Pensacola was in the national news this weekend, but not in a positive way. As media outlets upped their coverage of the coronavirus, the newscasts and articles repeatedly mentioned Pensacola as one…
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Santa Rosa Tourism has new slogan
“Florida’s Most Relaxing Place†Campaign Beckons Visitors to Enjoy the Beach and other Refreshing Outdoor Pursuits SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FL — As most visitors to Santa Rosa County say, “It’s all about…
Florida TaxWatch declares time is now to make Florida the Top International Tourism Destination
With a record-smashing 105 million visitors visiting the Sunshine State in 2015, tourism has made an incredible impact on Florida’s economy. In fact, one job is supported by every 85 visitors to…
Escambia County tourism continues to rise
According to the tourism metric report that will be discussed at this week;s Visit Pensacola board meeting, tourist development tax collections were up $800,000 for calendar year 2015 over 2014–jumping from $8.6…
Tourism continues to climb
Visit Pensacola has its board meeting today. The Tourism Metric Report for August 2015 shows that Tourism Development Tax collections were up 9.7 percent for the month compared to August 2014. Year-to-date…
TaxWatch argues for improving infrastructure to help tourism
Florida TaxWatch has a new report out that additional infrastructure investments across the state are needed – primarily in the Miami, Orlando and Tampa areas – to sustaining Florida’s positive tourism growth….
Pensacola area named Top 10 Destination list
Pensacola has made it onto ConventionSouth magazine’s 2014 Top 10 list of the “South’s Five-Star Destinations for Military & Public Service Groups.†The cities on the list were chosen for their all-American…
I-10 to get new ‘Welcome to Florida’ sign
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florid Nearly 45 million visitors entered the Sunshine State by car last year. And at least one state lawmaker doesn’t like what they saw. “We’ve…
Scott wants $100 million for Visit Florida
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Gov. Rick Scott will seek $100 million to help bring 100 million visitors a year to the Sunshine State. Scott announced Friday that he…
Weekend Buzz: Quiet, Organization and Pcola linked to national stories
County & City Coast Thru Christmas City of Pensacola and Escambia County governments try to coast to the end of the year without any drama. Neither the City Council nor County Commission…
Daily reveals who selected Visit Pensacola board
Carlton Proctor wrote in today’s daily newspaper about the selection process of the initial board of directors of Visit Pensacola – the 501(c)6 non-profit formed to replace the Greater Pensacola Chamber’s Tourism…
Why question Visit Pensacola? Because the public has been left out of the process
More than likely Visit Pensacola, Inc. –the new non-profit formed by the hotel industry to be laser-focused on tourism — will be approved today to be in charge of the county’s $5-$6…
Visit Pensacola and its bylaws gain approval, final vote may be Thursday…or not
By Jesse Farthing Yesterday’s Committee of the Whole meeting of the Escambia County Commission focused heavily on Visit Pensacola, Inc. and its proposed governance and bylaws. Ron Ellington opened by immediately asking…
Visit Pensacola in the Sunshine
This morning Escambia County citizens will get to hear, for the first time in a public forum, about the latest set of bylaws for Visit Pensacola, Inc. — the new 501(c)6 organization…
Visit Pensacola draft bylaws. Group will be like a mini-chamber
Last week the Escambia Board of County Commissioners were given the latest draft of the bylaws of Visit Pensacola, Inc. — corporation proposed by the hotel industry to control the bed tax…
Tourism drama ends with smiles, handshakes and hugs…until December 5
The Escambia County Commission voted, 5-0, last night to move the supervision of tourism marketing with its $5.5 million budget out of the Greater Pensacola Chamber and into the newly-formed Visit Pensacola,…
Visit Pensacola delivers new bylaws to the county, they decide who minority director is (No surprise)
Hotel lobbyist Ron Ellington has delivered a new set of bylaws for Visit Pensacola to the county attorney. The new bylaws allow for a permanent seat for a minority. However, that minority…
Chamber speaks out against lodging industry plan
The rush for approval of the structure, budget and transition plan for Visit Pensacola, the new entity created by the lodging industry, to assume control of $5.5 million of tourism development tax…
TDC approves Visit Pensacola governance. Others are not as positive
Last night, the Escambia County Tourism Development Council met to hear from Ron Ellington about Visit Pensacola, the new entity that has been proposed to take over the $5.5 million tourism marketing…
Visit Pensacola bylaws ensure lodging industry control
Tale of Two Bylaws Ron Ellington drafted on July 10 a set of bylaws for Visit Pensacola that he shared with the Greater Pensacola Chamber officials. The final set delivered to the…