the state to spend more money on tourism advertising. The House voted 111 to 5 for House Bill 1102. This bill would be worth about $11 million after a three year phase…
Looking to attract more tourists to South Mississippi, the Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast Board of Commissoners held a meeting in Biloxi. The meeting covered a variety of things like recent revenue coming into the Coast and how the Coast could…
Locals and tourists were grillin’ and chillin’ on the beach today to celebrate Independence Day. Visitors from as far as San Antonio, Texas stopped by the beach in Biloxi to spend time with family. People were having a great time…
Start your engines, South Mississippi. It is gonna be a wild ride this weekend at the 16th annual Scrapin’ the Coast event at the Coast Coliseum. Coast Coliseum crews and Biloxi police are paving the way for the low riders…
Wiggins and Stone County are all in a class of their own and they have no problem branding themselves this way. People, pickles, paper and pines all laid the groundwork for Stone County’s development nearly 102 years ago. Stone County…
Today kicks off the start of National Travel and Tourism Week and the Gulf Coast has a lot to celebrate. According to visit Mississippi Gulf Coast, occupancy has increased to 67.7 percent and the average daily rate has increased to…
This week is National Travel and Tourism week and the Gulf Coast has a lot to celebrate.Communities will be celebrating the value of travel and its impact on the economy, local businesses, and personal well-being. News 25's Caroline Eaker joins…
2018 Spring Break Weekend is officially over and the months of planning by Biloxi city officials seemed to have paid off. However, severe weather on the Coast did make a huge impact on the number of people originally expected. Empty…
Today, Harrison County supervisors approved plans to start the construction of a hotel at the Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. Coast Coliseum Executive Director Matt McDonnell tells News 25 he’s worked on bringing a convention center hotel since Hurricane Katrina.…
More people are pouring into South Mississippi as temperatures are on the rise. News 25’s Toni Miles checks in with one long-time local tourism business and an out-of-town couple enjoying the sights and sounds here on the Coast. Shrimp season…
It’s been a pretty great holiday season for the City of Gulfport with tourism expanding thanks to the movie ‘Christmas in Mississippi’ that was filmed here and put Gulfport on the map. The Gulfport Winter Harbor Lights Festival is always…
Nature based tourism businesses in South Mississippi now have a new way to get funding. This is all thanks to Gulf Coast Outpost, a new program which recognizes businesses that are involved in the Coast’s natural environment and takes steps…
You might have noticed cameras and production crews filming around Gulfport this past weekend. That’s because the City of Gulfport will soon be featured in a commercial that will air during a college football bowl game. The purpose is to…
Tomorrow is the deadline to show your South Mississippi pride and place your order for a One Coast tag. The tourism bureau needs ten more orders to get the production started for these designed tags. It’s $31 if you pay…
It’s almost that time of year when hotrod owners and automobile enthusiasts drive in from all over the country. Cruisin’ the Coast 2017 begins next week and visitors are already rolling in. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson gives us a look…
Lights, camera, action! Visit Mississippi and Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast are putting together a commercial in downtown Gulfport. This afternoon, locals flooded Fishbone Alley to be part of a huge travel promotion for Gulfport as part of a tourism commercial.…
Memorial Day doesn’t just mark the unofficial start of summer. It also begins a busy tourism season here on the Coast. Over the weekend, visitors flocked to our beaches, restaurants, and other hot spots, taking in all South Mississippi has…
As National Tourism Week continues, members of Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast met with fellow businesses to discuss travel on the Coast. 6.2 million visitors came to the Coast in 2016, an eight percent increase from 2015. Those visitors spent just…
It’s National Travel and Tourism Week and Stone County has a reason to celebrate. The Dizzy Dean Welcome Center was spinning with festivities this morning in Wiggins, celebrating the economic impact Stone County has received in the past year from…
This week is national travel and tourism week and visit Mississippi Gulf Coast wants to celebrate the ones that make it all possible. Tourism leaders want to highlight the many people behind the coast tourism industry that keep it strong…
Competition is tight between the 12 teams in Conference USA as the top 8 will earn a spot in the conference tournament. That tournament is slated to take place at MGM Park later this month. Today, News 25 got the…
The numbers are in for tourism on the Mississippi Gulf Coast during the 2016 fiscal year. According to Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast, 6.2 million visitors flocked to the Coast in 2016, an eight percent increase from 2015. Those visitors spent…
The entire state’s total economic impact from 2016’s Cruisin’ the Coast is up 35 percent since 2011. Officials predict future numbers to just keep growing. The numbers from the 20th annual Cruisin’ the Coast event were announced at a press…