Added business for Coast hotels
With Keesler Air Force Base and the City of Biloxi teaming up for this year’s air show, the White House Hotel is gearing up for added business. Over 100,000 people are expected at the Biloxi air show, making it one…
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Tourism leaders to unveil new campaign
Tonight a major change to tourism on our Gulf Coast will be announced. News 25’s Gabby Easterwood is at Jones Park in Gulfport with details.
MOTOR COACH ASSOCIATION VISITS IMMS
220 people in the travel and tourism industry are on the coast this week absorbing all things South Mississippi.These 220 people came down for the Tennessee Motor Coach Association conference.This conference let these tourism industry professional have a chance to…
Progress on new hotels in Biloxi
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…
Spending more on tourism
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…
Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast Board of Commissoners Meeting
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…
Celebrating July 4th on the beach
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…
Revving up for Scrapin’ the Coast
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…
Stone County celebrates National Travel and Tourism Day
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…
National Travel and Tourism Week
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…
National Tourism and Travel Week
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…
Spring Break Weekend comes to an end
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…
Coast Coliseum and Convention Center hotel
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.…
Tourism Season 2018: Business on the rise
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…
Holiday tourism increase in Gulfport
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…
Funding for tourism on the Coast
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…
Gulfport is headed to the big screen
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…
One Coast tags purchase deadline October 12
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…
Visitors roll in for Cruisin’ the Coast
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…
Commercial filming at Fishbone Alley
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.…
Start of the summer tourism season
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…
Economic Vibe in Gulfport
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…
Stone County celebrates an increase in tourism
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…
National Travel And Tourism Week
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…